Professor Marylene Cloitre is Associate Director of Research at Paolo Alto VA Health Care Services and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Prof Cloitre is the leading authority on the long term effects of childhood and chronic trauma on social and emotional functioning. This workshop and masterclass focusses on treatment approaches [...]

Many survivors of complex childhood trauma have long-lasting disruptions to their attachment systems, which manifest in adult relationship difficulties. These experiences of childhood abuse, neglect, or disrupted attachment emerge in ways that are flavoured by people's intersectional identities -- sex, gender, ethnicity, social class, and others. The presentation will address the ways in which working [...]

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, [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]