Training Overview
Moral injury occurs when individuals perpetrate, witness, or fail to prevent actions that violate their deeply held moral beliefs. It causes profound psychological, emotional, and spiritual distress. Moral injury differs from PTSD as its focus is on shame and loss of trust, rather than fear-based trauma.
It’s essential for people to learn about moral injury because it helps them recognize a form of distress that is often misdiagnosed or overlooked as depression or PTSD. Understanding moral injury enables clinicians to more accurately identify the underlying guilt, shame, betrayal, and loss of meaning that may contribute to clients’ presentations yet remain undetected through standard assessments. This awareness enhances diagnostic precision, supports the development of a strong therapeutic alliance by validating clients’ moral and existential distress, and informs interventions that address not only psychological symptoms but also the ethical conflicts, identity disruption, and spiritual concerns inherent in moral injury.
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