Webinar Outline
Date: 23 July 2020 Time: 9.00 - 10.30 am AEST
Treating Complex Trauma in the COVID-19 Era
In this webinar Dr Ford will explore the impact of the pandemic on people with complex trauma histories and how to adapt complex trauma treatment to meet pandemic-related challenges. A special focus will address the impact of the pandemic on a high-risk group, front-line healthcare workers. Dr Ford will show extracts of video interviews with a front-line doctor and nurse practitioner.
A complex trauma approach to treating the long-term effects on front-line workers will be introduced utilizing ‘Therapeutic Psychological First Aid’: Basic Principles and 7 Essential Elements.
Dr Ford will also address the need to recognize and manage secondary traumatic stress in the COVID-19 era.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe 3 ways in which the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates chronic complex trauma symptoms
- Recognize how the reactions of front-line coronavirus healthcare workers parallel complex trauma symptoms
- Apply the 7 essential elements of Therapeutic Psychological First Aid to support the resilience and recovery of both traumatized front-line health care workers and ongoing clients with complex trauma symptoms
