Moral Injury and PTSD

SUBSCRIBE and click the BELL to get notified when new videos are uploaded Unlimited CEUs 59 based on these videos at allceus com for social work counseling marriage and family therapy addiction counseling case management pastoral counseling and more Chat with me at a https 3A 2F 2Fmembers docsnipes com 2F a For 10 month where you get access to my tips for health and wellness and you can text chat with me privately 7 days a week cheapceus moralinjury PTSD Define Moral Injury Identify what causes moral injury Explore the effects of moral Injury Explore current approaches to treating moral injury Moral injury is defined as the profound psychological distress which results from actions or the lack of them which violate one s moral or ethical code Morally injurious events can include acts of perpetration acts of omission or experiences of betrayal from leaders or trusted others Moral injury is not a mental illness although experiences of potentially morally injurious events can lead to negative thoughts about oneself or others as well as deep feelings of shame guilt or disgust which can lead to the development of mental health problems Drescher et al 2011 define moral injury as disruption in an individual s confidence and expectations about one s own or others motivation or capacity to behave in a just and ethical manner Litz et al 2009 further describe moral injury as the inability to contextualize or justify personal actions or the actions of others and the unsuccessful accommodation of these experiences into pre-existing moral schemas Shay 2014 emphasizes leadership failure and a betrayal of what s right by a person who holds legitimate authority in a high stakes situation Silver 2011 speaks of a deep soul wound that pierces a person s identity sense of morality and relationship to society Studies have shown moral injury among law enforcement officers and civilians experiencing community violence Moral injury among health care workers or even legal guardians may occur if they have to make difficult decisions related to life and death or resource allocation During pandemics some health care workers may feel like they must choose between caring for infectious patients and keeping their families safe When they are present for end of life scenarios that are counter to their beliefs about how people should die such as patients dying without loved ones present continuing to live despite horrific pain having to withdraw life support Morally injurious experiences and the resulting guilt shame or anger may contribute to stress reactions such as Changes in sleep Significant and persistent negative changes in behavior or habits Difficulty concentrating increase in mistakes Isolation Compulsive addictive behaviors behavior e g overworking overeating drinking A weakened sense of empathy or compassion If the morally injurious situation was also a traumatic event it can lead to symptoms of PTSD Video by Dr Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness AllCEUs provides multimedia counselor education and CEUs for LPCs LMHCs LMFTs and LCSWs as well as addiction counselor precertification training and continuing education Live Interactive Webinars 5 Unlimited Counseling CEs for 59 Specialty Certificates starting at 89 AllCEUs courses for counselor continuing education are accepted in most states because we are an approved education provider for NAADAC the States of Florida and Texas Boards of Social Work and Mental Health Professional Counseling the California Consortium for Addiction Professionals and Professions the Australian Counselling Association CRCC Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and more Dr Dawn Elise Snipes provides training through AllCEUs com that are helpful for ACA OPD Counsellor OPD OPD Points LPC CEUs LMHC CEUs LCPC CEUs LSW CEUs LCSW CEUs LMFT CEUs CRC CEUs LADC CEUs CADC CEUs MAC CEUs MCAP CEUs NCC CEUS LCDC CEUs CPRS CEUs CTRS CEUs and HPCSA ACA NBCC counsellors needing counselling continuing education counseling continuing education ceus for social workers social work ceus addiction counselor training counseling ceus continuing education training NCMHCE addiction treatment addiction recover y mental health anxiety relief depression motivation mental health awareness addiction awareness and integrated behavioral health approaches to treatment CEbroker CE broker cebroker lpc ceus lmhc ceus lcsw ceus mental health mental illness better help talk space seven cups 7 cups online counseling self help

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