Post Traumatic Stress Disorder





Overview
Once referred to as ‘Shell Shock” in the first world war the limited understanding of this complex condition led to some soldiers branded as cowards and shot!
Our understanding has developed greatly and more since the Hillsborough Disaster, when the word trauma was used and we became aware of PTSD.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has been around, but never fully recognised or understand. We are now gaining an understanding of this important condition that seems to dominate those working in the areas it has high prevalence.
As we evolve in science we realise how complex mental health is. This course will develop your understanding and beyond. Whether you work in the field of mental health, studying a degree or just interested, you will learn about the complexities of PTSD.
Modules
Module: One
Aims: To understand the fundamentals of trauma.
Objectives:
Understand the terminology of PTSD
To develop and understanding of formative conditioning
Define perception
Module: Two
Aims: To understand the differing types of PTSD
Objectives:
Understand vicarious PTSD
To develop and understanding of denial
Define disassociate
Module: Three
Aims: To understand the effects of PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand three affected areas of functioning.
To develop and understanding of formative conditioning
Define man made and natural trauma with examples.
Module: Four
Aims: To understand the diagnostics of trauma.
Objectives:
Understand the basic steps of PTSD
To develop and understanding of diagnosis
Define restricted range of events
Module: Five
Aims: To understand the effects cause by traumatic events
Objectives:
Understand the brains alarm
To develop and understanding the role of the hippocampal system.
Define the amygdala
Module: Six
Aims: To understand the different types of PTSD
Objectives:
Understand the six types
To develop and understanding PDSD
Define sequential traumatisation
Understand the trauma trail.
Module: Seven
Aims: To understand the alternative conditions.
Objectives:
Understand the Perceptual Disorder
To develop and understanding of Acute Stress Disorder
Define Survivor Guilt
Understand compensation neurosis
Module: Eight
Aims: To understand the impact of bullying and PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand how bullying can develop into PTSD
To develop and understanding differing types of bullying
Define cyber bullying
Module: Nine
Aims: To understand how children are affected by PTSD
Objectives:
Understand how it affects children
To develop and understanding of the unique aspects to children
Understand what can help
Module: Ten
Aims: To understand some treatments for PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand the help available for PTSD
To develop and understanding of differing methods to treat PTSD
Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students
Once referred to as ‘Shell Shock” in the first world war the limited understanding of this complex condition led to some soldiers branded as cowards and shot!
Our understanding has developed greatly and more since the Hillsborough Disaster, when the word trauma was used and we became aware of PTSD.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has been around, but never fully recognised or understand. We are now gaining an understanding of this important condition that seems to dominate those working in the areas it has high prevalence.
As we evolve in science we realise how complex mental health is. This course will develop your understanding and beyond. Whether you work in the field of mental health, studying a degree or just interested, you will learn about the complexities of PTSD.
Modules
Module: One
Aims: To understand the fundamentals of trauma.
Objectives:
Understand the terminology of PTSD
To develop and understanding of formative conditioning
Define perception
Module: Two
Aims: To understand the differing types of PTSD
Objectives:
Understand vicarious PTSD
To develop and understanding of denial
Define disassociate
Module: Three
Aims: To understand the effects of PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand three affected areas of functioning.
To develop and understanding of formative conditioning
Define man made and natural trauma with examples.
Module: Four
Aims: To understand the diagnostics of trauma.
Objectives:
Understand the basic steps of PTSD
To develop and understanding of diagnosis
Define restricted range of events
Module: Five
Aims: To understand the effects cause by traumatic events
Objectives:
Understand the brains alarm
To develop and understanding the role of the hippocampal system.
Define the amygdala
Module: Six
Aims: To understand the different types of PTSD
Objectives:
Understand the six types
To develop and understanding PDSD
Define sequential traumatisation
Understand the trauma trail.
Module: Seven
Aims: To understand the alternative conditions.
Objectives:
Understand the Perceptual Disorder
To develop and understanding of Acute Stress Disorder
Define Survivor Guilt
Understand compensation neurosis
Module: Eight
Aims: To understand the impact of bullying and PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand how bullying can develop into PTSD
To develop and understanding differing types of bullying
Define cyber bullying
Module: Nine
Aims: To understand how children are affected by PTSD
Objectives:
Understand how it affects children
To develop and understanding of the unique aspects to children
Understand what can help
Module: Ten
Aims: To understand some treatments for PTSD.
Objectives:
Understand the help available for PTSD
To develop and understanding of differing methods to treat PTSD
Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 3 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students