Saint Lucia Trauma Provider Training Study, March 2019

We successfully conducted our first St. Lucian provider trauma education and skills workshop in March 2019. This one-day workshop provided training on types of trauma, typical post-trauma reactions, options for evidence-based PTSD treatment, and hands-on training for trauma crisis management and short-term interventions following trauma exposure. Our aim for this project was to evaluate the usefulness of this relatively short workshop in improving community stakeholders’ knowledge about trauma, trauma treatment, and reducing trauma-related stigma. This was the first trauma-focused workshop to be evaluated for usefulness in St. Lucia. We have since analyzed the data gathered from this workshop, and have published our findings (Asnaani, Charlery White, Majeed, & Phillip, 2020), along with presenting and discussing them in several upcoming conferences (APA Division 52 (International Psychology): Majeed, White, & Asnaani, August, 2020 (poster); ABCT: Majeed, White, & Asnaani, November, 2020 (symposium)).