Core Unit 8 - Intergenerational Trauma

  • Author: Linda Meredith
  • Level: All
  • Study time: 6 hours
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Core Unit overview
Come and enjoy learning how to work effectively with clients who present with Complex Trauma and Intergenerational trauma. Working with intergenerational trauma as a complex PTSD coach offers the opportunity to address deeply rooted trauma patterns that have been passed down through generations, facilitating transformative healing for clients and their families.
  • Video time: 6 hours
  • Exams: 1
  • Portfolio: 1
Module 1 and Module 2 combine for us to delve into the fascinating field of neuroscience and explore how trauma can have intergenerational effects. You will gain an understanding of how traumatic experiences can impact not only the individual who directly experienced the trauma but also subsequent generations. Students will learn about the mechanisms through which intergenerational trauma may be transmitted, including epigenetic changes, altered stress responses, and socio-cultural factors. They will also examine the potential implications of intergenerational trauma on mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. By delving into the neuroscience of intergenerational trauma, students will develop a deeper appreciation for the complexity of trauma and its far-reaching effects on individuals, families, and communities.

Flashbacks will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of this common experience by individuals who have undergone trauma. We will learn about the different types of flashbacks, such as sensory, emotional, and dissociative flashbacks, and how they manifest in individuals' experiences. Moreover, students will gain insight into the triggers that can elicit flashbacks and the impact these experiences have on individuals' daily functioning and overall well-being. Also covered are strategies for managing and coping with flashbacks and building resilience. By studying the neuroscience of flashbacks, students will acquire valuable knowledge and tools to support individuals who struggle with this challenging aspect of trauma.

Modules 3 - In the family dysfunction and self-sabotage unit, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between family dynamics and the development of self-sabotaging behaviors. The unit will begin by exploring the origins of family dysfunction, particularly focusing on intergenerational trauma and adverse childhood experiences. The unit will delve into the impact of developmental trauma, helping students recognize its influence on self-sabotaging behaviors. Real-life examples will be presented to illustrate self-sabotaging behaviors and their manifestation in different aspects of life. Additionally, students will learn strategies to break free from toxic family dynamics, redefine roles and relationships within the family, and foster a culture of healing and growth. Through coaching techniques, students will discover how to support clients in recognizing and addressing dysfunctional family patterns, developing resilience, setting realistic goals, and nurturing self-esteem and self-worth. 

Module 4 - In the family roles and intergenerational trauma unit, students will delve into the dynamics of family roles and their intergenerational transmission. The unit will start by exploring the common roles that family members adopt in dysfunctional families, including the enabler, scapegoat, hero, lost child, mascot, caretaker and rescuer. Students will understand how these roles develop as coping mechanisms and shape individuals' behaviors and identities within the family system. The unit will then examine the intergenerational aspect of family roles. Students will learn to recognize signs of each role, its impact on individuals, and how these roles perpetuate dysfunctional family dynamics. They will explore coaching strategies to support clients in breaking free from these roles, fostering self-awareness, and establishing healthier, more empowering relationships within and beyond the family context. 

Module 5 - In this module, trauma coaches will gain valuable insights into understanding personality theory and its relevance in their work with individuals who have experienced trauma. The emphasis will be on humanistic theories, particularly Carl Rogers' client-centered approach, which aligns well with trauma-informed care. Trauma coaches will explore the concept of personality and its role in shaping clients' responses to trauma and coping mechanisms. They will understand how to apply Rogerian principles, such as empathy, unconditional positive regard, and non-directive coaching, to create a safe and supportive environment for clients to understand traumatic experiences and emotions. By integrating personality theory and Rogerian principles into their coaching practice, trauma coaches will enhance their abilities to facilitate healing, resilience, and empowerment in individuals on their journey to recovery from complex trauma.


Completing this Core Unit will help you Competently:

  • How to coach clients to recognise and effect recovery from intergenerational trauma
  • Questions Coaches can ask clients to help identify any intergenerational trauma
  • Neurobiological responses to trauma
  •  Introduction to Epigenetics and its Relevance to Trauma
  • Impact of Trauma on Developmental Stages
  • Long-term Consequences of Trauma on Cognitive and Emotional Development
  • Link between Childhood Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma
  • Trauma and Family Dynamics
  • Attachment Theory and Intergenerational Trauma
  • Resilience and Protective Factors
  • Cultural Considerations in Intergenerational Trauma
  • Indigenous Perspectives on Intergenerational Trauma
  • Neurobiology of Resilience
  • Strategies for Fostering Resilience in Individuals 
  • Impacted by Intergenerational Trauma
  • Importance of creating safe and empowering environments
  • Strategies for supporting parents impacted by intergenerational trauma
  • Self-Care for Practitioners
  • Strategies for Maintaining Personal Well-being and Preventing Burnout
  • Complex Trauma and Flashbacks: Working with Clients as a Trauma Coach
  • Complex Trauma and Flashbacks: Helping our Clients
  • Family Dysfunction & Self Sabotage
  • Family Dysfunction and its Characteristics
  • How Family Dysfunction is Transmitted Across Generations
  • The Role of Unresolved Trauma in Perpetuating Dysfunction
  • Empowering the Self
  • Building Healthy Relationships
  • Embracing Change and Growth
  • Coaching Clients on Dysfunctional Family Roles in Complex Trauma
  • Types of Roles Family Members Adopt
  • Recognizing and Recovering from Developmental and Intergenerational Trauma for each role adopted
  • What is a personality?
  • What the concept of personality is used to explain 
  • Overview of personality theories
  • Rogers client centred approach written for Complex Trauma Coaches
  • 7 Stages of Rogerian Functioning as a Trauma Coach
  • Strategies to help clients talk through their emotions
  • How to normalize emotions with clients
  • How to use open ended questions with clients
  • How to support a client understanding traumatic memories
  • How to encourage emotional expression in clients
  • How to be an active listener

What's included?

