ACOTS2019

20th Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress

Trauma, recovery and growth: Advances in research and practice

ACOTS is a collaboration between the ASTSS (Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) and Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.

The next ACOTS will be held on September 13th &

Sydney: Beyond Survival – How story Telling can treat trauma in refugees

Wednesday 18th July – 6pm UNSW Scientia Building

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Admission process: Free

Presented by Professor Frank Neuner, head of Clinical Psychology at Bielefeld University, developer of Narrative Exposure Therapy, a short-term mental health intervention for traumatic stress that has gained international attention and is supported as a highly effective intervention by multiple clinical trials

Hosted by The Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program,

Abstract Purpose There is increasing concern regarding the mental health impact of first responder work, with some reports suggesting ambulance personnel may be at particularly high risk. Through this systematic review and meta-analysis we aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health conditions among ambulance personnel worldwide. Methods A systematic search and screening process was [...]

A Clinician’s Summary of the Expert Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Service Workers Published February 2018 Endorsed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists A/Prof. Samuel Harvey, Prof. Richard Bryant and Prof. David Forbes INTRODUCTION In Australia, there are over 80,000 full time emergency workers [...]

To all potential PhD students or postdoctoral fellows interested in Global Mental Health trials, please see the UMGMH application for 2018 below. UMGMH - Recruitment 2018 Download UMGMH - recruitment (2018)

Parent-Reported Behavioral and Emotional Responses of Children to Disaster and Parental Psychopathology

Carol S. North MD, MPE, Steffi Mendoza MD, Zorica Simic MS & Betty Pfefferbaum MD, JD

Child’s Play: The Role of Play in Mitigating the Fear of Death Among Pediatric Palliative Care Team Patients,

Flexible Exposure: The Core of ACT 1- Day Workshop 

Overview

“Exposure” is the single most powerful intervention in the whole of psychology, in terms of its effect sizes on human behaviour. And it’s by far the most important component of treatment for anxiety disorders – from social anxiety and specific phobias to OCD and PTSD. 

2nd Perth Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention – Mapping the field – 9th/10th November,  South Australia

https://www.psychology.org.au/events/EventView.aspx?EventID=19050&search=1

The 2nd Perth Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention has the theme of “Mapping The Field”. This title arose from the interest in knowing what is already being offered in WA and other parts of the world to address CSA prevention more effectively.