About this course
This 60-minute online course provides a foundation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and serves as a great starting point for other courses in the CoE suite. Participants will explore a core element of the Centre of Excellence in Emergency Worker Mental Health Competency Framework while building their knowledge about recognising, assessing, and applying best-practice interventions for individuals affected by trauma, particularly those in emergency service roles.
Course content:
By the end of the Spotlight on PTSD course, practitioners will be able to:
- Apply a key element of the Centre of Excellence in Emergency Worker Mental Health Competency Framework in clinical practice.
- Explain the historical development of PTSD and its relevance to contemporary clinical approaches.
- Identify the diagnostic criteria for PTSD as outlined in the DSM and ICD.
- Analyse the epidemiology of PTSD, including prevalence, gender differences, comorbidity, risk factors, course, and phenomenology.
- Compare major etiological theories of PTSD and their implications for assessment and treatment.
- Evaluate evidence-based treatments for PTSD and their application in clinical settings.
Who should do this course?
Our courses are free for eligible mental health clinicians working with clients from emergency service agencies. If your clients include personnel from the following organisations, you may be eligible to enrol:
- Victoria Police
- Fire Rescue Victoria
- Ambulance Victoria
- Victoria Triple Zero
- State Emergency Service
- Forest Firefighters Victoria
- Country Fire Authority
- Other (please specify)
If you are currently treating an emergency service worker from the agencies represented in Responder Assist, a coupon code will be provided for free access to the course. Clinicians with an interest outside the scope of Responder Assist are invited to contact Phoenix Australia through this link to discuss access options.
