PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
This
Breakfast Learning
Cognitive Processing Therapy- What is CPT?
The presentation will give a brief overview of Cognitive Processing Therapy
(CPT) which was developed in the late 1980s and has been shown to be
effective in reducing PTSD symptoms related to a variety of traumatic events
including child abuse, combat, rape and natural disasters. CPT is endorsed by
the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as the
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, as a best practice for the
treatment of PTSD. Many problem gamblers who present for service exhibit
signs of PTSD or experience symptoms of PTSD within the family unit.
Date: Monday 29th February 2016
Time: 9.00am-10.00am
Location: The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, The training Room,
Level 6, 14-20 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne, VIC 3051
Catering: Included
RSVP: Etty: [email protected]
Speaker: Jon Finch
Jon is one of a few Cognitive Processing Therapy trainers in Australia. He
provides workshops in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD to mental health
professionals who work with trauma survivors. He also provides seminars to
professionals on topics related to trauma, PTSD and evidence based therapy.
Jon initially worked with soldiers, war veterans/peace keepers at Veteran and
Veterans Families Counselling Service, working in the role of counsellor and
deputy director. He moved on to work with police members at Victoria police
as the senior psychologist. He has since developed a private practice and has
specialised in treating people with complex trauma histories and specifically
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He has worked with people exposed to
a wide range of traumatic events, victims of assault, sexual assault, childhood
sexual assault and domestic violence, and those involved in motor vehicle
accidents. He has used CPT for PTSD for the past 8 years. In 2014 he
completed training in the USA with the Authors of the CPT manual to deliver
training to other clinicians.
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