Vicarious Trauma Training Certificate Program

The Vicarious Trauma Training Certificate Program is a comprehensive framework for understanding and managing the impact of trauma exposure in professional roles. The curriculum is designed to cover these topics with greater breadth and depth than one-time trainings in order to build a skill set that is personalized and developed over time. Topics covered include neurobiology of trauma response, moral injury, nervous system regulation, impacts of trauma work on personal relationships, and skills for addressing each of these areas of impact.

Practitioners who complete all 8 modules will receive 3 CEUs.

 Target Audience: Social workers, those in social services, advocacy, health care professionals, lawyers, and anyone who has high-trauma exposure in their job.



Asynchronous Modules - Pre-Recorded

  • Online participants are required to have a computer with video and audio capability.
  • The modules below are pre-recorded, comprising eight 20-minute sessions.
  • Participants will have 120 days from the date of registration to complete the modules.

 

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Vicarious Trauma Training Instructors

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Anna Mancuso

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Anna Mancuso, ScM, MSW, LICSW, is a clinical social worker specializing in trauma recovery. As an adjunct professor at the Boston College School of Social Work, Anna teaches graduate level courses focusing on clinical trauma work with adults. She was formerly at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights, where she provided long-term therapy to refugees, asylum-seekers, survivors of torture and related trauma, and wrote psychological evaluations in support of asylum claims. She received her Master of Social Work from Simmons School of Social Work. 

Anna has worked with survivors of interpersonal violence at the Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Hospital and in the BIDMC Emergency Department. Anna also received her Master of Science in Population and International Health from the Harvard School of Public Health where she wrote her Master’s thesis on the community reintegration of former child soldiers. In addition to teaching, Anna currently maintains a private practice.

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Kathleen Flinton

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Kathleen Flinton, MAR, MSW, LICSW, is an Assistant Professor of the Practice and co-Chair of the Trauma Integration Initiative at the Boston College School of Social Work. Flinton has over twenty years of experience in working with survivors of trauma. Her area of expertise is in cross cultural trauma treatment with a specialization in working with refugees and asylum seekers. She holds a BA from Vassar College, an MSW from Simmons School of Social Work, and an MAR from Yale Divinity School. 

Flinton has postgraduate training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Forensic Social Work, and maternal mental health, and is a qualified expert witness in federal immigration court. Previously, Flinton was a Lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work and served as the Associate Clinical Director at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights at Boston Medical Center. Flinton maintains a private practice providing therapy to survivors of torture and trafficking, clinical supervision, and consultation.  

 

Certificate Pricing

General Admission

General Admission for all 8 modules is $75.

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Certificate Information:

To receive the certificate, participants must complete the eight modules in the program within 120 days of initial registration. 

Each asynchronous/pre-recorded module will be offered year-round. The eight asynchronous/pre-recorded modules together offer three hours of self-paced instruction and must be completed within 120 days from the date of registration. 

General Information:

You must be at least 18 years old to participate in the Vicarious Trauma Training. All sales are final; we are not able to offer refunds. Registrations may not be transferred to another person or to another course, seminar, workshop, or program.

Online registration is required to participate in a program. General or Discounted Admission tuition for each workshop is to be paid by debit or credit card. Registrations will be processed upon receipt of payment. Payment is due in full in order to enroll.

This program is approved for CEUs for Social Workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It meets the requirements for Continuing Education Hours established by the State Board of Social Worker Licensure in Maine. If your state is not listed, please check with your local state licensing board to ensure the workshop meets state requirements prior to registering.

The MA Board of Registration of Social Workers has adopted a policy that requires licensees to complete continuing education (“CE”) in anti-racism and anti-discrimination to meet CE obligations.

        Licensees must complete the following CE each licensing cycle:
        1. Two (2) CE hours in anti-racism with a focus on oppression, and
        2. One (1) CE hour in anti-discrimination, addressing oppression because of ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, and/or mental or physical ability.

Boston College Continuing Education is required to ensure attendance to award CEUs. Participants must attend the complete program(s) they register for to receive CEUs; we are not able to award partial CEUs. Those who arrive late, leave early, or do not attend the entire program will be unable to receive CEUs.


Getting to Campus

Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages. Discounted parking passes are available upon registration.

Boston College is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - Boston College).

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