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Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) is a complex and often misunderstood form of psychological injury stemming from high-control religious environments, spiritual abuse, and coercive faith-based systems. This advanced training provides social workers with a comprehensive framework for understanding and addressing RTS through the lenses of trauma theory, dissociation, moral injury, and attachment. Participants will explore assessment models such as the BITE Model and Bonewits’ Cult Danger Scale, examine ethical considerations related to belief deconstruction and spiritual agency, and learn evidence-informed treatment strategies grounded in polyvagal theory, ego-state work, and narrative repair. Special emphasis will be placed on working with marginalized populations, recognizing spiritual coercion as a form of complex trauma, and fostering post-traumatic growth within a liberation framework.