Post-Traumatic Growth Certification
A four-month professional training to understand trauma from a perspective of healing, integration and growth.
Based on the five-stage model developed by Dra. Edith Shiro.
Understanding trauma from a new perspective
More and more professionals find themselves accompanying people who have lived through difficult or traumatic experiences.
Although today there is greater knowledge about the impact of trauma on the mind and body, clear models are often missing to help us understand how people can move beyond survival and rebuild meaning in their lives.
The Post-Traumatic Growth approach proposes that, with the right accompaniment, difficult experiences can also become an opportunity to develop greater awareness, resilience and purpose.
This certification offers a framework to understand that process and accompany it professionally.
What this programme is
This deep and transformative programme includes multiple lessons, live sessions, spaces for accompaniment and a step-by-step guide to integrating post-traumatic growth into professional practice.
Throughout the programme, participants will explore practical tools and contemporary approaches to understand, accompany and facilitate processes of healing and transformation. The content addresses key themes such as the integration of trauma, resilience, reconnection with a sense of meaning in life and human development from a conscious perspective.
Based on the five-stage model developed by Dra. Edith Shiro, this certification offers a clear, deep and applicable framework for accompanying others in their process of post-traumatic growth.
Programme endorsed by the World Happiness Foundation and the World Happiness Academy.
Who is this certification for?
This programme is intended for professionals interested in understanding trauma from an integrative perspective and in accompanying processes of growth after adversity.
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychiatrists
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Coaches
- Therapists
- Counsellors
- Educators
- Mental health professionals
It is also open to people interested in going deeper into processes of personal transformation.
This certification is for you if…
- You already accompany human processes and are looking for more structure in your practice.
- You want to integrate a clear method for working with trauma.
- You are interested in understanding post-traumatic growth from a practical and human perspective.
- You are looking for applicable tools to accompany processes of change.
- You wish to elevate your professional practice and go deeper into your own process of growth.
What you will learn in this certification
During the programme, participants will develop a deep understanding of trauma and of the process of post-traumatic growth, integrating practical tools to accompany processes of transformation.
The certification is based on the five-stage model developed by Dra. Edith Shiro, designed to be applied clearly in professional work.
- Understand the psychological and emotional impact of trauma.
- Recognise the different stages of post-traumatic growth.
- Identify key moments in processes of healing and transformation.
- Apply tools to accompany the integration of difficult experiences.
- Facilitate the passage from survival towards new life narratives.
The five-stage model of Post-Traumatic Growth
The model developed by Dra. Edith Shiro describes five stages that many people go through as they integrate traumatic experiences.
These stages help us understand how people can transform adversity into personal growth.
1
Radical acceptance
Acknowledge the lived experience and begin the process of understanding.
2
Safety and protection
Recover emotional stability and a sense of safety.
3
New narratives
Give new meaning to the experience and develop new perspectives.
4
Integration
Incorporate the experience into one's identity in a healthy way.
5
Wisdom and growth
Transform pain into learning, purpose and greater awareness.
The seven modules
Module 1 – Foundations of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth
Understand trauma, the nervous system and the science behind transformation.
Module 2 – Radical Acceptance (Acknowledge): the turning point in healing
Learn how awareness and acceptance open the door to growth after adversity.
Module 3 – Safety and Protection (Awaken): creating the conditions for deep healing
Understand how safety, regulation and connection allow transformation to begin.
Module 4 – New Narratives (Redefine): rewriting the story after trauma
Accompany people as they transform painful experiences into meaning, resilience and a new identity.
Module 5 – Integration (Be): embodying change with authenticity
Learn how to speak about trauma without being triggered and how it can be integrated into life in a healthy and transformative way.
Module 6 – Wisdom and Growth (Transform): discovering purpose through adversity
Explore how suffering can become wisdom, compassion and a deeper sense of purpose.
Module 7 – Spiritual Connection: tools of transcendence and deeper dimensions of healing
Explore the spiritual meaning of post-traumatic growth and how people find purpose and a deeper connection after adversity.
How the programme is lived
This programme is not designed as purely theoretical learning.
It is a formative process that combines conceptual understanding, professional practice and spaces for reflection that make it possible to integrate the post-traumatic growth model into work with people.
Training sessions
Gatherings where the foundations of trauma and post-traumatic growth are presented, together with tools and conceptual frameworks developed by Dra. Edith Shiro.
The sessions make it possible to understand the model in depth and explore its application in different professional contexts.
Sessions are recorded for later reference.
Practical application
Throughout the programme, participants will work with tools and exercises that make it possible to apply the post-traumatic growth model in therapeutic, educational and human-accompaniment contexts.
The aim is to integrate the learning into professional practice.
Spaces for reflection and integration
The programme includes moments dedicated to personal and professional reflection, which allow a deeper understanding of the process of healing and growth after difficult experiences.
These spaces support a deeper integration of the model.
Mentoring and accompaniment
Participants will have access to spaces for mentoring and dialogue during the training process, including the possibility of one-to-one meetings with Dra. Edith Shiro to talk about applying the model and the experiences that arise during the learning.
Learning community
During the certification, participants will be part of an international community of professionals interested in understanding trauma from a perspective of healing and growth.
This space makes it possible to exchange experiences, learning and reflections with colleagues who share the same professional interest.
About Dra. Edith Shiro
Dra. Edith Shiro is a clinical psychologist, author and international speaker specialising in trauma, resilience and post-traumatic growth.
She has more than 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals, families and communities who have lived through traumatic experiences.
She is the author of the book The Unexpected Gift of Trauma, in which she presents her five-stage model of post-traumatic growth, based on decades of research and clinical practice.
Throughout her career she has worked with diverse populations, including refugees, survivors of violence and communities affected by collective crises.
Her work seeks to help people understand how healing and growth can emerge even after the most difficult experiences.
Structure and investment
- Duration
- 4 months
- Format
- online training with accompaniment and spaces for integration
- Mode
- live sessions with access to the recordings
Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) Certification
Programme value: previous price USD 1,500
Special launch price: USD 497
Includes
- 7 training modules
- Live online sessions
- Access to recordings
- Practical resources and tools
- An exclusive one-to-one session with Dra. Edith Shiro to deepen and integrate your process
Frequently asked questions
This certification can benefit psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, coaches, therapists, counsellors, educators, mental health professionals and people interested in personal transformation.
Participants will gain tools that allow them to support others in their transition from trauma towards growth, purpose and transformation.
Participants will also be part of a community of support, supervision and accompaniment throughout the process.
The certification lasts four months, including online modules and live one-to-one and group meetings.
- Seven modules
- Educational sessions
- Practical tools and exercises
- One-to-one tutoring with Dra. Edith Shiro
- Group meetings and reflection sessions
- A conversation session with survivors
Yes. Participants who complete the programme will receive a Certificate in Post-Traumatic Growth.
The programme is endorsed by the World Happiness Foundation and the World Happiness Academy, dedicated to promoting freedom, consciousness, happiness and human development around the world.
If you wish to go deeper into the Post-Traumatic Growth model and be part of this certification, you can register here.
This training is a professional learning programme. It does not replace individual psychological or medical care or emergency services.