Guidance and Research
On this page you can find position and guidance papers from the UKPTS and other organisations as well as news about relevant research
UKPTS Guidance on Traumatic Stress in the Workplace
Traumatic Stress Management Guidance for organisations whose staff work in high risk environments
Ukraine conflict resources
Links to support those impacted by the war in Ukraine, including UK-based refugees and translated materials.
Covid-19 Resources
Useful mental health resources for members of the public and trauma professionals responding to the pandemic.
NICE Guidance on PTSD
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has published new guidelines on the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
ISTSS Guidelines on the Prevention and Treatment of PTSD
The new International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies' guidelines on the prevention and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and position papers on complex PTSD, have recently been published.
UKPTS Guideline on Complex PTSD
A UKPTS White Paper on the treatment and planning of services for cPTSD in adults.
Torture, Coercive Interrogations and Cruel and Degrading Treatment
This UKPTS guidance outlines the responsibilities anyone working in psychotraumatology has to prevent torture and other forms of cruel and degrading treatment.
UKPTS code of ethics for clinicians
UKPTS members who provide clinical services shall:
- Respect the essential humanity and dignity of every patient.
- Not exploit patients’ vulnerability.
- Provide the best attainable care for their patients.
- Maintain the confidentiality of patients and their families except where a statutory obligation exists to do otherwise.
- Seek valid consent from their patients before undertaking any procedure or treatment.
- Ensure patients and their carers can make the best available choices about treatment.
- Not misuse their professional knowledge and skills.
- Comply with ethical principles embodied in national and international guidelines governing research.
- Continue to develop, maintain and share their professional knowledge and skills with medical colleagues, trainees and students, as well as with other relevant health professionals, patients and their families.
- Show appropriate concern for the mental health and wellbeing of their colleagues, including trainees and students.
Please be aware that joining the UKPTS in no way allows the member to imply in any promotional information that they are accredited and certified to work therapeutically with individuals with traumatic stress symptoms or disorders.