Treating PTSD Online (Day 1-2): Practical trauma informed interventions with Dr Leah Giarratano

This two-day self-paced online/ homestudy education program is intended for all mental health professionals, globally. The content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations and the spoken language is English. Material can be worked through at your own pace over three-months with printed copies of your handouts mailed to you before access is provided. Your program fee includes optional access to one of our scheduled highly interactive Day 1-2 livestreams during your access period (or the next livestream in your timezone) to complete or consolidate your learning. An extension or pause of your access is also available depending on your circumstances upon request.

In order to ensure you receive printed materials by mail, registrations are not accepted after 25/7/25. Some countries must allow up to three weeks for international delivery although your access will be extended accordingly if you are affected. Please provide your home address for the delivery of your printed materials.

You will be required to commit 15 hours of your time to complete Days 1-2 including a quiz. Please note that this is not simply a recording of a past live event. This 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. 

Professional Endorsements

Counsellors, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, counselling general medical practitioners, mental health nurses, psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers are all welcome to attend. This program is designed to meet the CPD requirements for Australian Medicare Focused Psychological Strategy (FPS) providers and the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) requirements for an Active CPD event. If you are a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or Australian Psychological Society (APS) or Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA), your CPD activities no longer need to be endorsed by these bodies; you can accrue CPD hours by participating in activities that you believe are relevant to your annual learning plan or goals.

Participating in this event earns:

·   15 CPD hours can be claimed if you are a mental health graduate and/or employed in a mental health role as a practitioner/clinician and complete the Day 1-2 program and quiz (or 21 CPD hours can be claimed if you complete the optional two PTSD case formulations in the trauma case study activity following your Day 1-2 program).

·     15 or 21 CE Credits available to members of the American Psychological Association dependent upon completion requirements. Partial APA CE Credits are not awarded for partial completion. Talomin Books Pty Ltd is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Talomin Books Pty Ltd maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

·     15 or 21 CE Credits available to members of the Canadian Psychological Association dependent upon completion requirements. Partial CPA CE Credits are not awarded for partial completion. Talomin Books Pty Ltd is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Talomin Books Pty Ltd maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
 

·     10 OPD points for members of the Australian Counselling Association if you complete the Day 1-2 program and quiz (expires 25/12/24).

·     15 CPE points (Level 2) for members of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (expires 23/1/27) if you complete the Day 1-2 program and quiz, or 21 CPE points can be claimed if you complete the program, quiz and two PTSD cases in the trauma case study activity.

·     15 CPD hours category A for members of Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia when you complete the program and Day 1-2 quiz (expires 31/1/26).

Please be mindful that CPD/CPE/CE hours for online self-study programs varies internationally by profession. We suggest you contact your professional licensing/certification board to confirm if self-study is approved for your professional development/ continuing education before you register for this program as it is always your responsibility to ensure that your application for CPD/CPE/CE hours is successful. In addition to your certificate, we can provide electronic documents to support your application for CPD/CPE/CE hours including a Day 1-4 program flyer, narrative of the Day 1-4 program and learning objectives.

Registration fee and payment is in Australian Dollars

$795 Australian Dollars. Visa or Mastercard payment is preferred for international participants and an additional 2.10% card fee applies. Refer to the Wise Currency Converter to determine the fee in your currency.

Program Description

This two-day training presents a highly practical and interactive workshop (case-based) for treating traumatised patients; the content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations. Techniques are largely cognitive behavioural; they are best-practice, evidence-based, and will be immediately useful in your clinical practice. The program includes handouts and numerous case examples. The emphasis is upon imparting practical skills and up-to-date research in this area.

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

·       Treating traumatic nightmares

About the program author/presenter
Leah Giarratano is a doctoral level clinical psychologist with vast clinical and teaching expertise in traumatology, working in this area in since 1995. Leah is the author of seven books covering the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma and in the application of CBT.

What past participants have said about this self-paced online/ homestudy program

Loved that I could work through at my own pace and Leah's examples of clients in her own work.

Great that Leah addressed commonly asked questions or concerns and practical strategies as well as how they are implemented.

The structure was designed to facilitate step-wise learning, and the case studies provided practical information about putting learning into practice.

I enjoyed being able to work through it at my own pace, pausing the presentations to process information before continuing.

I liked the ease of access, clear framework and presentation, Leah’s engaging style of presentation and use of case studies and activities.

I liked the format. I came and went as I had time available. I liked the end of day quiz and the mix of presentation content.

Highly practical and comprehensive techniques. Excellent presentation.

Important information 

•  Please direct your enquiries to Joshua George using the contact form on this website.

•  The content of this page, in relation to this offering is always current and replaces all other published information about this workshop. Please do not rely on information published elsewhere as it may be incorrect.

•  Please register at this website. A tax invoice will be issued when you reserve your place and after payment is received via e-mail. Payment can be made by electronic funds transfer or instantly via credit card.

•  If you have reserved your place and have not paid within 7 days, your reservation will expire. If your employer is making payment and you expect delays, we suggest you make payment yourself and request reimbursement from your employer when we have issued your receipt.

•  A certificate of participation will be e-mailed to you in the month your access expires. Our certificate includes the name and qualifications of the presenter, an overview of the training contents and the names of all participants of your program in the same quarterly intake. We do not provide individual certificate of attendance because they can be self-created. Our certificate of participation is official proof for your professional development log. If you wish to claim continuing professional development (CPD/CPE/CE) hours/points, you must also complete and retain your Day 1-2 quiz and/or optional case study formulations as you might be required by your professional body to produce all three sets of documents to prove you completed each required component, and an active CPD/CPE/CE program.

Cancellation Policy

•  To qualify for a refund, it will be the case that we have not yet dispatched your printed materials, and your cancellation is finalised in writing before your printed items are dispatched.

•  Cancellation attracts a $77 processing fee deducted from your program fee. If you paid a bank transfer fee or card processing fee, this fee is not refundable.

•   If you have received your printed materials and do not qualify for a refund, you can postpone the commencement of your program to one of our scheduled programs within twelve months of your registration.

•  If you have received your Day 1-2 program materials and do not access the online recordings or do not take part in a livestream for any reason, we cannot refund any part of your fee. We will provide you access to another intake or livestream within one year from the date you made payment. You can also nominate another person to benefit from your payment on the condition that you have not accessed the online program and that you provide that person with all your Day 1-2 printed materials so they may complete the program and receive CPD/CPE/CE hours for the components they complete.

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