Course Description

Trauma is common, and often unrecognized in clinical settings. This concise, practical training introduces a trauma-informed approach that can be integrated into everyday naturopathic practice. You’ll learn to recognize the impact of trauma on patient health and behaviour, and apply practical strategies to history-taking, physical exams, communication, and treatment planning. The course also covers when to refer or collaborate with mental health professionals, along with strategies to reduce clinician burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Designed for busy clinicians, this course delivers focused, clinically relevant insights in under an hour to support more sensitive, effective, and patient-centered care.
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Approved Continuing Education

  • The College of Naturopaths of Ontario: This course has been approved for 1 Category A credit.

Instructors

Cyndi Gilbert, ND (inactive) (she/they)

Dr. Cyndi Gilbert, ND (inactive) (she/they) is a former clinical and academic faculty member at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, with a focus in 2SLGBTQIA+ health, trauma-informed care, anti-racism anti-oppression, and cultural humility. They have served as Chair of the Board for the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors and as Associate Editor for CANDJ, the indexed peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. They currently serve on the Boards of both The Bike Brigade and StopGap Foundation.

Zeynep Uraz, ND (she/her)

Zeynep Uraz, ND is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, and an Associate Professor at The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine where she teaches Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Integrative Fertility Course. Her private practice is in an integrative setting on-site at Hannam Fertility Centre where she works with individuals and couples to support them with their family building goals. She leads the fertility-focus shift at the Robert Schad Naturopathic (teaching) Clinic. Zeynep has had a variety of speaking engagements on the topic of infertility including at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society Annual Meeting, Institute of Women's Health and Integrative Medicine and the national conference for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors. She has conducted research on the topic of diet and lifestyle in fertility, and has presented her research findings at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology and the Canadian Fertility Society and Andrology. She is a member of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, a professional member of Fertility Matters Canada. She has been the Chair of Canadian Infertility Awareness Week from 2017-19. When working with patients, Zeynep believes in using an evidence-based approach and works with each patient's goals and needs to provide personalized care.

What You Will Get

With the purchase of this course, you will recieve

  • Access to this course for 1-year from the time of the live session

  • Downloadable slide deck for the presentation

  • Certificate of Completion (1 Category A Credit approved by the College of Naturopaths of Ontario)

  • Comprehensive list of course references and resources

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Course Objectives

This course provides an introduction to the concepts of trauma-informed care and introduces strategies for integrating the principles of trauma informed care into history taking, and patient care.

  • Define trauma and trauma-informed care and distinguish it from trauma-specific therapy.

  • Describe the prevalence and clinical relevance of trauma in primary care and naturopathic practice.

  • Identify trauma-informed strategies applicable to history-taking, physical exams, communication, and treatment planning.

  • Recognize situations requiring collaboration or referral to mental health professionals.

  • Describe strategies to mitigate clinician burnout and secondary traumatic stress.

Build practical skills you can use in your very next patient visit. Join the course and start integrating trauma-informed care into your clinical practice today.

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