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Professional Diploma in Psychological Support and Trauma-Informed Interventions

Professional Diploma in Psychological Support and Trauma-Informed Interventions

Professional Diploma in Psychological Support and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Specialist Level — For psychology graduates with foundational assessment and counseling knowledge. Online 12 w

Professional Diploma in Psychological Support and Trauma-Informed Interventions

A professional training diploma exploring the effects of traumatic experiences and trauma-informed psychological support, with emphasis on safety, stabilization, assessment, emotion regulation, intervention planning and referral.

The diploma provides a framework for understanding trauma responses, responding sensitively and identifying support and intervention needs according to individual readiness and context.

Diploma Modules:

Trauma, stress responses and factors associated with recovery.

Trauma-informed principles: safety, trust and choice.

Interviewing and assessment without pressuring individuals to recount traumatic experiences.

Stabilization, grounding and emotion regulation skills.

Psychological first aid and practical and social support needs.

Loss, grief and their relationship with traumatic experiences.

Recognizing risk indicators and needs for specialist intervention and referral.

Secondary traumatic stress prevention and professional self-care.

A supervised support and intervention plan for a training case.