The Wisdom of Trauma: Neurobiology, Meaning-Making, and Trauma-Informed Practice
Trainer
Deb Thomas, MA, LPC
Description
This three-hour, in-person continuing education course integrates a guided screening of The Wisdom of Trauma with contemporary, peer-reviewed research on trauma, neurobiology, attachment, and human development. The course intentionally shifts the clinical frame from a pathology-based question of “What is wrong with you?” to a trauma-informed, developmentally grounded question of “What happened to you?”
Participants will examine how psychological suffering emerges from unmet developmental and relational needs and how trauma is expressed through the body, nervous system, and patterns of connection and disconnection with self and others. Through didactic instruction, facilitated film viewing, reflective discussion, and applied clinical integration, clinicians will deepen their understanding of the somatic, relational, and meaning-making dimensions of trauma and identify pathways for healing rooted in safety, attunement, and reconnection.
Learning Objectives
- Explain trauma as an adaptive response shaped by developmental, relational, and somatic processes.
- Describe how early experiences influence nervous system regulation, attachment patterns, and emotional functioning.
- Identify how disconnection from self, body, and others contributes to ongoing psychological distress.
- Apply trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware principles to clinical conceptualization and therapeutic presence.
- Evaluate healing pathways that emphasize safety, co-regulation, meaning-making, and reconnection.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $500,000 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
Credits Available
3.00 APA CE Credits For Psychologists, Social Workers or Professional Counselors
(See Additional Credit Details)
Training Location
PCS Training Center
203 North 5th Street
Lebanon, PA 17046
Cancellations: PCS reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any training at any time (in which case you will have the option to receive a full refund or attend on the rescheduled date).
Refunds: Participants may cancel their registration(s) at any time prior to the training date. A 10% cancellation fee will be deducted from the original registration fee, and the remainder will be refunded. No refund will be provided if the cancellation occurs within two weeks of the training date.
- PCS is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PCS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- People who attend PCS trainings in their entirety may receive CE credits for psychologists/LPC/ LSW/LCSW/ LMFT or general training credits, including CAC/DDAP. For other licenses, please consult with your respective licensing board.
- Following each training, participants who have attended the training in its entirety will receive a PCS Training Feedback form via email.
- After receipt of the completed form, PCS will issue a certificate via email indicating the CE credits that have been obtained.