3 Category 1 CEUs, see below for details.

This training is for licensed mental health professionals only.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an increasingly prevalent mental health condition that may develop after an individual experiences a traumatic event. While many people have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives, not everyone develops PTSD. Among those that do, it can be debilitating and impact behaviors, belief systems, social relationships, and lead to co-occuring conditions such as anxiety, depression, or substance abuse.

Trauma therapies are purposefully designed and delivered to resolve unprocessed emotional experiences. While the treatment goals may be similar, trauma therapies can vary drastically in their mechanism of delivery - allowing clinicians the flexibility to use the approach that best suits their client. It is critical for therapists to be aware of and understand the different trauma therapies that exist and how these therapies bring about change. In this training we will review evidenced-based therapies for post-traumatic stress as well as cutting-edge treatments being researched. The goal of this training is to expose clinicians to various types of trauma therapies and their common mechanisms for change, so they can be fully equipped to help their clients emotionally recover and heal.

Objectives

1. Identify current PTSD diagnostic criteria 
2. Describe common components of trauma psychotherapies 
3. Understand commonalities and differences with Prolonged Exposure(PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
4. Describe two new innovative trauma therapies undergoing clinical trials: Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories(RTM) andf Multi-modal Motion-assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR)

Presenter

Paula G. Bellini, MA, is a senior clinical research associate for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, a non-profit for the advancement of military medicine. She has worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD as a trauma-informed therapist for military service members with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) since 2018.

Paula completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at James Madison University and her masters in psychology at American University. She currently serves as the primary therapist in three clinical trials investigating both current evidence-based and novel psychotherapeutic treatment approaches, including virtual reality, to treat trauma and post-traumatic stress in active duty and veteran/retired service members. She has presented this research at various national and international conferences over the course of the last six years such as the Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

*Continuing Education Information

Rathbone & Associates is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for the programs and their content. These trainings qualify for Category I continuing education units. Please contact your state board for verification of reciprocity with other states and professions. In order to receive a certificate, registrants must attend entire sessions. Missed sessions will be dedcuted from the total CEU count at completion of training.

Rathbone & Associates is a sponsor of continuing education credits for psychologists in Maryland under the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Rathbone & Associates maintains responsibility for the program content.