Our 2 Day Workshop is days 1 and 2 of the 3 Day Training Program and covers the essentials of PE therapy including emotional processing theory, PE therapy rationale and psychoeducation for PTSD, PE therapy exposure-based learning and processing techniques including in vivo and imaginal exposure and post-exposure emotional processing, and addressing avoidance and other issues when using PE therapy. The workshop does not include more advanced topics including working with clients with developmental, prolonged or repeated trauma and Complex PTSD.The workshop includes pre-training online learning, lecture, discussion, Q&A sessions, demonstration therapy videos, and skill development exercises with feedback.

Days 1-2 Cover:

• Trauma and PTSD
• Effective treatments for PTSD
• Emotional processing theory
• PE therapy rationale and psychoeducation for PTSD
• PE therapy exposure-based learning and processing techniques including in vivo and imaginal exposure and post-exposure emotional processing
• Addressing avoidance and other issues when using PE therapy
• Therapist self-care

Training Package:

• High quality and accessible venue
• Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and refreshments (dietary requirements catered for)
• A hardcopy of therapist guide by Foa, Hembree, Rothbaum, & Rauch, 2019‘Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences, Second Edition’, Oxford University Press.
• Online pre-training learning primer
• Electronic copies of client worksheets
• Hardcopy program resource including all teaching and exercise materials
• Certificate of Attendance
• Training provides 17 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours