When Trauma Intrudes into Sleep: Current Treatment for Traumatic Nightmares in People who have Experienced Torture and Refugee Trauma

Certificate of Completion

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Course Description

This essential Clinical Master Class will give you a good understanding of the varied nature of posttraumatic nightmares including those that involve an accurate replay of trauma and those that are considered by the dreamer to be symbolic of the trauma experience, as well as findings in relation to the sleep factors that may underpin the experience of posttraumatic nightmares.

Recording 1: From Professor Andrea Phelps, a psychologist from the University of Melbourne, you will learn about the current treatments for posttraumatic nightmares. She will provide a detailed description of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy which is the first line psychological treatment for posttraumatic nightmares. She will also present the results of treatment studies that support the effectiveness of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy. Recording link: https://youtu.be/T9uT1bEu9r4

Recording 2: Katherine Theodor, a STARTTS Psychologist, will demonstrate, via a real-life refugee case study, how nightmare-related traumatic content can be safely and ethically processed to result in the reduction in intensity and frequency of nightmares using an integrated trauma treatment approach. Recording link:  https://youtu.be/ldcJSTmqAgY

Recording 3: The Q&A panel discussion is facilitated by STARTTS’ CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Jorge Aroche. You will come away with a better understanding of how you can treat your clients for persistent posttraumatic nightmares. Recording link: https://youtu.be/1fNmhpHjfQA

This webinar was recorded on 20 November 2024. © STARTTS

Duration: 82 minutes