The BPS Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Psychology Section invites you to join a one-day international conference on Complex PTSD (19 March 2026) with an optional additional day of expert-led masterclasses for clinicians (20 March 2026).
The event is led by internationally recognised Complex PTSD expert Professor Marylene Cloitre of New York University, in conjunction with Professor Thanos Karatzias of Edinburgh Napier University.
Day 1: Court House Hotel, Shoreditch, London: Deepening our understanding of CPTSD with a focus on practical applications for clinicians working with adults with repeated traumatic experiences (such as childhood abuse and neglect, domestic violence, sex trafficking, slavery, torture or war).
Day 2: BPS Offices, Tabernacle Street, London: Skills masterclass for clinicians with experience of treating CPTSD to deepen clinical judgement in the assessment of CPTSD and the management of affective and interpersonal instability in complex presentations. Choose between workshop I) How to use the ICD-11 International Trauma Interview (ITI) when assessing CPTSD or workshop II) treating CPTSD using the Enhanced Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) programme; a trauma-focused intervention combining skills and memory processing.
Delegates can attend one or both days, with limited places in the masterclasses to ensure quality teaching. Attendance at Day 1 is required in order to attend a masterclass on Day 2. Certificates of attendance for the conference and masterclasses are provided.
