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Continuing Education

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

All Continuing Ed Offerings

PTSD Assessment   |   Clinical Practice Guidelines   |   Specific PTSD Treatments   |   Special Topics in PTSD Treatment   |  Co-occurring Conditions   |   Addressing Suicidality with PTSD   |   Working with Veterans   |   Working with Specific Populations   |   Trauma-Informed Care   |  Disaster Events Trainings   |   PTSD Consultation Lecture Series   |   Alphabetical List of Courses

PTSD Assessment
  • Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) Clinician Training
  • Practical Assessment of PTSD
  • PTSD Assessment: Frequently Asked Questions
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    Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD 2023: Complimentary, Integrative and Alternative Approaches
  • Medication and Other Biological Treatments for PTSD: Recommendations from the 2023 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline
  • Psychotherapy for PTSD: Recommendations from the 2023 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline
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    Specific PTSD Treatments
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) 101
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPT-PTSD): A Comprehensive Manual, 2nd Edition
  • Delivering Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in 60-Minute Sessions
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to Treat PTSD
  • Legalized Cannabis and PTSD Treatment
  • MDMA and Psilocybin Therapies for PTSD Treatment: Updates and Future Direction
  • Navigating Complexities When Delivering EMDR Therapy
  • A Precision Medicine Approach to Prazosin for PTSD and Its Comorbidities: An Update
  • Present-Centered Therapy (PCT)
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy: Effective Treatment for PTSD
  • State of the Science for Written Exposure Therapy
  • What's the Buzz? New Developments in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
  • What’s the Latest in Cognitive Processing Therapy? Updates in Research and Practice
  • Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD: A Brief Treatment Approach for Mental Health Professionals Manual
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    Special Topics in PTSD Treatment
  • AboutFace: Veteran Video Stories and Their Use in PTSD Treatment
  • Avoiding Avoidance in PTSD Treatment: How to Stop Colluding and Promote New Learning with Compassion
  • Bridging the Gap: Using VA Mental Health Apps to Support Treatment for PTSD
  • Culturally Responsive PTSD Care 101: The Role of Case Formulation
  • Dissociative Subtype of PTSD
  • Engaging Patients in PTSD Treatment
  • Ethical Considerations in Shared Decision-Making (SDM) for PTSD Treatment
  • How Do We Make Effective Psychotherapy for PTSD More Effective?
  • Introducing PTSD Treatments to Your Patient: Learning from the Patient Perspective
  • Massed Delivery of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD
  • Moral Distress in Healthcare: Taking Care of Yourself and Supporting Colleagues
  • The Nuts & Bolts of Providing PTSD Treatment Over a Telehealth Modality: Clinical Considerations
  • Personalizing Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD Using a Case Formulation Approach
  • Practical Applications of Trauma-Focused Psychotherapies
  • Provider Strategies for Coping with Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress
  • PTSD: From Neurobiology to Treatment
  • PTSD Treatment Via Telemental Health Technology
  • Shared Decision-Making for PTSD
  • Social Support to Reduce Risk of PTSD and Other Negative Outcomes
  • Treating PTSD in Primary Care
  • Troubleshooting Lack of Improvement in PTSD Treatment
  • Using a Decision Aid in Shared Decision-Making for PTSD
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    Co-occurring Conditions
  • Addressing Complexity: Treating PTSD When Dissociation and Somatization Are Present
  • Addressing PTSD and Moral Injury through PE and CPT
  • Cognitive Behavioral Nightmare Therapies and PTSD
  • Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder and Its Treatment
  • PTSD and Eating Disorders
  • PTSD and Insomnia: Cultural and Clinical Considerations
  • PTSD and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • PTSD and Physical Health
  • PTSD and Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
  • Tobacco, Nicotine, and PTSD: Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment
  • Treating Comorbid PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder: An Update
  • Treating Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD
  • Treating PTSD When Common Comorbidities Are Present
  • Treatment Considerations for PTSD in Those with History of Concussion
  • Using Compensatory Cognitive Training and CogSMART for Veterans With PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury
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    Addressing Suicidality with PTSD
  • Addressing Sleep: A Strategy for Symptom Reduction and Suicide Prevention
  • Lethal Means Safety Counseling: Challenges and Considerations for Patients with PTSD
  • Suicide and PTSD: Navigating Risk and Tailoring Evidence-Based Treatment
  • Therapeutic Risk Management With PTSD Part 1: Suicide Risk Assessment and Stratification
  • Therapeutic Risk Management With PTSD Part 2: Chain Analysis and Safety Planning
  • Treating PTSD and Suicide Risk: Separating Myth from Fact
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    Working with Veterans
  • Addressing Racial Trauma in Military Populations Through Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD
  • Assessing and Reducing Violence Risk in Veterans with PTSD
  • Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals
  • MISSION Act Section 133: A Core Training on Military Sexual Trauma (MST) for Community Medical Professionals
  • MISSION Act Section 133: A Core Training on Military Sexual Trauma (MST) for Community Mental Health Providers
  • Supported Employment for Veterans With PTSD
  • Understanding the Context of Military Culture in Treating Veterans with PTSD
  • Veterans with PTSD and Criminal Legal Involvement: Understanding Intersectional Aspects of Care
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    Working with Specific Populations
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy for Diverse Populations
  • Cultural Considerations for Conducting Trauma-Focused Treatment With Latinx Patients
  • Prescribing for Older Veterans with PTSD
  • Providing PTSD Care at End of Life
  • PTSD and Aging
  • PTSD and Aging: PTSD in Older Veterans
  • PTSD Treatment for Veterans With Disabilities
  • The Role of Family Members in PTSD Treatment
  • Trauma, PTSD and Perinatal Health: An Update
  • Treating PTSD When Clinicians Have Negative Reactions to Patients' Sociocultural Views
  • Understanding Native American History as a Foundation of Culturally Aware PTSD Treatment
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    Trauma-Informed Care
  • Beyond Treatment Protocols: Personalizing Trauma-Informed Care for Veterans
  • Implementing Trauma-Informed Care for Health Care Settings: A Mini Curriculum
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    Disaster Events Trainings
  • Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online Training
  • Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR)
  • Supporting Clients Following Disasters or Mass Violence
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    PTSD Consultation Program Lecture Series
    Join our PTSD Consultation Program Lecture Series on the third Wednesday of each month from 2-3 pm (ET) for a free, live webinar offering CE credits. The lectures cover a wide range of topics that speak to common questions responded to by expert consultants.

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    PTSD Information Voice Mail: (802) 296-6300
    Email: ncptsd@va.gov
    Also see: VA Mental Health