Workshop Overview
Traumatic stress can shape the brain, body and behaviour in complex ways. This online CPD workshop explores traumatic stress through neurobiology and psychology, helping participants connect evidence-informed insight with clinical practice.
This workshop offers psychological professionals an evidence-informed exploration of traumatic stress in the South African context.
The workshop examines how single-incident, developmental, relational, and continuous trauma can produce distinct neurobiological and psychological presentations, each with implications for assessment, treatment selection, and sequencing.
Participants will explore continuous traumatic stress, psychological mechanisms, and a mechanism-informed clinical assessment framework designed to help map dominant client processes, prioritise treatment strategies and support evidence-informed treatment planning in practice.
Certification
This workshop is for you if you want to deepen your understanding of traumatic stress through neurobiology and psychology and translate this insight into more effective, mechanism-informed clinical practice.
Open to anyone with an interest in the topic, this workshop also awards CPD points to eligible professionals upon successful completion.
Bridging neuroscience and clinical practice, the workshop offers applied insight directly relevant to the South African professional context.
Workshop Presenter
Kempie van Rooyen is a registered Clinical Psychologist with nearly two decades of experience in mental health, trauma and psychological assessment; registered with the HPSCSA since 2006. Currently in full-time private practice in Gqeberha, he is widely recognised for his expertise in traumatic stress, gender-based violence, and the intersection of culture and mental health.
Through his work, Kempie continues to bridge research, clinical practice and community engagement, with a particular commitment to improving trauma-informed care and supporting vulnerable populations.
Online 
30 Jun
18:00 - 20:00