Education
CE Activities
26 Nov 2026
Trauma Education (Day 1-4) online: Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma with Dr Leah Giarratano
To HKPS Members,
The Continuing Education Committee approved the circulation of the below activity to all HKPS Members, to keep our members informed about relevant continuing education activities in the field.
For Certificate Courses – Please note that certificate courses are approved based on attendance only, this does not imply any endorsements of the certificate awarded.
CE Accreditation:
DCP: Approved with 1 CEU per hour (max. 6 CEUs per day).
DEP: Approved with 1 CEU per hour (max. 6 CEUs per day).
DCoP: Approved with 1 CEU per hour (max. 6 CEUs per day).
|
Title of activity: |
Trauma Education (Day 1-4) online: Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma with Dr Leah Giarratano |
| Organizer: |
Talomin Books, Cairns, Australia Website link - https://talominbooks.com Training page link - Upcoming training with Dr Leah Giarratano |
|
Name(s) of speaker(s) |
Dr Leah Giarratano B.A. (Hons.), M.Psych., D.Psych. Leah Giarratano is a doctoral-level, Australian clinical psychologist who specialises in the assessment and treatment of, and professional training in, traumatic stress disorders. Leah is also an author of fiction and nonfiction books, including eight books covering the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma and in the application of CBT. As a psychologist she has substantial clinical and teaching expertise in traumatology, working clinically in this area since 1995, across many trauma populations and utilising several treatment modalities. She has trained several thousand mental health clinicians in the treatment of PTSD and Complex PTSD internationally. |
|
Brief content: |
There is a difference in the best-practice treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD. This program synthesises practical approaches from several modalities that are publishing positive outcomes for these clients and presents them using actual cases that will reinforce clinical practice in traumatology. The content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations. The techniques are immediately applicable to clinical practice. The program will explain when exposure-based interventions are indicated and appropriate, and when other therapeutic needs must be addressed first.
Day 1-2 is dedicated to treating PTSD clients utilising a cognitive behavioural approach. Day 3-4 is dedicated to the treatment of Complex PTSD (survivors of child abuse and neglect/ prolonged interpersonal trauma) using a phase-based approach and incorporating current experiential techniques showing promising results with this population; drawn from Emotion Focused Therapy for trauma, metacognitive treatments, Schema Therapy, attachment pathology treatments, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
After completing Day 4, participants can complete four optional trauma case studies to help apply the skills presented in the training. The trauma case study time commitment will require a total of 12 hours. Participation in this activity will improve ability to formulate a case plan for trauma clients using the Day 1-4 skills. The full four-day online program with optional case studies attracts 42 CPD/CE hours (or 30 CPD/CE for the Day 1-4 program without case studies). Highly detailed, instructive manuals are provided for Day 1-2 (190 pages) and for Day 3-4 (171 pages).
Watch Leah Giarratano present an overview of: |
| Language of presentation: | English |
|
Attendees: |
This program is intended for all graduate mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, occupational therapists, counselling general medical practitioners, mental health nurses, psychotherapists and social workers. |
|
Date: |
Day 1-4 Self-paced homestudy online with three months access is offered anytime on demand or commencing: before 24 February 2026, 1 April 2026, 1 July 2026, 1 October 2026
Day 1-4 Livestreams online for Asia Pacific 19-20 + 26-27 March 2026 Livestream 9am-5pm AEDT (or 6am-2pm HKT) 18-19 + 25-26 June 2026 Livestream 9am-5pm WAST/HKT (for Asia) 3-4 + 10-11 September 2026 Livestream 9am-5pm NZST (or 5am-1pm HKT) 19-20 + 26-27 November 2026 Livestream 9am-5pm AEDT (or 6am-2pm HKT)
The same self-paced date offerings + equivalent livestream dates are also planned for 2027 |
|
Time: |
The Day 1–4-time commitment is 30 hours in self-paced homestudy mode and for the livestream mode |
|
Venue: |
Self-paced homestudy and livestream modes are delivered online. |
|
Fee: |
$1,390 Australian Dollars (Visa or Mastercard preferred, and payment is debited in Australian Dollars). The fee provides access to both online modes (i.e., when you register for the self-paced mode, you have access to our scheduled livestreams for 12 months). |
|
Deadline for application: |
Self-paced homestudy online participants can register anytime for on-demand, or in the weeks prior to 1 February, 1 April, 1 July, 1 October or in the month of commencement, but will not start until printed materials are delivered by express post international (approximately 8 working days). Livestream participants must be registered a month prior in order to ensure printed materials are delivered before the livestream date. |
|
Contact person: |
Joshua George (program coordinator) mail@ |