Overview
Phoenix Australia has developed a suite of four CPD Approved integrated courses designed to support practitioners to extend their knowledge and skills in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
- Understanding PTSD,
- Assessment, Formulation, and Treatment Planning for PTSD,
- Understanding Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and
- Implementing Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
About the series
This eLearning self-paced series enables psychologists to extend existing knowledge and skill in the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to the effective treatment of clients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Trauma-focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based approach to the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults experiencing clinically relevant post-traumatic stress symptoms.
It helps individuals come to terms with trauma through exposure to, and emotional processing of, memories of the event.
The approach incorporates involvement of significant others, engagement and stabilisation strategies, psychoeducation, imaginal and in-vivo exposure therapy, and trauma-focussed cognitive therapy, with each component of treatment adapted to the age and developmental stage of the client.
Refer to 'Related activities' below for details and to enrol into the other activities within this series.
Implementing Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
This is the fourth and final activity in the series. It provides in-depth instruction, including access to demonstration videos, in the use of Imaginal and In-Vivo Exposure Therapy and Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. It supports learners to individualise the approach to the needs of their clients.
It aims to assist psychologists to extend on existing knowledge and skills in the use of CBT and adapt this approach for the treatment of PTSD.
With an emphasis on the use of a range of active learning strategies, as well as the provision of demonstration videos of the key components of this approach, it will support learners to acquire knowledge and skills, and apply this approach in their clinical practice.
Level of learning
Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.
Target audience
Practitioners who work with individuals who have PTSD: psychologists, psychology students, and allied health professionals.
This may be the early-career practitioner seeking to gain a better understanding of the topic, through to the more experienced practitioner who is seeking to refresh their existing knowledge. Learners are encouraged to self-assess their knowledge levels and select the course/s best suited to their learning needs.
Duration of access
6 months access to content from the date of confirmed enrolment.
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.
Related activities
Understanding PTSD, eLearning activity, 1 CPD hour
Understanding Trauma-Focussed CBT, eLearning activity, 8 CPD hours
Assessment, Formulation and Treatment Planning in PTSD, eLearning activity, 5 CPD hours