Managing Psychological Trauma
Updated on: 16 May 2024
Managing Psychological Trauma
SGT University, School of Behavioural Sciences (FBSS) organized a one-day mentoring session event on 16/5/2024 in collaboration with IIC on the topic"๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐," mainly covering trauma-focused CBT techniques in the Department of Clinical Psychology at E block, room no. 308, 11.00 am onwards.
The session commenced with a focus on what trauma is and its various types. Further, the session involved the assessment of trauma for all age groups. The speaker, Dr. Tanuja Kaushal (Clinical Psychologist), elaborated on Trauma-Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques (TF-CBT). She also talked about its guiding principles, the general structure of the therapy sessions, and how to identify when this therapy is applicable.
The emphasis was also placed on session flow and different techniques utilized within the three phases of trauma-focused CBT. Dr. Kaushal demonstrated different role-play audio & video clippings of techniques used in TF-CBT. The session ended with an interactive question-answer round. Overall, the session was enriching and incredibly insightful to the audience.
