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Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy)

  • Graduate Certificate

Our Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach that treats people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, post-traumatic disorders, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.

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Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

About this course

Our Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach that treats people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, post-traumatic disorders, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.

Who is it for?

Our course is suitable for psychiatry registrars, CMOs and psychiatrists, general practitioners or other medical practitioners who wish to develop a career in psychotherapy. It has been designed to meet the needs of clinicians for training in psychotherapy and trauma-informed care.

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Study locations

Online

Westmead

Online

Career pathways

Career paths

Graduates of this course are trained to deal effectively with people who suffer from:

  • personality disorders
  • complex traumatic and dissociative disorders
  • anxiety disorders
  • dysthymia
  • chronic depression
  • somatisation
  • other conditions in which chronic complex trauma is a contributing factor

The therapeutic approach is based on the Conversational Model, but also incorporates concepts from other schools and theories including self-psychology, intersubjectivity, development, attachment, trauma and memory systems and neuroscience.

Our graduates and affiliates have become leaders and change champions in this area.