Practitioner in Complex Trauma University of Buckingham

Overview

Practitioner in Complex Trauma at University of Buckingham has been established to support professionals working clinically with adults affected by prolonged or significant exposure to trauma and adversity. You will develop professional competences to provide psychological services to those who require specialised trauma care.

Course Highlights

• Strong emphasis on theory-informing practice and the integration of different evidence-based theoretical perspectives of complex trauma.
• Developing therapeutic skills and competencies to respond effectively to clinical challenges associated in working with people with complex trauma needs.
• Free access to the Centre for Development and Complex Trauma’s international Trauma conference programme.

Career skills

After completing the PGDiP Practitioner in Complex Trauma, you will have developed skills to allow you to pursue or develop specialist trauma roles in various healthcare settings, including:

• Strong, theory-driven knowledge base of the lifelong impact to the whole person, of experiencing complex trauma, and the understanding of how to apply this knowledge to clinical, research and service development activities.
• Theoretical and applied skills appropriate to function at the Level 3 ‘trauma expert’ competences outlined by the British Psychological Society.
• Knowledge of how to implement, evaluate, and reflect on specialist trauma assessments and interventions in different settings.
• Skills to work within an ethical framework to promote the wellbeing of service users and practitioners.