Overview
This two-day highly interactive livestream program is intended for all mental health professionals. The content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations.
You will be required to commit 15 hours of your time to participate in Days 1-2 (7.5 hours each day) with printed copies of your materials mailed to you beforehand. Your fee includes three months of access to the self-paced online program following the livestream to consolidate learning.
An optional 6 additional hours (consisting of two PTSD case studies) is also available for an additional fee to help you formulate trauma cases and apply the Day 1-2 skills to real cases. Therefore, Day 1-2 can attract 15 or 21 Active CPD hours.
Watch Leah Giarratano present an overview of: Treating PTSD: Day 1-2
This program is also offered as a self-paced online program with three months access to materials commencing February, April, July and October or on-demand between our intakes. The self-paced online program is not simply a recording of a past live event. It is an education package specifically designed and produced to be worked through online, presented throughout by Dr Leah Giarratano, incorporating lectures, real cases, learning quizzes and structured practical exercises to complete in your own time.
Please see www.talominbooks.com for details
Learning Outcomes
Day one topics include:
- What is PTSD? (diagnosis, epidemiology, comorbidity, spectrum of the disorder)
- Treatment maps and planning strategies
- Psychoeducation and motivation tips
- Analysing and targeting dysfunctional behaviours (e.g., substance abuse, self-harm)
- Arousal reduction strategies (including breathing retraining, grounding and distraction tasks)
- An introduction to anger management
- Self care for clinicians
Day Two topics include:
- Invivo exposure therapy (reducing avoidance behaviours)
- The fundamentals of exposure therapy for traumatic memories (prolonged imaginal exposure)
- Cognitive challenging of negative self-statements related to the traumatic event
- Contraindications and complex case issues
This program attracts 15 Active CPD hours when you complete the Day 1-2 quiz or 21 Active CPD hours when you return our two completed PTSD case formulations.
Please refer to our website for our 2026 flyer containing the Day 1-2 learning objectives
Presenter(s)
Dr Leah Giarratano
About the presenter(s)
Leah Giarratano is a doctoral level clinical psychologist who has developed expertise in the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has been presenting training programs in Australia since 1996 and in New Zealand since 2000. Leah is the author of eight books covering the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma and in the application of CBT.
Her text 'Clinical Skills for Managing PTSD: Proven Practical Techniques for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder' was revised in 2018, ISBN 9781920902001
Leah's new 2025 text 'Clinical Skills for Managing Trauma Across Cultures: Risk, Response, and Treatment Strategies', ISBN 9781920902117 is now available.
For further details, please visit www.talominbooks.com
Notes
Please allow one week within Australia for the delivery of your Day 1-2 printed materials
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