This on-demand lecture will provide a synopsis of the psychotherapy recommendations in the recent Veteran Affairs and Department of Defenses Clinical Practice Guidelines for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. Dr. Keyes offers an introduction to the leading psychotherapies strongly recommended over pharmacological interventions, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Prolonged Exposure (PE). This lecture also includes a summary of second-line psychotherapies and highlights a range of clinical resources.

This is a recorded asynchronous distance learning course.

• Approximate duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
• Registration: $25
• CEs: 1.5 
  (contingent on passing a post-test, score of 70% or higher)

Following registration and payment, you will receive an email with a link to view the lecture, print off handouts, and take the post-test. Complete viewing and the post-test at your convenience at any time over the next 30 days.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audience: Social Workers and other Mental Health Professionals.

Date Recorded: January 29, 2024

Agenda & Timing:

1. Introduction 3 min. 20 sec.
2. PTSD: An Introduction & Overview of Symptoms 13 min. 39 sec.
3. Understanding Clinical Practice Guidelines 7 min. 55 sec.
4. Prolonged Exposure Therapy 13 min. 47 sec.
5. Cognitive Processing Therapy 10 min. 39 sec.
6. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy 11 min. 20 sec.
7. Additional Psychotherapy Guidelines 6 min. 37 sec.
8. Navigating Challenges When Implementing Trauma-Focused Therapies 17 min. 51 sec.
9. Review of Resources 9 min. 15 sec.

Learner Outcomes

• Participants will be able to summarize the purpose of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and how 2023 VA/DoD CPGs were developed.
• Participants will be able to summarize the underlying theory and primary treatment components of the three leading psychotherapies recommended for treating adults with PTSD: PE, CPT, and EMDR.
• Participants will be able to identify various strategies for navigating common challenges when implementing trauma-focused therapies.
• Participants will be able to identify multiple clinical resources for providers as well as educational resources for the public to enhance knowledge of PTSD and support implementing these recommended psychotherapies.

Course Completion Requirements:

The Brown School is an approved provider of Social Work CEUs in Missouri and Illinois.

The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.

To earn CE credit, registrants must watch all videos in their entirety, pass a  post-test with a score of 70% or higher, and complete and evaluation with in 30 days of registration. Partial credit is not available.

Missouri and Illinois CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown.  You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.