Creative Interventions for Trauma Without Re-Traumatization
Presenter: Lorie White, LCAT
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Format: In-Person Training at Family Service Society, Inc., 280 Princeton Ave. Ext., Corning, NY or Live online via Zoom
Cost: $49 (Includes 3.0 Contact Hours of Continuing Education Credits - NY Social Workers, LMHCs, LCATs, LMFTs, NBCC, OASAS)
***CLICK HERE FOR THE 11/6/26 REGISTRATION FORM***
This 3-hour training is designed for providers who want to use creative interventions in trauma-informed, safe, and ethically grounded ways. Participants will explore how expressive and creative approaches can support regulation, communication, connection, and resilience while minimizing the risk of overwhelm, dysregulation, or re-traumatization.The training highlights key principles for pacing, choice, sensory awareness, emotional safety, and relational attunement when introducing creative activities in clinical, school, or community settings. Participants will learn how to recognize signs that an intervention may be activating trauma responses, how to adapt activities to support stabilization, and when to pause, redirect, or refer for additional clinical support.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies for facilitating creative experiences that are trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and aligned with their professional role.
Learning Objectives:
Presenter: Lorie White, LCAT
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Format: In-Person Training at Family Service Society, Inc., 280 Princeton Ave. Ext., Corning, NY or Live online via Zoom
Cost: $49 (Includes 3.0 Contact Hours of Continuing Education Credits - NY Social Workers, LMHCs, LCATs, LMFTs, NBCC, OASAS)
***CLICK HERE FOR THE 11/6/26 REGISTRATION FORM***
This 3-hour training is designed for providers who want to use creative interventions in trauma-informed, safe, and ethically grounded ways. Participants will explore how expressive and creative approaches can support regulation, communication, connection, and resilience while minimizing the risk of overwhelm, dysregulation, or re-traumatization.The training highlights key principles for pacing, choice, sensory awareness, emotional safety, and relational attunement when introducing creative activities in clinical, school, or community settings. Participants will learn how to recognize signs that an intervention may be activating trauma responses, how to adapt activities to support stabilization, and when to pause, redirect, or refer for additional clinical support.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies for facilitating creative experiences that are trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and aligned with their professional role.
Learning Objectives:
- Define core principles of trauma-informed practice as they relate to creative interventions.
- Identify risk factors and warning signs that a creative activity may contribute to dysregulation, overwhelm, or re-traumatization.
- Describe the role of pacing, choice, predictability, and emotional safety in trauma-informed creative work.
- Apply strategies to modify creative interventions based on developmental needs, sensory sensitivities, cultural context, and trauma history.
- Recognize when to pause, ground, redirect, or discontinue an intervention in response to signs of distress.
- Differentiate between supportive creative facilitation and interventions that require specialized trauma or clinical treatment expertise.
- Implement practical, trauma-aware creative approaches that promote regulation, empowerment, and resilience.
A note from our presenter, Lorie White, LCAT
Hello, my name is Lorie and I am have been doing art therapy since the 80s-only I didn’t know there was a name for all the thoughts and feelings I poured out on paper.
As a kid, I was always dabbling in different mediums that helped externalize the myriad of feelings I had about being a misfit in this world or simply trying to work out a situation that was confusing. As I grew older, I discovered theater though more through the creation of huge murals and set designs.
I worked as a scenic artist until I discovered Art Therapy and realized how much I enjoyed sharing the discovery of art making as a means to connect our inner and outer experiences, then connecting with the world around us.
Hello, my name is Lorie and I am have been doing art therapy since the 80s-only I didn’t know there was a name for all the thoughts and feelings I poured out on paper.
As a kid, I was always dabbling in different mediums that helped externalize the myriad of feelings I had about being a misfit in this world or simply trying to work out a situation that was confusing. As I grew older, I discovered theater though more through the creation of huge murals and set designs.
I worked as a scenic artist until I discovered Art Therapy and realized how much I enjoyed sharing the discovery of art making as a means to connect our inner and outer experiences, then connecting with the world around us.
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