This masterclass will focus on the intersection between Trauma and the experience of Complicated Grief. Complicated Grief or Prolonged Grief Disorder is thought to affect approximately 7% of bereaved people - with this percentage increasing significantly among survivors of developmental trauma. Commonly clinicians struggle to identify it with survivors often instead treated for depression or PTSD.
This course is presented by...
Jace Cannon-Brookes
Co-Director of Birchtree: Centre of Excellence for Trauma, Addictions and Eating Disorders
Jace has run trainings on Complex Trauma and DBT for NSW Health services, NGO's, professional colleagues, and within the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology programs at the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and University of Technology, Sydney.
Dr Sophie Reid
Co-Director of Birchtree: Centre of Excellence for Trauma, Addictions and Eating Disorders
Sophie holds a Masters of Clinical Psychology and a PhD in psychology Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Sophie has been a clinically focused academic at Sydney University, Monash University, Melbourne University, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. She has supervised Phd, Masters and Honours students, and continues to collaborate on a number of projects in the trauma and eating disorder areas.
"We know how to love people in their presence. In grief, we have to learn how to love them in their absence."
David Kessler
Course Curriculum
Our online courses
Our online courses were originally designed and created for the professional development of practitioners in the field of mental health. Over the last few years, however, there was an increase in interest from our clients, their caregivers and others to find out more about trauma.
These self-guided courses are ideal to learn in your own time in your own space. Each course contains videos and additional handouts.