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Trauma Specialist Qualification: Core-Focused Treatment for Evidence-Based Outcomes

H. Gray Otis, PhD, LCMHC, DCMHS-T
Sandi M. Williams, MS, MA LMFT
Dan Kaufmann, PhD
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Crucial Need for Qualified Trauma Treatment Providers
All licensed mental health professionals need to be qualified in trauma resolution. Many co-occurring DSM disorders—including substance use, borderline personality, compulsive behaviors, anxiety, and depression—have their origin in traumatic experiences. Additionally, trauma is a contributing factor to numerous medical concerns including migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, gastro-intestinal conditions, etc. To be a trauma specialist, licensed professionals must be qualified in a methodology that assures measurable and reliable outcome-based treatment.

Gray Otis, PhD, LCMHC. Sandi Williams, LMFT, and Dan Kaufmann, PhD at the National Board for Trauma Specialists developed a groundbreaking trauma treatment approach. The Core-Focused Treatment methodology addresses the individual’s prior traumatic experiences, while promoting holistic health and reinforcing inherent strengths. Rather than getting stuck in the past, each person is effectively guided to achieve enduring trauma resolution.

Although every licensed mental health professional should be proficient as a qualified trauma treatment specialist, many do not have the crucial training or experience. Often, graduate programs do not specifically address treatment, and several post-graduate trauma training options are expensive. Yet it is crucial that licensed mental health professionals become trauma specialists, which they can accomplish through training and certified qualification. The Core-Focused Treatment training program covers each aspect of treatment, including a step-by-step approach to resolve the underlying causes of co-occurring related disorders. This approach to treatment often achieves substantiated outcomes in remarkably few sessions.

Trauma Specialist Training Requirements
Counselors seeking a proven methodology are invited to consider this training to become recognized as a Qualified Trauma Specialist. In 16 hours of training, participants learn the crucial tools to apply in treating trauma and co-occurring disorders. This comprehensive methodology can be integrated with any other therapeutic approach, including CPT, EMDR, CBT, etc. Participants will be given a digital (pdf) copy of “Key Core Beliefs Trauma Care: The Clinician's Guide to Core-Focused Treatment,” and access to over 12 hours of supplemental videos.

Participants must attend all training modules. Training modules will be recorded for future reference.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe and apply outcome-based treatment trauma and comorbid disorders.

  • Assess trauma and coincidental diagnostic conditions.

  • Identify trauma-related DSM disorders.

  • Describe the underlying core beliefs of disorders with multicultural considerations.

  • List the essentials for holistic treatment and trauma fitness.

  • Identify the key skills required for trauma care.

  • Select appropriate assessment instruments.

  • Describe six components for treatment.

  • Describe and applies proven measures of the therapeutic alliance.

  • Assess evidenced-based, outcome measurements.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

H. Gray Otis, PhD, LCMHC, DCMHS-T
Dr. Gray Otis, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Diplomate & Clinical Mental Health Specialist – Trauma Board Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Leadership development & strategic planning consultant Gray specializes in trauma recovery, substance use, compulsive behaviors, and anxiety related disorders. He resolves the underlying core issues of disorders to achieve lasting, evidence-based outcomes. His approach promotes a positive self-belief identity, enhanced relationships, and enriched mental well-being. In collaboration with other mental health therapists, Gray is executive director of the National Board of Trauma Specialists to qualify mental health clinicians in the treatment of trauma and associated comorbid disorders. Along with his colleague, Sandi Williams, LMFT, he is the author of “Key Core Beliefs, Unlocking the HEART of Happiness and Health,” and “Key Core Beliefs Trauma Care: The Clinician’s Guide to Core-Focused Treatment.” Together, they developed the university course, “Constructing the Core, Key Skills for Life.” Gray is a past president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and currently serves on the Utah State Mental Health Advisory Council. He frequently presents on trauma recovery, mental and emotional fitness, relationship effectiveness, applied ethics, and integrated behavioral health.
Sandi M. Williams, MS, MA LMFT
Sandi Williams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice as well as a full-time faculty member at Utah Valley University and a presenter at local and national conferences. She has published various articles and is coauthor of “Key Core Beliefs: Unlocking the HEART of Happiness and Health” and “Key Core Beliefs Trauma Care: The Clinician’s Guide to Core-Focused Treatment.”
Dan Kaufmann, PhD
Dr. Dan Kaufmann is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Utah’s Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology. With a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics from the University of Jerusalem, Dr. Kaufmann has significantly contributed to the design and synthesis of novel drugs for treating epilepsy and neuropathic pain. He developed SPD, a novel anticonvulsant and migraine preventive compound. This patented compound has demonstrated great promise in pre-clinical models for epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and migraine. In recent years, Dr. Kaufmann’s research has focused on the modulation of migraine by sex, stress, and affect. He has broadened his scope to include musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. His current work within the Division of Rheumatology explores the intersection of psychological treatments and rheumatic diseases, reflecting his growing interest in the emotional aspects of chronic pain. Driven by a desire to integrate both pharmacological and psychological approaches to pain management, Dr. Kaufmann is on track to become a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. He trained extensively in cognitive behavioral hypnotherapy, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), biofeedback, autogenic training, the Unified Protocol, and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET). Currently Dr. Kaufmann is also a board member of the “National Board of Trauma Specialists”. Dr. Kaufmann has just completed a study evaluating the effects of EAET on migraine endpoints and the crucial role of trauma in migraine sufferers' emotional experiences. The study showed significant potential for EAET’s unique therapeutic approach in migraine. His long-term goal is to combine his expertise in pharmacology, physiology, and behavior to develop innovative treatments for various pain conditions, including migraine and rheumatology-related pain, ultimately improving the lives of patients dealing with these complex diseases.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
  • National Board of Trauma Specialists