Improving Trauma Diagnoses and Treatment: New Models for Examining Cultural, Recovery, and Spiritual Context for Clinical Settings

Presented by:

Dr. Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC

Treating trauma requires an understanding of the patient’s social context in the past, present, and future, and can be overwhelming for both patient and clinician. New assessment developments can clarify the effects of the patient’s cultural and spiritual background on their trauma experience and residual symptoms.

Dr. Carroll will discuss the implications of addictions and recovery on patients with a trauma history and considerations for treatments like EMDR or CBT. The workshop will identify spiritually integrated trauma treatment models and examine new research that utilizes mindfulness and the patient's religious or spiritual practices to improve outcomes. 

Assessment exercises and case studies will help attendees improve the accuracy of their trauma diagnoses and identify appropriate treatment modalities for their patients.

This workshop offers six Continuing Education Credits for mental health and health care professionals. 

About the Presenter:

Stephen Carroll, Ph.D., LCPC, has been a member of the clinical services department at Saint Luke Institute since 2012 and coordinator of the Halfway House program since 2017. Dr. Carroll conducted research for Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center examining the role of spirituality in business leadership and ethics. He has worked extensively in the fields of chemical and behavioral addictions with individuals, family, veterans, and men and women in ministry over the last twenty years.