ACTS Consulting Online School

Many individuals who seek treatment in behavioral health settings have histories of trauma, but they often don’t recognize the significant effects of trauma in their lives; either they don’t draw connections between their trauma histories and their presenting problems, or they avoid the topic altogether. By recognizing that traumatic experiences and their sequelae tie closely into behavioral health problems, providers and community-based programs can begin to build a trauma- informed environment across the continuum of care. (SAMHSA, TIP 57, 2014).

This course is designed using the text “Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services” SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 57. The course includes Chapter 3 taken from TIP 57. Each course chapter includes a reading assignment and a chapter examination.

Course Modality This is an independent home-study course. Students will take the course according to their own timeline. 

CE’s awarded: 6 hours. (Reading course text / articles and Application to Practice). To receive the course completion certificate, each student is required to complete and submit Learning Contract, read all text-based materials, view any media posted, complete and submit chapter discussion questions, complete and pass course examination, and complete and submit course evaluation.

Text / Student Resource. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services.  Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 57. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4801. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014.