Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy)

The Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach that helps people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.The program is designed to train clinicians to treat people for whom chronic, complex trauma has played a contributing role in the development of psychological disorders or stress, or where conventional psychotherapies have failed.

It uses an evidence-based approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy and offers supervised training across the different lengths of treatment, from acute to brief and longer term, suitable for public and private settings.This course is suitable for psychiatry registrars, CMOs and psychiatrists, general practitioners or other medical practitioners who wish to develop a career in psychotherapy or as psychotherapists.

It has been designed to meet the needs of clinicians for training in both shorter and longer forms of psychotherapy and for trauma-informed care in relation to all mental health services.The program is delivered in close liaison with the Western Sydney Local Health District and practising clinicians to ensure that the skills taught are practical and relevant to real-world psychotherapy practice settings.

Clinical content includes short and longer-term interventions and the integration of psychotherapy with other treatment modalities.Designed for busy working doctors, the structure of this degree is flexible and allows you to pace your study and tailor your learning to your needs and interests.

Admission criteria

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) requires a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; and

• a minimum of 12 months’ experience in a clinical area related to mental health
• current professional indemnity insurance to practise psychotherapy in NSW
• satisfactory performance at an interview as required.

The academic requirements that are displayed are applicable to currently available courses only, and are updated annually and may be changed without notice.

What you'll study