Hugh D. Watt, MSW, LCSW, is a survivor of childhood sex abuse and the loss of a brother to addiction and suicide. The theory of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) will be explained using my personal journey to find PTG and real stories using a multi-sensory approach. Learn the differences between resilience, PTG, vicarious trauma and vicarious PTG and how these concepts can be used to become an “expert companion” or peer to those who suffer from trauma. Overcoming trauma and reducing suicide, relies on understanding how Post Traumatic Growth is possible after trials and traumas in life.
