Course Description
Skills You Will Learn
- Mental Health First Aid
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Psychological First Aid
- Psychological Trauma
- Psychopathology
What You'll Learn
- Understand what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is and who it can affect
- Identify the signs, symptoms, and risk factors associated with PTSD
- Recognize the stigma surrounding PTSD and how it appears at work
- Explain how PTSD is treated, including complex PTSD treatment
- Describe PTSD in children and adolescents and its treatment
- Determine what employers and co-workers can do to support those affected
Key Takeaways
- PTSD is commonly associated with military members and first responders, but anyone can suffer from it at any age.
- The course covers identifying the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of PTSD.
- The course addresses PTSD stigma as well as how symptoms can appear at work.
- Beyond general PTSD, the course also explores complex PTSD and PTSD in children and adolescents, including treatment for each.
- Learners explore actions both employers and co-workers can take in response to PTSD.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this PTSD course for?
While PTSD is commonly associated with military members and first responders, this course recognizes that anyone can suffer from PTSD at any age, making it relevant to a broad audience seeking to understand and identify its signs and symptoms.
What topics does this course cover?
The course covers what PTSD is, its stigma, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment, as well as complex PTSD and its treatment, PTSD in children and adolescents and its treatment, and how PTSD symptoms appear at work with what employers and co-workers can do.
Does this course explain how PTSD is treated?
Yes. The course teaches how PTSD is treated and includes dedicated lessons on complex PTSD treatment and on PTSD treatment in children and adolescents.
Does the course address PTSD in the workplace?
Yes. It includes lessons on PTSD symptoms at work, what employers can do, and what co-workers can do.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course is associated with skills including Mental Health First Aid, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Psychological First Aid, Psychological Trauma, and Psychopathology.