  • 6 Core Units of work plus extra professional articles for further learning
  • Homework books for clients you can use for your clients and apply your own brands
  • 8 Business Units to help develop your coaching business
  • 7 Units of client templates and tools
  • 6 Core Units of work plus extra professional articles for further learning
  • 6 Units of client tools
  • 7 Units of extra Complex Trauma infographics and information

Who is Certification for?

The program is designed to provide professionals with the most practical and effective online education available in the complex trauma field based on neuroscience. With a focus on practical and effective complex trauma recovery for each individual, this certification is for all professionals who are currently working with complex trauma recovery clients 
Overview

Here is what we will cover in

this Core Unit

Module 1

Intergenerational Trauma

Module 2

Flashbacks

Module 3

Family Dysfunction & self sabotage 

Module 6

Intergenerational family member roles

Module 5

Connecting with Clients

Module 6

Case Study
Meet the instructor

Linda Meredith

Passionate, Innovative and effective in the Complex Trauma Recovery field. Linda coaches individuals globally for Complex Trauma, gives international seminars to hundreds from her desktop and spends her spare time developing effective new products for complex ptsd recovery based on the latest in Neuroscience & Soul.
She is the founder of Healing from Complex Ptsd, the Worlds First Complex Ptsd Membership, Australia's first Certified Trauma Recovery Coach/Supervisor, the World's first Advanced NPE Trauma Recovery Coach, CEO of the International Complex Trauma Association and is developing the world's first Complex Trauma Trained experiential program.
Linda adores her 3 adult children, her gorgeous granddaughter and rescued Manx Sylvan, coffee with her besties, gym, reading and Netflix and can't say enough about the passionate professionals and individuals she gets to work with throughout the world.
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Become a Certified Complex Trauma Coach 

Our Complex Trauma Certified Recovery Coach (CTCRC) course combines the latest research from neuroscience and psychology, with an experiential syllabus based on lived experience of CPtsd. The CTCRC course will provide you with: 

 Knowledge 

Gives you the skills and confidence to work with people experiencing CPtsd, without having to refer clients on to external specialists 

Innovative 

Teaches you an innovative “side door” approach that provides rapid results, even for individuals who’ve been in therapy for years and made little progress 

Effective 

Helps with your own healing from childhood developmental trauma, so you can stay well while helping clients and growing your business 

 Comprehensive 

Gives you in-depth training in the use of a comprehensive system to provide authentic, time and cost effective recovery for adults experiencing complex trauma 

Accredited 

Provides you with a globally recognised qualification accredited by the International Complex Trauma Association (I.C.T.A)

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"Linda Meredith is a powerhouse when it comes to bringing research and information together to help us understand complex trauma. More importantly, she breaks things down in a way that is easily accessible with a program that is uber flexible. What that means is that I can take as little time or as much time as I need, depending on the topic and how I engage with it. The homework isn't about regurgitating information or memorizing terminology, but rather how we can embody the knowledge while healing from complex trauma ourselves. In that way, I get ah ha moments about how what I learn can support clients.
An incredibly generous professional who has learned so many things about business the hard way, Linda prolifically creates beautiful templates, workbooks, and packettes of information to make it easier for new coaches to run their business. It's as if she deeply desires for each and every person to succeed as they go out there to support their clients in complex trauma recovery. I feel as though I have Linda 24/7 in my back pocket encouraging me, checking in with me, and supporting me to do what I need to do for my clients. 
Linda Meredith is a gift to the world and this one-of-a-kind complex trauma certificate program is exactly what I need at this point in my life. Thanks Linda for what you do!"
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"I don’t know if anyone else can resonate, but I’m so hungry for more critical information to better serve my coaching clients that I simply cannot get enough of the material Linda creates! The Complex PTSD survivors around the world are so fortunate to have someone as amazing as Linda Meredith creating courses for helping professionals!

The depth of the content and the support this course offers is PHENOMENAL! If you haven’t started taking the course and you are on the fence, I would HIGHLY recommend you take the leap and sign up!" An incredibly generous professional who has learned so many things about business the hard way, Linda prolifically creates beautiful templates, workbooks, and packettes of information to make it easier for new coaches to run their business. It's as if she deeply desires for each and every person to succeed as they go out there to support their clients in complex trauma recovery.

 I feel as though I have Linda 24/7 in my back pocket encouraging me, checking in with me, and supporting me to do what I need to do for my clients. Linda Meredith is a gift to the world and this one-of-a-kind complex trauma certificate program is exactly what I need at this point in my life.

Thanks Linda for what you do!"
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“Linda has a warm, caring attitude with a sense of humour to boot about the effects of CPTSD on someone. Her insight, videos, articles, and support have helped me over humps and I have seen the effect it has had on others too. Linda speaks not only through her education, but also from her own experience. She understands what brings about CPTSD and how to help you address that trauma in a caring, kind, compassionate, and sometimes firm fashion. I highly recommend her if you are looking to heal from trauma you’ve experienced or even if you’re looking to understand more about what CPTSD. Be kind, be understanding, and do yourself a favour and learn from Linda’s materials!.”
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