Non-Credit Online Courses
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Introduction to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This online course allows participants to gain fundamental knowledge about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as described in DSM-IV-TR. Participants - professionals or students in mental health - will learn how to recognize the symptoms associated with PTSD and assess their frequency and intensity. This course also allows participants to familiarize themselves with the concepts of distress and peritraumatic dissociation. By the end of this course, participants will be able to offer additional support to victims of traumatic experiences, with the capacity to assess:
- PTSD (in a clinical context and in a triage situation following a wide-scale traumatic event such as a terrorist attack);
- peritraumatic stress;
- peritraumatic dissociation.
This course uses the APA's (American Psychiatric Association) DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) diagnostic criteria to define the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
This course is recognized for the purposes of continuing education in psychotherapy by the l' (OPQ). Recognition No: RA00756-14 (7 hours)
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