Here is a link to the European Network for Traumatic Stress (TENTS) website: http://www.tentsproject.eu/index.jsp?USMID=95 . Those of you working to help in connection with the current flooding may, in particular, find useful information there. Bearing in mind that the TENTS guidelines were formulated chiefly on the basis of the experience of countries with greater experience and capabilities as far as psychosocial care following disasters is concerned, these guidelines can be treated as a source of information and also potential inspiration. TENTS was a two-year (May 2007 to May 2009) research programme, financed by European Union's Executive Agency for Health and Consumers. The subsequent two-year project TENTS-TP (TP: Training and Practice) is a continuation of TENTS.

As part of TENTS, two documents were prepared, based on a detailed review of the current literature and also on the opinions of experts. These are "The TENTS Guidelines for Psychosocial Care Following Disasters and Major Incidents" and also the booklet "Interventions in the aftermath of disaster". Both the above documents are available (in Polish as well) on the previously mentioned TENTS-TP website.

Zarząd Polskiego Towarzystwa Badań Nad Stresem Traumatycznym (PTBST: www.ptbst.org.pl). poszukuje osoby do pracy w charakterze organizatora szkoleń spełniającej następujące warunki:

- zainteresowanie problematyką stresu traumatycznego i PTSD,

- wykształcenie psychologiczne,

- dobra znajomość języka angielskiego (w mowie i piśmie),

- znajomość obsługi komputera,

- doświadczenie we współpracy międzynarodowej,

- łatwość nawiązywania kontaktów.   

Do zadań kandydata będzie należało:

- promowanie działalności Towarzystwa i organizacja szkoleń.

PTBST jest członkiem  European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), współpracujemy z czołowymi badaczami i praktykami o renomie międzynarodowej co  stwarza kandydatowi nawiązanie cennych z punktu widzenia zawodowego kontaktów oraz przyczynienie się do rozwoju ważnej dziedziny wiedzy  jaką jest oparta na naukowych podstawach pomoc po traumie.

Osoby zainteresowane prosimy o przesłanie CV i listu motywacyjnego na adres: sekretariat @ptbst.org.pl w terminie do 30 czerwca 2010.

Deadline - March 16, 2010

Submit your abstract for possible inclusion in the premier meeting in traumatic stress studies!

Access the submission site here, or download the Call for Presentations for more detailed information.

Abstracts will be accepted in both English and French; both English and French speaking reviewers will be available. Several presentations at the meeting will be given in French, some with English translation.

Be a part of the program! The ISTSS 26th Annual Meeting, themed Translation, Collaboration and Mutual Learning, welcomes professionals from various disciplines to share their knowledge and expertise, and to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and learning. To provide a forum to consider these issues we are inviting submissions from across the field of traumatic stress studies and from allied disciplines.

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