Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Practical Guide
A 2-hour intermediate continuing-education course equipping licensed mental health professionals with a thorough, evidence-grounded understanding of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD. Covers Resick's cognitive model of PTSD, assimilation versus over-accommodation, the identification and challenging of stuck points, the CPT session structure, CPT-C adaptations, and session-by-session worksheets. Section two addresses the five stuck-point themes, the ABC and Challenging Questions worksheets, Patterns of Problematic Thinking, adaptations for complex trauma, military and veteran populations, and group CPT, as well as the ethics of treatment fidelity and scope of practice.
2
CE Hours
3
Modules
15
Quiz Questions
1
Est. Minutes
What you'll learn
- Explain Resick's cognitive model of PTSD, including the roles of assimilation and over-accommodation in maintaining post-traumatic symptoms.
- Identify the four phases of CPT treatment and describe the clinical function of each phase.
- Define stuck points and explain how they are identified, externalized, and systematically challenged using CPT worksheets.
- Describe the five stuck-point themes in CPT (safety, trust, power/control, esteem, and intimacy) and recognize how each manifests in client language and behavior.
- Articulate evidence-based adaptations of CPT for complex trauma, military and veteran populations, and group format, and identify the ethical obligations related to treatment fidelity and scope of practice.
Who it's for
Licensed mental health professionals (LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, NCCs)
Approval & credit
CounselorReady is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #7760). This course awards 2 NBCC-approved CE hours; a certificate is issued on completion. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CounselorReady is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.