Beyond Symptom Checklists: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Assessment
Beyond Symptom Checklists: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Assessment
Friday, January 9, 2026 (9:30 AM - 1:00 PM) (EST)
Description
This 3-hour workshop prepares counselors with the knowledge and skills to conduct trauma-informed assessments that are both clinically effective and culturally responsive. Participants will explore strategies to recognize complex and racial trauma, avoid retraumatization, and reduce bias in the assessment process. Through case examples and applied practice, attendees will learn to integrate ethical decision-making and cultural humility into trauma assessment.
Online synchronous
Friday, January 9, 2026 (9:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
(EST)
9:30 – 9:45 | Welcome & OrientationTrainer introduction and objectivesOverview of trauma-informed care CE requirement in GeorgiaIcebreaker: “What comes to mind when you hear trauma-informed assessment?”
9:45 – 10:30 | Foundations of Trauma-Informed AssessmentCore trauma-informed principles in the assessment processHow standard assessments may retraumatize or miss critical informationIntroduction to racial and complex trauma considerations
10:30 – 10:40 | Break
10:40 – 11:30 | Tools and Strategies for Trauma-Informed & Culturally Responsive AssessmentReviewing validated trauma screening and assessment toolsIdentifying bias and cultural blind spots in common assessmentsCase vignette discussion: missed racial trauma in a client assessment
11:30 – 11:40 | Break
11:40 – 12:40 | Applied Practice: Ethical & Cultural IntegrationApplying trauma-informed assessment principles to case studiesSmall group/paired activity: rewriting assessment questions for cultural humilityEthical dilemmas in trauma assessment (confidentiality, cultural assumptions, risk assessment)
12:40 – 1:00 | Wrap-Up & Q&AReview of key takeaways (linked back to objectives)Resources for further learningCompletion of evaluation forms / CE documentation
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