The ESTSS Board approved the introduction of the ESTSS General Certificate in Psychotraumatology in December 2007.

1. Eligibility

All members of the ESTSS are eligible to register for the certificate programme.

Members can register for certification for a one-off fee (currently 55 Euros, reduced rate countries: 40 Euros and low rate countries: 25 Euros) payable upon completion of their first qualifying workshop. This fee will cover the administration of the certification process and any costs incurred in assessing the suitability of workshops for approval for the certificate. If you plan to register for the certificate please complete the registration details form in the Members Only section of ESTSS website and you will be invoiced for the one-off fee when your attendance at your first workshop has been confirmed.

2. Criteria for Certification

In order to receive the ESTSS General Certificate in Psychotraumatology individuals will have to obtain 100 points and meet the following criteria:

1. Attendance at a one day ESTSS approved introductory workshop to traumatic stress studies (which will count 20 points).
2. Attendance at half day (10 points) or full day (20 points) workshops at other ESTSS approved workshops covering the topics listed at annex
3. Satisfactory completion of an assessment for each workshop attended (within 3 months).
4. Completion within three years of attendance at first qualifying workshop

Convenors of the workshops will confirm attendance of individuals registered for certification. This will be required in order for an individual to be awarded the certificate.

3. Eligible Workshops

The initial topic list is at Annex. Additional topics can be added to the list if approved by the certification subcommittee. Eligible workshops can be provided by any individual who has been approved as having the necessary qualifications to deliver training by the certification subcommittee. The content of proposed workshops must be approved in advance by the ESTSS certification subcommittee to be eligible. In order to be approved workshops must address the topic learning outcomes listed below and be consistent with the current evidence base and the aims of the ESTSS. If you have a workshop you would like to be considered for approval please e-mail Neil J. Kitchiner on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it