Trauma & Money — Financial Counsellor CPD 2
An advanced, CPD-accredited course for Australian financial counsellors ready to extend their trauma-informed practice beyond recognition and stabilisation. Explore how trauma shapes self-belief, agency, communication, conflict, trust in financial systems and practitioner wellbeing — and how these responses are influenced by power, oppression and structural conditions.
Accreditation and CPD hours
This course is CPD-accredited for Australian financial counsellors and carries 6 CPD credits.
CPD-accredited professional development
6 CPD credits
| Category | Hours | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma-informed financial counselling practice | 6 CPD credits | Australian financial counsellors |
Approved for 6 CPD credits for Australian financial counsellors.
Who this course is for
This is for you if
- You are an Australian financial counsellor working with complex financial hardship, institutional harm, coercive control, conflict, chronic crisis or repeated disengagement
- You want to strengthen client agency, navigate conflict and mistrust safely, and protect your own wellbeing
- You have completed Trauma & Money Financial Counsellor CPD 1, or hold equivalent trauma-informed knowledge
- You are a team leader or supervisor seeking a more relational, systems-aware and sustainable approach
Not for you if
- —This is not a substitute for therapeutic trauma treatment or clinical supervision
- —It does not take financial counsellors outside their scope of practice; the course is explicit about when to refer on
What you'll be able to do
Strengthen agency without forcing positivity
Move beyond surface-level strengths language. Recognise coherence, identify the capacities already supporting a client's survival and engagement, and protect self-esteem when clients cannot yet name their own strengths.
Navigate conflict, power and mistrust more safely
Understand anger, withdrawal, disagreement and mistrust as meaningful responses rather than resistance. Use practical communication, repair and boundary strategies to create safer and more collaborative financial counselling relationships.
Protect your capacity while deepening your impact
Recognise vicarious trauma, over-responsibility and boundary drift before they become entrenched. Develop sustainable approaches to regulation, reflection, supervision and scope of practice.
Apply a systems-aware lens to power and trust
Use the POWER Practice Sequence to recognise power and structural burden, centre client and community knowledge, and support ethical action. Rebuild engagement with financial systems without minimising previous harm or demanding unquestioning trust.
Move from understanding trauma to changing the conditions of the conversation
Trauma-informed practice does not end with empathy. It asks how power is shared, how client agency is protected, how conflict is repaired, how systemic harm is recognised and how practitioner boundaries are maintained.
This advanced Trauma & Money course takes financial counsellors beyond recognising trauma responses and into deliberate, relational and systems-aware practice. It offers practical ways to support dignity, efficacy and safer participation in financial processes — without diagnosing or treating trauma.
You will finish with language, frameworks and reflective tools that can be integrated into client sessions, advocacy, supervision and service design, helping you work with greater clarity, confidence and sustainability.
Advanced, practical and systems-aware
- Advanced specialist training in relational, systemic and practitioner-focused approaches
- Actionable frameworks, reflective prompts and client-centred strategies that recognise both personal experience and structural conditions
- Flexible, online and on-demand with multimodal resources designed to integrate into professional practice
What you get
Every enrolment includes lifetime access to the full course library, practical tools you can use in client meetings, and a certificate of completion.
- 8 chapters and 30 lessons across audio, PDF and downloadable practice resources
- Practice maps for coherence, healthy aggression, communication, systemic context and earned trust
- Language guides, advocacy preparation guides, de-escalation and rupture-repair guides
- Knowledge checks at the end of each module
- Vicarious impact and boundaries one-page practice check
- Lifetime access — online, self-paced, 24/7
- Certificate of completion
Full course curriculum
8 chapters · 30 lessons · audio, video, transcripts, worksheets and assessments
- 01Trauma & Money — Relational, Systemic and Sustainable Trauma-Informed PracticeFree preview
- 02Trauma & Money — Relational, Systemic and Sustainable Trauma-Informed Practice — PDF
Questions about this course
- How many CPD credits does this course give me?
- Trauma & Money Financial Counsellor CPD 2 is CPD-accredited for Australian financial counsellors and carries 6 CPD credits.
- Do I need to complete CPD 1 first?
- CPD 1 provides a strong foundation, but professionals with equivalent trauma-informed knowledge may also benefit from this advanced course.
- Can I claim these credits outside Australia?
- The course is designed for Australian financial counsellors. If you practise elsewhere, check with your local association about claiming CPD or CE credits.
- Does this take me outside my scope of practice?
- No. The course helps you integrate trauma-informed approaches into financial counselling practice and is explicit about the line between counselling and therapeutic work, including when to refer on.
- Can I try before I buy?
- Yes. The introduction lesson is available as a free preview — no payment details required.
- How long do I have access?
- Lifetime access from the date of enrolment. The course is fully online and self-paced, so you can complete it across multiple sittings.
Related courses
Other Procovo training in trauma & money and for the same professions.
Australia · CPD accredited
Trauma & Money — Financial Counsellor CPD 1
6 accredited CPD credits for Australian financial counsellors.
USA · CEU accredited
Trauma & Money — Financial Counselor US CEU 1
AFCPE approved — 6.0 CEUs for AFC professionals in the United States.
Worldwide · Certificate
Trauma Informed Financial Wellbeing Certificate
A professional development certificate for psychotherapeutic, financial, mental health and social support professionals worldwide.
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Financial Counsellor CPD 2
AU$255 · 6 CPD credits