Outline
- Introduction to PE
- Theoretical background
- Trauma and PTSD
- Behavioral Model for the development and treatment of PTSD
- Classical (Pavlovian/Respondent) Conditioning
- Operant Conditioning
- Exposure Therapy
- Emotional Processing: A cognitive behavioral model of PTSD
- Characteristics of trauma-related memory structure
- Recovery Process
- Avoidance leads to chronic PTSD
- Erroneous cognitions related to PTSD
- Empirical Support
- Overview of techniques and procedures
- Who is PE therapy appropriate for?
- A good foundation for PE
- Therapeutic alliance
- Therapist skills
- Treatment rationale
- Confidence in techniques
- Treatment procedures
- Education about common reactions to trauma
- Breathing retraining
- Imaginal exposure
- In-vivo exposure
- Session outlines
- Next steps for more in-depth training