The Certificate consists of 4 modules / 8 training days that can be booked together or separately as individual courses that give you SDS Accreditation Level Two and a number of follow-up courses to sustain/advance your level of Accreditation. The course is designed to provide both an up-to-date theoretical overview of a selection of trauma treatment approaches along with their practical application within a range of practice environments.
Four Core Modules of the BPS Approved Certificate in Trauma Treatments:
- Trauma: Psychopathology and Treatment (2 days)
- New Approaches to Traumatic Grief and Loss (2 days)
- CBT for Working with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2 days)
- Resilience: Prevention and Recovery from Traumatic Damage (2 days)
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The focus will be on separate modules relating to Trauma’s Psychopathology & Treatment including:
- a broad overview of approaches from the Somatic Therapies (Levine, Rothschild & Van Der Kolk), through CBT to EMDR;
- CBT approaches to PTSD (Ehlers, Clark & Brewin);
- new approaches to traumatic grief & loss (focusing on Solution Focused approaches and challenges to pathologised models of trauma);
- resilience for prevention & recovery from traumatic damage (a review of current research and practice, laying the groundwork for training in the promotion of resilience in children, adolescents & adults).
After each individual module delegates will be awarded with a Certificate of Attendance.
Delegates will receive a full BPS Approved Certificate of Assessed Academic Competence after attending all 4 modules of the course (60 CPD Hours).
The structure of the certificate is as follows:
Trauma: Psychopathology and Treatment (2 days)
This two day course provides a broad practical and theoretical overview of current approaches to treating trauma from a range of theoretical and therapeutic perspectives, such as Somatic Therapies, Porges' Polyvagal Theory, Adaptive Information Processing, EMDR and others.
CBT for Working with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2 days)
A practical two day course for those who work with survivors of trauma, from RTA to childhood abuse. The day combines an overview of the current understanding of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with case discussion, demonstration and treatment.
New Approaches to Traumatic Grief and Loss (2 days)
Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy have been strongly influenced over the last thirty years by “stage models” of grief – from Kubler-Ross onwards. However, over the last decade new therapeutic perspectives and research has seriously challenged some of the commonly held assumptions about grief & loss work and their therapeutic implications. Additionally there are particular factors about “traumatic grief” that provide particular challenges to the practitioner.
Resilience: Prevention and Recovery from Traumatic Damage (2 days)
A two day course providing (1) a research based understanding of the role of resilience and (2) key practical skills for both prevention and recovery from traumatic damage. It draws on early work by Werner which explored how and why around a third of children do not develop problems despite growing up in traumatic and abusive environments right through to Frederickson’s work on the protective role of positive emotions in developing resilience.
Optional Follow Up Courses (not included into the course price):
- Trauma & Trauma-Informed Practice
- Sexual and Emotional Trauma: Using CBT with Adults & Children with Andrew Beck
- Trauma: Polyvagal Exercises For Safety & Connection with Deb Dana
- Impact of Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Compassion-Focused Approach to Recovering from Trauma with Chris Irons
Certificate Outline
- Trauma: Psychopathology and Treatment (2 days)
- New Approaches to Traumatic Grief and Loss (2 days)
- CBT for Working with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2 days)
- Resilience: Prevention and Recovery from Traumatic Damage (2 days)
- Final exam - multiple choice, 80% pass mark
Total days: 8
Total Hours: 60
Access: Online Course
Certificate Payment Options
You have two payment options:
Option 1:
Spread the cost - pay per course as you go along:
Total RRP £1600 (incl. VAT)
Option 2:
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Optional Follow Up Courses (not included into the course price):
- Trauma & Trauma-Informed Practice
- Sexual and Emotional Trauma: Using CBT with Adults & Children with Andrew Beck
- Trauma: Polyvagal Exercises For Safety & Connection with Deb Dana
- Impact of Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Compassion-Focused Approach to Recovering from Trauma with Chris Irons
SDS Accreditation, Level 1 (Foundation Stage) is awarded upon completion of any of the modules comprising the above Certificate.
This stage gives you a Certificate of Attendance for each course completed and enables you to state on your CV that you are working towards SDS Accreditation in Trauma Treatments and have achieved the Foundation Stage.
Your Foundation Stage status is valid for three years, after which you may no longer make the above statement.
Completion of each subsequent module within this three-year period extends your Foundation Stage status for a further three years. Completion of all four modules, together with successful completion of the associated online exams, leads to SDS Accreditation in Trauma Treatments, Level 2.
SDS Accreditation, Level 2 (Assessed Academic Competence) is awarded upon completion of all four modules comprising the Certificate and successful completion of the associated online exams.
This level of accreditation gives you a BPS Approved Certificate in Trauma Treatments. It also enables you to state on your CV that you hold SDS Accreditation in Trauma Treatments, Level 2 (Assessed Academic Competence).
Your accreditation is valid for three years, after which you may no longer make the above statements.
This level of accreditation can be renewed by completing a refresher course.
SDS Accreditation, Level 3 (Advanced) has the same requirements as Level 2, with the additional requirement of completing at least 12 CPD hours from the courses listed below:
- Trauma & Trauma-Informed Practice – 6 CPD Hours
- Sexual and Emotional Trauma: Using CBT with Adults & Children with Andrew Beck – 14 CPD Hours
- Trauma: Polyvagal Exercises for Safety & Connection with Deb Dana – 6 CPD Hours
- Impact of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents – 14 CPD Hours
- Compassion-Focused Approach to Recovering from Trauma with Chris Irons – 7 CPD Hours
This level of accreditation gives you a BPS Approved Certificate in Trauma Treatments. It also enables you to state on your CV that you hold SDS Accreditation in Trauma Treatments, Level 3 (Advanced).
Your accreditation is valid for three years, after which you may no longer make the above statements.
This level of accreditation can be renewed by completing a refresher course.
SDS Accreditation, Level 4 (Clinical Proficiency) has the same requirements as Level 3, with the following additional requirements:
- Submission of a project of an acceptable standard (3,000 words) at the end of your Certificate training. The purpose of the project is to demonstrate your ability to apply the academic knowledge gained from the course to a clinical situation.
- Submission of a written statement from your Clinical Supervisor confirming that you have received supervision at least four times per year for a minimum period of one year and that you are competent as a clinician in the chosen topic. Your Clinical Supervisor should meet our qualification criteria.
This level of accreditation gives you a BPS Approved Certificate in Trauma Treatments. It also enables you to state on your CV that you hold SDS Accreditation in Trauma Treatments, Level 4 (Clinical Proficiency), as a Practitioner in Trauma Treatments.
You will also be given the option to be listed in the SDS Register of Qualified Practitioners in the appropriate field – our Network of Qualified Practitioners.
Your accreditation is valid for five years, after which you may no longer make the above statements.
This level of accreditation can be renewed by completing a refresher course and submitting a new written statement from your Clinical Supervisor.