Comments for PTSD Blog http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog Raising Awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on PTSD-Aware Professionals Wanted by Tracey Hibbert http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-16670 Tracey Hibbert Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:20:54 +0000 http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=125#comment-16670 Hello, My name is Tracey Hibbert & I am a 46 year old Registered Nurse. I have been throught the trauma of being stabbed in the chest whilst working in Sydney as a registered nurse many years ago. I've been down the PTSD path... and now use my traumatic experience to help others understand PTSD. From time to time I've been approached to speak to individuals & community groups on my experience of PTSD. In particular, I've spoken to many nursing students on PTSD.This seems to be an area of nursing education that is sadly lacking. I've also spoken to young offenders of crime, in an attempt to make them understand the lifelong implications that some of their criminal activities can have on someone. I am always available for a "chat" to sufferes of a traumatic event throughout my local area. Even though I'm an RN, I don't offer psychological therapy... such as a psychologist might. I find people are keen to discuss their unique PTSD situation with a health professional that has "been in their PTSD shoes". I also speak with family/ friends/& co-workers of people with PTSD. I could never return to full-time general nursing after my attack... but I have been putting my nursing knowledge in conjunction with my PTSD experience to good use. I would like to be of assistance to as many people as possible in my goals to raise PTSD awareness. If I can be of any assistance to you in any capacity, please contact me: Tracey Hibbert (RN) P.O. Box 879, Tumut NSW 2720 Ph 02 69474700. Email: teddingtonhouse@dragnet.com.au PS. I am a SURVIVOR of crime ...not a "victim of crime" ! The difference is HUGE! Regards, Tracey Hello,
My name is Tracey Hibbert & I am a 46 year old Registered Nurse.
I have been throught the trauma of being stabbed in the chest whilst working in Sydney as a registered nurse many years ago. I’ve been down the PTSD path… and now use my traumatic experience to help others understand PTSD. From time to time I’ve been approached to speak to individuals & community groups on my experience of PTSD. In particular, I’ve spoken to many nursing students on PTSD.This seems to be an area of nursing education that is sadly lacking. I’ve also spoken to young offenders of crime, in an attempt to make them understand the lifelong implications that some of their criminal activities can have on someone. I am always available for a “chat” to sufferes of a traumatic event throughout my local area. Even though I’m an RN, I don’t offer psychological therapy… such as a psychologist might. I find people are keen to discuss their unique PTSD situation with a health professional that has “been in their PTSD shoes”. I also speak with family/ friends/& co-workers of people with PTSD. I could never return to full-time general nursing after my attack… but I have been putting my nursing knowledge in conjunction with my PTSD experience to good use. I would like to be of assistance to as many people as possible in my goals to raise PTSD awareness. If I can be of any assistance to you in any capacity, please contact me:
Tracey Hibbert (RN)
P.O. Box 879, Tumut NSW 2720
Ph 02 69474700.
Email: teddingtonhouse@dragnet.com.au

PS. I am a SURVIVOR of crime …not a “victim of crime” ! The difference is HUGE!

Regards,
Tracey

]]> Comment on PTSD-Aware Professionals Wanted by Vivien Thomson http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-7733 Vivien Thomson Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:04:03 +0000 http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=125#comment-7733 Coaching specialising in emergency management, I work with peoples strengths Coaching specialising in emergency management, I work with peoples strengths

]]> Comment on PTSD Watch – Worldwide News by Kandy Panama http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?page_id=65&cpage=1#comment-5274 Kandy Panama Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:39:08 +0000 http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?page_id=65#comment-5274 I just needed to say that I found your site via Goolge and I am glad I did. Keep up the good work and I will make sure to bookmark you for when I have more free time away from the books. Thanks again! I just needed to say that I found your site via Goolge and I am glad I did. Keep up the good work and I will make sure to bookmark you for when I have more free time away from the books. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on PTSD Watch – Worldwide News by autismamacitaa http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?page_id=65&cpage=1#comment-5025 autismamacitaa Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:02:27 +0000 http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?page_id=65#comment-5025 Another population largely forgotten in the PTSD discussion are parents raising autistic children with self injurious behaviors....as the parent is repeatedly witnessing their child injured by an elusive, unseen force..their child's own hands sometimes beating the child to a bloody pulp.....add to that the shock of encountering a bureacracy too inept and apathetic and ignorant about autism and self injury to help, and you've got yourself a serious case of complex, post traumatic stress disorder among families raising autistic children with pervasive self injurious behaviors....one of the most misunderstood phenomenons of our time Another population largely forgotten in the PTSD discussion are parents raising autistic children with self injurious behaviors….as the parent is repeatedly witnessing their child injured by an elusive, unseen force..their child’s own hands sometimes beating the child to a bloody pulp…..add to that the shock of encountering a bureacracy too inept and apathetic and ignorant about autism and self injury to help, and you’ve got yourself a serious case of complex, post traumatic stress disorder among families raising autistic children with pervasive self injurious behaviors….one of the most misunderstood phenomenons of our time

]]> Comment on Top 5 Reasons PTSD Sufferers Don’t Seek Help by bill krill http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=97&cpage=1#comment-4946 bill krill Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:03:49 +0000 http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/blog/?p=97#comment-4946 As a therapist who works with children who have PTSD as a result of abuse, I found that there was no child specific approach to treating, so I developed my own approach. You can get an idea of how I help these children by visiting my website. As a therapist who works with children who have PTSD as a result of abuse, I found that there was no child specific approach to treating, so I developed my own approach. You can get an idea of how I help these children by visiting my website.

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