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ASTSS is proud to announce the 2012 ACOTS
The 17th Australian Conference On Traumatic Stress
Trauma and Disaster: Complexity, Diversity and Recovery
The 2012 ACOTS Conference is a collaboration between the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) and the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH). The conference will be held on September 6th – 8th in Perth, Australia at the Parmelia Hilton. The 2012 conference will be of interest to a broad range of people interested in trauma, including practitioners, researchers, consumers, service developers and policy makers.
Confirmed Speakers include:
Professor Doug Zatzick - Public health approaches to the development and implementation of trauma focused interventions in post-disaster contexts.
Douglas Zatzick, MD is currently Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Health Services in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Over the past two decades his research has focused on clinical epidemiologic, functional outcome, and early intervention studies of PTSD
and related co-morbid conditions in adults and youth, across civilian and veteran trauma exposed patient populations. He has participated in disaster relief efforts and early intervention efforts in the Western Hemisphere after the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, post Hurricane Katrina, and in the wake of multiple United States earthquakes over the past two decades. He is Medical Director of the University of Washington’s Harborview Level I Trauma Center Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service, and in this capacity provides front-line clinical services to diverse acutely injured trauma survivors.
Professor Michael Scheeringa - Post-traumatic stress in very young children: Recognition, treatment and post-disaster challenges.
Michael S. Scheeringa, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. He has authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on PTSD in young children based on his work on scientific studies over the last 15 years.
He has participated in research around attachment, parenting,
parent-child relationship difficulties, diagnostic assessment of children, neurobiological correlates of psychiatric disorders, outcome prediction, and development of protocol-driven therapies. His research on PTSD in young children after Huricane Katerina has been widely cited.
Professor Pat Dudgeon - Indigenous people and trauma.
Pat Dudgeon is acknowledged as the first identified indigenous psychologist in Australia, and has over 20 years of experience in the area of indigenous people and psychology. Pat was instrumental in developing the Guidelines for the Provision of Psychological Services for and the conduct of Psychological Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People of Australia, which were adopted by the APS in 1996.
Pat was appointed as Head of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University in 1990 and for the next 17 years led the organization through significant growth and change to become a national leader and important provider of Indigenous higher education. Pat is actively involved with the Aboriginal community and has a commitment to social justice. She has participated in numerous community service activities of significance. Pat was a member of the Parole Board of WesternAustralia for several years, and was a psychologist in the defence forces. She has undertaken many projects and has publications in the areas of psychology, education and women's issues. Currently, she is a private consultant and an adjunct associate professor at the University of Western Australia.
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On behalf of the membership of ASTSS, we offer our thoughts and condolences to those impacted by the recent flood disaster in Queensland and parts of other eastern Australian states. We have provided resources and links on a dedicated floods 2011 webpage for people affected by the floods, their families and professionals offering support. Click here to read the ASTSS recommendations regarding recovery from natural disasters.
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 NOW CLOSED APPLICATIONS FOR 2011 ASTSS MEDIA AWARD The Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) presents an annual Media Award that acknowledges and promotes sensitive and accurate reporting about victims and survivors of traumatic and highly stressful events. The ASTSS Media Award is open to journalists, photographers and broadcasters who show responsible and credible coverage of crime, family violence, natural disasters, accidents, war and genocide. The Media Award acknowledges both the journalistic work and the reporters who have brought the story to fruition. The 2011 Media Award is open to journalists and broadcasters whose trauma-relevant work was in press between the dates January 1st 2010 and December 31st 2010. Judging will be concluded and the Media Award presented in September 2011.  Download the Media Award Showreel Document
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The Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) provides a forum for extending the understanding, prevention and treatment of major stress and trauma within the Australasian region. ASTSS has established relationships with traumatic stress studies societies worldwide, including representation on the Executive of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [ISTSS], and close reciprocal connections with the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [ESTSS] and the African Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [AfSTSS]. These relationships provide the basis for engagement with the world network of trauma practitioners and researchers. For a full list of ASTSS affiliated organizations click here.
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CLICK HERE for NEWS from the: Australian Conference On Traumatic Stress Trauma: Resilience and Recovery September 2nd, 3rd & 4th 2010 
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Our August 2008 ASTSS Podcast is being made available to the public. Usually the ASTSS podcasts are available to solely ASTSS members. However, at the request of Barbara Williams Weston and due to unprecedented demand from indigenous media throughout Australia, we make this extraordinary story available. The Stolen Generation - Part One The Stolen Generation - Part Two |
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