Course description
This Post Traumatic Stress Disorder QLS Level 3 course is great for anyone who wants to learn more about PTSD. Whether you want to study for personal or professional reasons, this course can help you to develop your knowledge of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. During this course, you'll learn more about the biological and psychological explanations for PTSD, how PTSD can be diagnosed and classified, and the treatments available for both psychological and biological PTSD. This course is approved by the ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists). At the end of this course, you will be able to join and become a member of the ACCPH. The ACCPH is an independent self-regulated professional body for counsellors, psychotherapists, and hypnotherapists.
Course Content
Unit 1 Origins of PTSD
- Historical roots of PTSD
- DSM-V became recognised
- Undiagnosed PTSD
Unit 2 Biological explanations of PTSD
- Biological explanations of PTSD
- DSM-5
- Biological approach
Unit 3 Psychological explanations of PTSD
- Psychodynamic and cognitive approaches
- Using the DSM-5
- Military and abuse
- Psychodynamic and cognitive approaches
- Best approach biological or psychological
Unit 4 Diagnosing PTSD
- Abnormal behaviour
- Issues for the classification and diagnosis of PTSD in adults
- Difficulties in diagnosing PTSD in children
Unit 5 Biological and psychological treatments for PTSD
- Biological treatments for PTSD
- Psychological treatments for PTSD
- Biological and psychological approaches
Unit 6 Writing a report on a fictitious case study
- Report writing
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