The Neuroscience of Trauma and Ageing: Latest Research and Clinical Implications

Certificate of Completion

To be issued with a Certificate of Completion you need to view the recordings by clicking on the modules listed under ‘Course Content’ below. You will need to watch the recordings in full to be issued with a certificate. If you prefer to watch individual recordings only, then click on the links for the individual recordings in the ‘Course Description’ below.

Course Description

This important Clinical Master Class webinar will give you practical, lifestyle-based, body-mind, psychoeducational therapeutic strategies to assist older people who were victims of trauma stabilise their health. These simple interventions address chronic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction which are strongly associated with a broad range of mental health problems, including devastating effects on mood, cognition, dementia, and the desire to engage other people.

Recording 1: From Dr John Arden, world-renowned psychologist, teacher and author, you will learn about the normal ageing process, and how trauma can accelerate many brain and body ageing syndromes. He will outline an integrative therapeutic approach that includes brain-based psychoeducation that is understandable, tangible and de-pathologising. He will describe five key factors that research has consistently shown to support brain health. Recording link: https://youtu.be/QaireDUJV48

Recording 2: Lilian Harman, a STARTTS Clinical Psychologist, will take you through a real-life example of an older client from a refugee background whom she successfully treated for PTSD symptoms using an integrated body-mind approach guided by the SEEDS principles as described by Dr John Arden. Recording link: https://youtu.be/P-WEgEkEsAg

Recording 3: The Q&A panel discussion is facilitated by STARTTS’ CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Jorge Aroche. You will come away with many tools to assist your older traumatised clients engage in healthy ageing practices. Recording link: https://youtu.be/I7FkGo34OBs

This webinar was recorded on 5 March 2024. © STARTTS

Duration: 108 minutes.