
Access a concise, fully accredited certification program with simplified concepts, and obtain a certification from Virtual Academy Intonational, valid under the Constitution of India and Article 19 one G.
Explore how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma-triggered collection of symptoms, including hallucinations and sleep disturbances, with a history from shell shock to modern humanistic therapies and equine therapy.
Identify the four PTSD symptoms—intrusive memories, avoidance, negative mood, and arousal—and apply DSM-5 criteria after one month. Differentiate complex, delayed, and dissociative PTSD, requiring professional assessment.
Explore how PTSD manifests in children and teenagers, including anxiety, depression, and fear after repeated trauma, with early signs shown through play reenactment and frightening dreams.
The lecture shows that PTSD affects older adults similarly to younger people. A 52-person study found 23% over 60 meet DSM-5 criteria, with severity and duration shaping treatment feasibility.
Explore how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy uses bilateral stimulation to reprocess distressing PTSD memories, reducing symptoms through adaptive information processing and focused memory work.
Learn the eight-phase EMDR approach, from history taking and client preparation to assessment, desensitisation, installation, body processing, closure, and re-evaluation of treatment effects.
Master step-by-step emdr / self-emdr using the eight stage process, guiding history taking and targets through preparation, desensitization, installation, and reassessment with bilateral stimulation.
Learn narrative exposure therapy for trauma, including group settings and refugees, focusing on reframing life stories and empowering clients as narrators of their own experiences.
Apply narrative exposure therapy by creating a linear life outline with the therapist, detailing stressful events and positive moments to contextualize trauma memories and craft a cohesive autobiographical story.
The revised rewind technique provides a visual kinaesthetic dissociation approach to help clients confront painful memories through exposure, when used with a formulation-driven trauma care plan and alongside CBT.
Learn the step by step rewind technique to desensitize traumatic memories through guided visualization, staircase relaxation, disassociation, and fast rewind–forward exposure to reduce anxiety.
Discover how art therapy promotes mental, physical, and emotional well-being by blending psychotherapeutic approaches with the artistic process, using drawing, painting, and collage to foster self-expression and coping.
Discover step by step art therapy that lets you draw from the heart, using any tool, without judgment, to express feelings, unwind, and address sadness or trauma through exercises.
Explore how music therapy, a clinical profession, assesses clients and uses active and receptive music interventions to improve physical, mental, cognitive, and social well-being, including PTSD treatment.
Discover step-by-step art therapy with music: identify a client's natural tempo, adjust tempo with a metronome, and perform a tune to reduce anxiety, tension, and enhance concentration.
Medications for PTSD may ease symptoms to enable trauma-focused therapies, though they're not as effective as psychotherapy. Only licensed doctors should prescribe, so consult a psychiatrist.
This IAOTH, UK Accredited PTSD Counselling & Management Certification will practically teach you how to deal with PTSD using novel counselling and management techniques. You will learn different psychotherapy techniques e.g. EMDR Therapy / Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Rewind Technique, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) or Narrative Therapy etc. in this course.
This course will also help the learners deal with other issues like past trauma, childhood trauma, grief, death, Childhood Trauma Healing, inner child healing, counselling or counseling, child counseling, adult counseling, couple counseling etc.
This concise course is designed, keeping in mind that you may not have any prior knowledge about Akashic Records, and you really want to learn about it, despite your busy schedule. So, we have tried to avoid jargon as much as possible and simplified concepts and terminology for you.
In this course, you will learn:
Introduction to PTSD
Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Types
PTSD in children and teenagers
PTSD in Adults & Elderly
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR Therapy
8-Phase Approach of EMDR
Step by Step EMDR / Self-EMDR
Introduction to Narrative Exposure Therapy
Step by Step Narrative Exposure Therapy
Introduction to Rewind Technique
Step by Step Rewind Technique
Introduction to Art Therapy
Step by Step Art Therapy
Introduction to Music Therapy
Step by Step Art Therapy
Medications for PTSD
How to Start a Consulting Business
Professional Growth Tips
Research Updates
The course instructor is an expert practitioner and seasoned academician. Prof. Krishna N. Sharma – the youngest Vice-Chancellor in the world is 8 times world record holder educator, researcher, and prolific author with 25+ best-sellers out of his more than 135 published books. Students in his courses are from 146 countries (75% of countries on earth) and are speakers of at least 40 languages.
This programme is accredited, and this Udemy course is recognized for certification by Virtued Academy International, an autonomous institute, under the Virtued Society, incorporated under the act 21, 1860 of the Government of U.P., India. Validity & Utility of the training is conditionally in conformity with the Constitution of India, and the laws of the land under Article 19 1 G. Virtued Academy International provides continuing education for individuals interested in self-development and students should contact the IAOTH, UK for registration/ accreditation and relevant local authorities for the scope of practice.