Update on the CPT for PTSD Comprehensive Manual, 2nd Edition (January 14, 2025) Online

The newest edition of the Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT; Resick, Monson, & Chard, 2024) comprehensive manual was released by Guilford Press on April 11, 2024. We are offering a 1-day workshop that provides an overview of the changes and additions to the manual. One of the most substantive changes to the manual is the expansion of case conceptualization to help personalize CPT for clients with the myriad presentations of PTSD and comorbidities. We will also review the streamlined worksheets designed to be more user-friendly, using language that is more accessible to clients. There is also greater attention paid to implementing CPT with clients who are situated in low resource contexts, may meet criteria for Complex PTSD per ICD-11, have suffered moral injuries, or have intersecting individuality in their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spiritual/religious practices, etc. 

Clinicians participating in this workshop should have some familiarity with CPT, ideally having delivered CPT previously. Participants will receive the new e-book manual as part of their workshop participation, as well as the compiled client workbook for CPT with and without written accounts.

This workshop is suitable for healthcare practitioners and trainees in psychology, social work, nursing, counselling, medicine, and related fields.

Skill Level:  Intermediate, Advanced. 

Learning Objectives:

After this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the research supporting CPT.
• Identify predictors of treatment dropouts and outcomes.
• List the changes to the client materials in the 2nd edition of the CPT for PTSD Comprehensive Manual (Resick, Monson, & Chard, 2024).
•  Apply individualized case conceptualization to personalize the implementation of CPT and increase clinician proficiency.
• Describe alternative formats of CPT delivery.
• Promote implementation of CPT that is individually tailored and responsive to issues of individual diversity.

Agenda:

• Brief update on the state of the research supporting CPT.
• Overview of the revisions to the cognitive model underpinning CPT.
• Present new case conceptualization form and practice using it.
• Review changes to the client-facing materials to increase accessibility of the treatment interventions.
• Provide didactic and experiential learning exercises designed to personalize CPT for a range of clients presenting with PTSD, comorbid conditions, and a range of individual sociocultural factors.

Continuing Education:  Candice M. Monson, PhD, was approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education for Canadian psychologists in 2024. For 2025, the Training Team will be applying to the CPA for CE sponsorship. Once approved, the program will offer a total of 6.0 contact hours with full attendance. 

ACA/ADA:  For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact:  training@candicemonson.com

Questions: If you have questions regarding continuing education, the program, faculty, comprehensive speaker bio, please email training@candicemonson.com.