Overview

The APS hosts this webinar with the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), developed by Drs Anthony Mannarino, Judy Cohen and Esther Deblinger, is an evidence-based intervention that helps children, adolescents and their families with emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with experiences of one or more traumatic events.

According to Australian and international guidelines (Phoenix Australia, 2021; NICE 2018), TF-CBT is recommended as a first line intervention for children and adolescents experiencing PTSD. TF-CBT has been implemented in a number of settings including schools, acute adolescent inpatient units, private practice, mental health services, in child protection, and out of home care services.

This webinar aims to:

• address the impact of trauma on the development of children and adolescents,

• provide psychologists with guidance regarding the assessment of PTSD in children and adolescents,

• explore the evidence for TF-CBT and its use across various settings, and with varying populations and,

• increase psychologists’ knowledge of the TF-CBT model and it’s implementation.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

APS CPD-Approved

This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality. Learn more about the APS CPD Approval process

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Activity details 

• On-demand webinar recording 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• describe Trauma Focussed CBT and the evidence supporting it, and

• describe the implementation components of Trauma Focussed CBT.

Presenter(s)

Natalie Cabrera MAPS and Gavin Moffitt MAPS

About the presenter(s)

Natalie Cabrera is a Clinical Psychologist and an Educational and Developmental Psychologist based in Sydney. She is Director of TF-CBT Australia and Psychology Training and Supervision. Natalie has over 14 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families experiencing acute and complex mental health conditions in outpatient and inpatient public health settings. Before working in mental health services, Natalie worked in the area of disability and in child protection. After receiving initial training in TF-CBT in 2015, she went on to engage in TF-CBT training with developers Drs Anthony Mannarino and Judith Cohen in the United States in 2018. As an accredited TF-CBT Trainer, Natalie now has the privilege of training mental health clinicians throughout Australia. She also supports individuals and teams in their ongoing implementation of TF-CBT. Natalie is a member of the APS, and a Board-approved supervisor (PsyBA).

Gavin Moffitt is a Clinical Psychologist based in Sydney and Director of TF-CBT Australia and Psychology Training and Supervision. Gavin has over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families experiencing acute and complex mental health conditions in outpatient and inpatient public health settings. Gavin received initial training in TF-CBT in 2015 and, since becoming an accredited TF-CBT Trainer in 2021, has been passionate about providing training to mental health clinicians throughout Australia. Gavin is a member of the APS, and a Board-approved supervisor (PsyBA).