Course Code: REL-BHC-0-ITPTSD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Summarize at least three of the primary tasks of Cognitive Processing Therapy.
Explain how Prolonged Exposure is used to treat PTSD.
Describe an overview of EMDR and how it is used for individuals who have experienced trauma.
Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of evidence-based interventions for PTSD, along with research findings about their efficacy.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Cognitive Processing Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy
CPT Treatment Overview
CPT with Anne
Primary Tasks of CPT
Orienting the Client to CPT
Exploring Trauma-Related Beliefs
Exposure: The Written Trauma Account
Identifying and Challenging Maladaptive Beliefs
Working with Specific Belief Domains
Re-evaluating the Impact of Trauma
Review
Summary
Section 3: Prolonged Exposure
Overview of Prolonged Exposure (PE)
PE Treatment
PE with Robert
Primary Tasks of PE
Orienting the Client to PE
Discuss Common Reactions to Trauma
Introduction to In-Vivo Exposure
Conduct and Process Imaginal Exposure
Focus on Hot Spots
Review of Skills and Future Planning
Review
Summary
Section 4: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR Treatment
EMDR with Rashida
Primary Tasks of EMDR
History Taking and Treatment Planning
Preparing the Client
Assessing the Memory
Processing the Memory: Desensitization, Installation, and Body Scan
Reevaluation
Review
Summary
Section 5: Indications and Clinical Recommendations
Benefits of Trauma-Focused Therapies
Disadvantages of Trauma Focused Therapies
Research Support for Trauma-Focused Therapies
Clinical Recommendations
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
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Instructor: Scottie Smith, Psy.D.
Dr. Scottie Smith is a former active duty Navy psychologist and a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) where she served with the United States Marine Corps 2nd Medical Battalion. She is a 2009 graduate of the Florida School of Professional Psychology, where she earned her Doctor of Psychology degree (Psy.D.) after completing a competitive Internship program at the Dallas VA Medical Center. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology (2007). Dr. Smith's primary clinical focus is on treating adults with a history of trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders from a cognitive behavioral framework. Dr. Smith is a passionate and outspoken advocate for veterans in her community and is a member of the Military Officers Association of America.
Staff Writer: Monique Kahn, Psy.D.
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Intermediate level Social Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.