About this course

Learning Objectives

• Understand how trauma can impact the brain.
• Understand how trauma-informed movement can help build a sense of bodily safety when. working with traumatized populations
• Learn the principles of trauma-informed movement.
• Learn and practice trauma-informed movement routines.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Course Instructor(s)

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  Ariana Rosenberg, LCSW, LICSW

  Ariana Rosenberg is an LCSW with a background in clinical therapy. She obtained a Masters of Social Work from Columbia University. Ariana worked in suicide prevention with Hope4Utah, conducting trainings and research to decrease children and young adult suicide. Ariana spent several years working at the International Rescue Committee building mental health programming for refugees in Salt Lake City and doing trauma treatment with victims of violence and torture. Ariana currently works at Tava as the Provider Success Manager and lives in Boston with her family. Ariana loves hiking, reading, and spending time outdoors

References

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• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (US). Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 2014. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 57.) Chapter 3, Understanding the Impact of Trauma. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207191/
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• Siegel, Daniel J., 1957-. Mindsight : the New Science of Personal Transformation. New York :Bantam Books, 2010.
• Van der Kolk, B. A. (2015). The body keeps the score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York, New York, Penguin Books.