Course summary

This course will equip all professionals working in the trauma field with up-to-date knowledge and critical skills. An understanding of the needs, and what can be identified as best practice in terms of working with traumatised individuals, can vastly improve a person’s engagement and recovery. The underlying philosophy behind the course is an inclusive holistic view of trauma, focusing on the contributions of neurological, psychological and sociological views of psychological trauma throughout. The course allows you to gain a number of transferable skills, whilst encouraging you to explore a number of theoretical concepts, and your application to psychological trauma in the real setting. The course is designed to:

• Provide an online intellectual setting within which you can develop an understanding of the appropriate response to psychological trauma, and improve your analytical skills

• Critically examine current research related to post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation

• Explore the range of therapeutic approaches to working with psychological trauma, and current understanding of the effectiveness of these approaches

• Develop skills in managing traumatic incidents and intervening organisations

• Examine the models of managing traumatic incidents and the different contexts in which these might apply.

• The Postgraduate Certificate in Psychological Trauma aims to enhance your critical knowledge and skills in understanding how to work with those who have experienced psychological trauma.