Post Traumatic Stress and Recovery (10 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Formats Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and its sub-threshold forms, is surprisingly common in individuals seeking medical or psychological care. This 10-hour course will help health professionals understand the nature and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (and its subclinical forms). We will explore the causes of PTSD, the symptoms and why they occur; the principles of healing, recovery, and growth; and the various effective and promising treatment options. Special sections on trauma-related psychiatric conditions, military considerations, and a rich range of resources are also included. We hope that this course will help you better understand what your clients commonly experience. We also hope that this course will stimulate further learning in the critical emerging field of psychotraumatology. Goals/Objectives By participating in this Distance Learning Course the trainee will: Advance clinical understanding of PTS