Communicating & Direct Work with Traumatized Children & Youth: An Introduction to Therapeutic Life Story Work

January 10, 2025
1:30-4:30pm CST
3.0 CEUs for LCSW/LSW And LCPC/LPC
$30 for CEs, $10 for no CEs
Webinar

Life story work refers to any intervention that explores a life history of an individual. Broadly speaking, a life story work intervention aims to support individuals to connect the past with the present and future, reconstructing personal narratives through developmentally sensitive and trauma informed approaches. First mandated for foster children who were adopted in the United Kingdom, life story work has expanded over time to target other groups of children served in child welfare. Yet not all life story work models have been standardized, or rigorously tested for effectiveness.

This training seeks to provide an overview of the Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) model, a structured clinical model created by Richard Rose which is currently being implemented in several states in the US, including Oregon and Minnesota. Research, though emerging, suggests promising impacts.

In presenting the TLSW model, the training will provide an overview of the specific ways that TLSW seeks to (1) build a clear understanding of a young person’s history, (2) support a young person to process life experiences, and (3) offer a synthesis of the work and story.  In doing so, it offers a specific introduction to the Richard Rose model, which is grounded in an understanding of attachment, the impact of emotions and feelings work on processing experiences, and offers tangible strategies for supporting trauma-experienced children and youth to understand their pasts and move towards recovery.

Learning Objectives

1. Gain familiarity with a variety of interactive tools supporting child & family engagement
2. Explore the impact of creative emotions & feelings work
3. Acquire a deeper understanding of attachment dynamics

Registration Options:

If you do NOT need CEUs for LCSW/LSW or LCPC/LPC, register via the link below:

NON-CEU REGISTRATION

If you DO need CEUs for LCSW/LSW or LCPC/LPC, register via the link below:

CEU REGISTRATION

Professor and adoptee Richard Rose, AAP, MBA, BPhil, PGSWE, PQCCA, CQSW founded and oversees the Therapeutic Life Story Work International (TLSWi) program, www.tlswi.com. Richard undertakes consultancy and training on Life Story Therapy and working with ‘hard to reach’ children and adolescents and develops academic training programs in the UK and internationally. Richard is a regular visitor to Australia where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Honorary Associate of Institute of Open Adoption Studies, University of Sydney and Honorary Associate of Berry Street Melbourne. He trains often worldwide, including in the State of Oregon where he has helped to shift practice statewide in the child welfare field. Richard has authored multiple books and works with children and youth and their carers in out of home care and family settings with the aim of enabling placements to become healthy and nurturing for all involved.