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Continuing Education

This section brings together free in-depth Continuing Education resources for the Professional community concerned with trauma.

Learn from the experts and get CE/CME Credit!

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Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD 2023: Complimentary, Integrative and Alternative Approaches
  • Date Created: 12/31/2023
  • Time to Complete: 1 hour
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, Clinical Practice Guideline, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

A workgroup from VA and DoD completed a revision of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder.The 2023 VA/DoD guideline is based on a complete review of the traumatic stress research literature since 2017 and offers recommendations for providers who treat Veterans.

The course describes the CPG development process, and the author explains the recommendations related to complimentary, integrative and alternative approaches to treating PTSD. The course includes resources to support clinical practice.

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Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD 2023: Psychotherapy Recommendations
  • Date Created: 10/18/2023
  • Time to Complete: 1 hour
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, Clinical Practice Guideline, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

A workgroup from VA and DoD completed a revision of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder. The VA/DoD guideline is based on a complete review of the traumatic stress research literature since 2017 and offers recommendations for providers who treat Veterans.

The course reviews the 2023 VA/DoD guideline, explaining the CPG development process. The author explains the recommendations related to psychotherapy, outlining how they have changed. The course includes resources to support clinical practice.

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Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD 2023: Medication & Other Biological Treatments
  • Date Created: 10/17/2023
  • Time to Complete: 1 hour
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, Clinical Practice Guideline, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

A workgroup from VA and DoD completed a revision of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder. The VA/DoD guideline is based on a complete review of the traumatic stress research literature since 2017 and offers recommendations for providers who treat Veterans.

The course reviews the 2023 VA/DoD guideline, explaining the CPG development process. The author explains the recommendations related to medications and other biological treatments, outlining how they have changed. The course includes resources to support clinical practice.

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Treating Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD
  • Date Created: 10/ 2/2023
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

There remains a clinical challenge in how best to provide care to patients with co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain who often have complex presentations.

This course provides information about the prevalence of chronic pain and PTSD as well as the relationship between these conditions, explaining the evidence base for four core conceptual models. The presenters then review treatment approaches for the management of co-occurring chronic pain and PTSD.

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Addressing Racial Trauma in Military Populations Through Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD
  • Date Created: 09/30/2023
  • Time to Complete: 1 hour
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

The impact of racial trauma is receiving an unprecedented level of national attention. This course discusses how to provide culturally sensitive PTSD treatment for people of color, including Veterans.

The author reviews the literature on racial stress and trauma, as well as research related to racial/ethnic differences in PTSD symptom presentations. The course highlights important cultural factors to consider in the assessment and treatment of PTSD, offers tips to address racial stress during trauma-focused evidence-based PTSD treatments, and presents strategies for case formulation to address racial trauma.

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