Diane England, Ph.D. is avaialble to give seminars, workshops, and make presentations or speeches that generally correspond with topics covered in the chapters of her self-help
book, "The Post-Truamatic Stress Disorder Relationship." Dr. Diane England can either give more of a big-picture overview and cover a number of topics briefly, or she can delve into most any given topic area in much more depth--whichever best meet's your group's needs.
Target audiences might include those coping with PTSD in the family currently; faith-based or other community groups hoping to better understand the needs of PTSD sufferers, their partners, and their families because they want to reach out and serve this audience; organizations or individual providers of services to this group of people that also want to enhance their knowledge and effectiveness of service delivery; or a group of professionals that would like to have a day conference or wotkshop that suits that profession's continuing education requirements.
Consultation or Coaching
Diane England, Ph.D. also provides consultation and coaching services. Consultation is typically at your place of business. Coaching is over the phone. She will work with service providers or community groups, for example, to help them assess how tney might better serve PTSD sufferers, ther partners, and/or the children in PTSD-impacted families. She regrets she is not avilable to provide individual coaching, counseling, or referral services to PTSD sufferers and their families.
Fee Scheudle for These Services
Dr. England is certainly open to working with you to develop an educational venue that best fits your audience's needs.While she will consult very briefly over the phone free-of-charge to assess your needs and if she can meet them, there might be consultation fees to develop the educational venue you desire as well as fees for travel and delivery of the desired services themselves. She can give you a better sense of what these might be after she has conversed with you over the phone.
Consultation or Coaching over the phone will be charged at either a half hour or hourly rate. A discount might be offered if you are purchasing multiple sessions at one time. Thus, please call to discuss your needs.
Some of the Topics this Self-help Book Covers Include:
What PTSD Is; Why Some People Develop PTSD and Others Do Not; PTSD Symptoms and How They Impact the Sufferer, You, and Your Relationship; Overview of PTSD Treatments Including Approaches such as Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Various Types of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Medication for PTSD such as the SSRIs; Dealing with Complex PTSD that also Involves Substance Abuse; Military Sexual Trauma and its Treatment; How to Find Stress Relief as the Partner; Effective Relationship and Family Communication Skills; Confronting Painful Realities such as PTSD, Addictions, and Abuse—including Verbal Abuse, Emotional Abuse, and Physical Abuse—as well as the Possibility of a Sexless Marriage after PTSD and What to Do about That; Effects of PTSD on the Children and How to Minimize the Potential Damage; The Risk of Suicide with PTSD Plus Suicide Prevention Techniques; and Much More.
Italian photograph taken by Laura Gero, RN, BSN, a former colleague of Diane England, Ph.D. at Aviano, Italy