PTSD Master Class: Using Trauma-Focused CBT to work with PTSD

Presented by the Division of Counselling Psychology

Venue:  PSI Offices, Grantham Street, Dublin 2
Dates:   Saturday 31st March & Sunday April 1st, 2012
Time:    10am - 5pm

Cost:
    
€105 - Member of the Division of Counselling Psychology
€125 - Non-members of the Division of Counselling Psychology 
€90   - Student members of the Division of Counselling Psychology
€90   - Unwaged 
 

Programme Content:
Participants will:

• Have a firm foundation for working with PTSD using Trauma-Focused CBT, underpinned by a relational philosophy
• Understand the Dual Representation Model of PTSD by Brewin et al. (1996) and the Ehlers and Clarks (2000) CBT model of PTSD
• Feel confident to assess for PTSD and to formulate a case of PTSD
• Be able to offer the therapeutic interventions of: Reliving, cognitive restructuring, updating of the traumatic hotspots and implementing behavioral experiments under appropriate CBT clinical supervision.

Day 1 will offer participants a firm foundation for working with PTSD using CBT, based on comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge and underpinned by the humanistic base that we value as Counselling Psychologists. Contemporary theories of PTSD , including the Ehlers & Clark (2000) model and the role of memory processing in the maintenance of PTSD will be discussed. Assessment, formulation and treatment will be covered. Teaching will include presentation, interactive discussion, practical exercises, role play and discussion of anonymised case material.

Day 2. will focus on treatment of PTSD. Work will focus on the Ehlers & Clark (2000) model and the CBT process of Reliving. Reliving is regarded as the gold standard by many in the treatment of PTSD. It is also supported by a substantial evidence base. Delegates will learn how to use reliving in a sensitive way that respects the relationship between client and therapist and respond to the complexities of PTSD in a creative, ethical and effective manner. Teaching will include presentation, interactive discussion, practical exercises, role play and discussion of anonymised case material.
 

Presenter:
In her private practice, Dr. Sequeira specialises in assessment and treatment of PTSD following adult trauma. She conducted her PhD (University of London) in the field of psychological trauma. She has published articles on traumatic experience in leading international journals (including the British Journal of Psychiatry) and has presented at international conferences.

In addition to her specialist trauma practice she is employed in the UK by the NHS and as a visiting lecturer and research tutor on a number of Counselling and Clinical Psychology courses. Her highly interactive and informative style has received excellent feedback from all the courses that she has taught upon. She brings anonymised case material to workshop discussions from her practice. Dr. Sequeira’s previous post was Senior Research Fellow at University of London. She sits on the BPS Division of Counselling Psychology committee as Research Lead and is the former Editor of the BPS Division journal ‘Counselling Psychology Review.’ She also provides Medico-legal assessments following trauma.