This workshop is designed to teach participants Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidenced based treatment for Veterans with PTSD. Cognitive Processing Therapy is a gold standard treatment for Veterans with PTSD focused on helping Veterans to restructure negative cognitions that develop after trauma. Material covered will include theoretical background and a review of session by session content. There will be both didactic and experiential components so that participants can practice the essential components of CPT. Given this workshop is based on a manualized treatment, participants are encouraged to purchase copies of the manual prior to attending. This will ensure participants get the most out of their training experience.
PTSD is a common problem among Veterans. CPT was originally developed for female survivors of sexual trauma and has since been adapted to be implemented among Veterans.
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