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March 2016
Melbourne – Advances in Treating Traumatic Stress Reactions 1-Day Clinical Workshop
In this rare 1-day workshop, Professor Bryant reviews the latest research developments in our understanding of traumatic stress reactions and provides advanced clinical guidance. Clinical instruction covers managing common obstacles and client complexities in assessing, conceptualising and treating traumatic stress reactions including Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This workshop is interactive, with a strong practical focus to inform clinical practice. It draws from the latest clinical research on traumatic stress reactions and Professor Bryant’s work on…
Find out more »April 2016
Trauma – keeping it real: Presentations from two first responders
Please join us for an ASTSS function with an informal discussion which will provide us with candid insights into the first hand experiences of trauma treatment. We will be joined by Kevin S, a retired firefighter and Kevin H, previously an officer serving in the Army. In their own words, our presenters write: Kevin S: Due to long term exposure to many and varied critical incidents involving injury and death over 25 years as a fire-fighter, I had succumbed to…
Find out more »June 2016
Upcoming Seminar at UQ: ‘Older women, intimate partner violence and elder abuse’ by Bridget Penhale
The University of Queensland presents, Older women, intimate partner violence and elder abuse: Overview and recent developments in the UK led by international expert, Bridget Penhale. Intimate partner violence and elder abuse is often considered separately in theory, policy, research and practice. This seminar seeks to bring together researchers, practitioners and policy officers from the fields of ageing, elder abuse and family violence to consider appropriate understandings of and responses to intimate partner violence and older women. Click here to RSVP by…
Find out more »September 2016
The 19th Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress ACOTS
www.acots.org PROGRAM OUT NOW! Click here. Thursday 8th – Saturday 10 September, 2016. At The Crowne Plaza Gold Coast Pre-conference workshops will be presented on Thursday 8th September, 2016. Join us for an exciting program focussing on complex trauma, moral injury, presentations on recent research, and specialist clinical tutorials. In addition, we have an exciting student program lined up. Come and talk with Australia's leading clinicians and researchers in the area of trauma reactions. Call for Abstract Submissions open in February. For…
Find out more »August 2017
Understanding and Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth, Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD
Understanding and Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth, Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD ASTSS is excited to announce: “Understanding and Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth” Richard G. Tedeschi, Ph.D, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina Charlotte Friday 18th and Saturday 19th August, 2017 at The Ship Inn, Southbank, Brisbane About the Workshop: Professor Richard Tedeschi is a clinician, academic, author and co-founder of the concept of Posttraumatic Growth in research and practice. This workshop introduces the concept of posttraumatic growth (PTG), that is, how…
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July 2018
LAST CHANCE for post-traumatic stress training opportunities in Sydney 18th July and in Melbourne Friday 27th July
1. Sydney: Beyond Survival – How story Telling can treat trauma in refugees Wednesday 18th July – 6pm UNSW Scientia Building Followed by – hyperlink to ASTSS page or the event page Register Here 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,…
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ASTSS Master Class Workshop – Children, Disasters and Trauma
Presented by Prof Justin Kenardy, Dr Alex De Young & Dr Robyne Le Brocque. ASTSS Master Class Workshop - Children, Disasters and TraumaThis Masterclass Workshop will explore trauma reaction in children and their families following traumatic events including disaster and single incident events. The masterclass will examine child trauma reactions across the life course and the longitudinal impact of trauma on the behaviour, education, and outcomes for children and their families. The workshop is suitable for advanced practitioners in psychology,…
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ASTSS – Clinical Workshop
Working with traumatic horror, injustice, embitterment and shame. Responding to moral injury and the complexity of PTSD presentations. Presented By Prof Zachary Steel & Mr Dominic Hilbrink Fear based models of PTSD have dominated research and clinical approaches to PTSD since the 1990s. Trauma-focused treatment approaches have emphasised interventions that facilitate habitation and fear extinction or the use of cognitive strategies to reduce exaggerated threat appraisal. There is growing recognition that these models and approaches do not address the full range…
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ACOTS 2019
ACOTS 2019 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 & 14th, 2019 in Sydney, NSW. Pre-conference workshops on the 12th September will be presented by our international keynote speakers. ACOTS 2019 will be relevant to a broad range of people interested in trauma, including practitioners,…
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