Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Advanced Topics
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Advanced Topics in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Virtual
Instructor: Dr. Scott Michael Ph.D., Lake Washington Mental Health
CE credits: 6.0 (pending)
Course Description:
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is one of the gold-standard treatments for Veterans with PTSD. And working effectively with Veterans calls for an in-depth understanding of both the types of trauma-related cognitions ("stuck points") common to Veterans with PTSD and how to use CPT to address those stuck points with Veteran populations. In this session, we will examine the types of stuck points that often arise for the Veterans we serve. We will also work on best practices techniques for how to use CPT skills to help Veterans address those types of stuck points. Additionally, we will focus on the use of CPT to address moral injury.
Learning objectives.
At the end of this training participants will be able to:
References:
Maffly-Kipp, J., Daruwala, S. E., & Bryan, C. J. (2026). Beyond symptom reduction: Improvements in psychological well-being uniquely predict PTSD recovery through cognitive processing therapy. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002177
Resick, P. A., LoSavio, S. T., Monson, C. M., Kaysen, D. L., Wachen, J. S., Galovski, T. E., Wiltsey Stirman, S., Nixon, R. D. V., & Chard, K. M. (2024). State of the Science of Cognitive Processing Therapy. Behavior Therapy., 55(6), 1205–1221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.003
Wells, S. Y., Davis, B. D., Schuster Wachen, J., Silva, M. E., & Norma, S. B. (2026). Optimizing trauma-focused treatments to address guilt and shame: Clinical considerations and strategies. Journal of Traumatic Stress, doi:10.1002/jts.70081.
