When Grounding Backfires

This training is part of the Collab Series, where we amplify the voices of clinicians doing awesome things. When Grounding Backfires is a self-paced, non-interactive video training course that is appropriate for all licensed mental health professionals. CE Hours: 1.0 General CE Hour (see the Fine Print section below for applicable license types) Content Level: Beginner About This Course In trauma-informed care, grounding is often treated as the go-to response to distress. But for some clients, being brought back into the body or present moment can increase fear, shame, dissociation, or shutdown. In this workshop, Jen Woodrome helps clinicians recognize when grounding is backfiring and respond with greater attunement, flexibility, and respect for client autonomy. Participants will learn practical ways to adjust in the moment so stabilization is guided by felt safety rather than rigid skill delivery. Course Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to: -Identify common signs that grounding interventions are increasing distress, dissociation, shame, or shutdown in trauma survivors. -Describe several underlying assumptions embedded in grounding techniques and explain why those assumptions may not hold true for clients with chronic or developmental trauma. -Differentiate between grounding interventions that increase regulation and those that unintentionally escalate threat responses. -Apply relationally attuned alternatives when grounding techniques are not effective or become destabilizing. -Utilize collaborative, choice-based approaches to stabilization that prioritize client safety, pacing, and nervous system capacity. Course Requirements This course contains one video lesson and one role play. After watching the videos, you will complete a 10-question quiz and must score 80% or higher. You have unlimited quiz retakes. You must complete all content and an end-of-course program evaluation. Then your CE certificate will be issued to you.