This interactive course runs continuously, so you can sign up at any time. It offers five hours of self-directed online learning which you can undertake at a time, pace and location that suits you.

You will have access to the course and its materials for one year. Access begins the day after you’ve booked, when you will receive your account details by email.

This mini course is also available as part of the Working towards wellbeing course bundle, a convenient option that offers one year’s access to four complementary courses.

Please note that this course was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theory and guidance are still relevant and applicable, providing examples of ways in which professionals can be creative when dealing with trauma, self-care and being caring towards others in times of adversity and uncertainty.

This course will cover the following areas:

• what is trauma?
• types of trauma
• risk factors or predisposition to trauma
• PTSD – prevalence and symptoms
• the science of trauma – the brain and body
• the long-term impact of trauma
• when is a coping strategy a symptom?
• dealing with loss
• trauma and relationships
• trauma in the workplace
• trauma-informed workplace, including racial trauma
• negative social factors
• restorative and reparative social factors

There are no specific requirements for the course; it is open to all and assumes no prior knowledge of the area.

There’s a knowledge self-assessment check at the end of the course, which provides access to your Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust CPD certificate upon completion.