Risking Connection is a curriculum-based training program created to provide mental health and human service professionals with a philosophy and method for working with clients who are survivors of childhood abuse and trauma. The 3-Day Basic Training is based on the curriculum, Risking Connection: A Training Curriculum for Working With Survivors of Childhood Abuse (Saakvitne, Gamble, Pearlman, & Lev, 2000).
Risking Connect is unique in that it maintains that respect for, and care of, both the client and the treatment provider are critical. Therefore, it focuses on the impact of vicarious traumatization (VT) on the treater as well as the treater’s complex responses (countertransference) to working with trauma survivors.
Each day of this active-learning course includes lively presentations, small and large group discussions, application exercises, and exercises designed to address self-care and well-being of treaters. All participants receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the training.
