Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
General Information
Title: Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Presenter: Kathleen M. Chard, PhD
Dates: Monday, January 8, 2024--Tuesday, January 9, 2024: 9AM--4:30 PM ET.
Fee: $675 (Earlybird discount until 11/1 $575
Venue: Brooklyn, NY (Best Western Gregory Hotel) OR Online Webinar

Includes full technical support, handouts, and CE credits. For live attendees, includes snacks and lunch.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Description
Endorsed by the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), and the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a best practice for the treatment of PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based approach to treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder that helps clients:
- Understand why recovery from traumatic events is difficult and how symptoms affect daily life
- Reduce distress related to memories of the trauma
- Decrease emotional numbing and avoidance of trauma reminders
- Improve day-to-day living by decreasing depression, anxiety, guilt or shame
Presented by CPT developer Dr. Kathleen Chard, this 2-day intensive training will encompass every step of this highly structured, 12-session cognitive treatment approach from start to finish, complete with videos, opportunities to practice, ask questions, and receive constructive feedback Dr. Resick herself.
Designed to prepare you to use CPT right away, this training will equip you with session-by-session instructions, scripts, worksheets, and handouts to help move your clients from suffering and despair to hope and healing. You’ll learn:
- The who, when and how of CPT
- Powerful cognitive restructuring skills to help clients overcome ways of thinking that keep them “stuck”
- Effective ways to utilize structure and consistency to help clients become their own CPT therapist
- How to help clients release themselves from shame, guilt and blame about the trauma
Instructor

Kathleen M. Chard, PhD is the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Director of Trauma Recovery Center
at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. She is also a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the UC
Health Stress Center at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Chard is an international expert of the assessment and treatment of stress-related disorders, including PTSD. Dr. Chard is co-author of Cognitive Processing Therapy:
A Comprehensive Manual and she has received extensive funding to examine stress epidemiology and treatment
in Veterans, first responders and civilians. She frequently provides trainings all over the world on the Cognitive
Processing Therapy, assessment and treatment of stress and PTSD.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be better able to:
- fully describe CPT to their clients to assist in shared treatment planning.
- Identify populations groups for whom CPT would and would not be effective.
- Summarize the research on CPT demonstrating its effectiveness with diverse client populations.
- Use CPT with clients who are suffering from PTSD and related disorders.
- Utilize CPT skills to handle complex patients and their clinical practice.
- Make evidence-based decisions about when to use group or individual CPT.
Application Deadline
January 5, 2024, or until all training spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete, and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable (minus $25) until December 2, 2023. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable. In this situation, we will attempt to find someone to take your slot (based on our waiting list).
Accessibility
Conference is via webinar. For live options, there will be handicap accessibility.
Course level
Level of clinician
Accessibility
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification
CE Information
References
Resick P.A, Wachen J.S, Dondanville K.A, et al. (2017) Effect of Group vs Individual Cognitive Processing Therapy in Active-Duty Military Seeking Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(1):28–36. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2729
Schnurr P.P, Chard K.M, Ruzek J.I, et al. (2022). Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open, 5(1):e2136921. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36921
Sloan, D. M., Marx, B. P., Resick, P. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Dondanville, K. A., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Litz, B. T., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2022). Effect of written exposure therapy versus cognitive processing therapy on increasing treatment efficacy among military service members: A randomized noninferiority trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(1), Article e2140911. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40911
Satisfactory Completion:
Participants must have paid the tuition fee, signed in or logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (for pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% is required.) Failure to sign/log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Schedule
January 8, 2024 | 8:45-9:00 Check in
9:00 -9:15 Welcome and Introductions: Settle in; review agenda for training; implementation questions
9:15 – 9:30 Therapy Outcomes
9:30 – 11:00 Symptoms of PTSD and Theory Underlying CPT Break at 9:45-10
11:00 – 12:00 Brief Review of CPT Manual & Forms
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 Pre-treatment Issues and Recommended Assessment Measures 1:45 – 2:30 Session 1
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 Session 2
- Participants fill out ABC Worksheets
4:00-4:30 Review/Questions; Adjourn for the day.
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January 9, 2024 | 8:45-9:00 Settle in, register (There will be two 15 min breaks in the day)
9:00– 10:00 Session 3
10:00– 10:30 Session 4
10:30 – 11:00 Session 5
11:00-11:30 Session 6
11:30-12:00 Session 7
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Session 8
1:30-2:00 Session 9: Trust
2:00-2:30 Session 10: Power and Control New assignments to give and receive compliments and pleasant event scheduling
2:30 - 2:45 Session 11: Esteem
2:45 – 3:15 Session 12
3:15 – 4:15 Additional Considerations
4:15- 4:30 Final questions and comments; adjourn for the day. |