About this Course Module
The VA-DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Traumatic
Stress represents an official VA- and DoD-approved delineation of best
practices for the assessment and treatment of PTSD. The Guideline is a
broad one, including sections on PTSD in primary care, management of
acute stress reactions, management of combat and operational stress
reactions, and management of PTSD in the specialty mental health sector.
This presentation orients the practitioner to the Guideline, explains
its structure and key recommendations, and suggests ways for VA mental
health providers to achieve greater compliance with the guideline.
Goal: This presentation will orient the provider to
the VA-DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Traumatic
Stress, explain its structure and key recommendations, and suggest ways
for VA mental health providers to achieve greater compliance with the
guideline.
Objectives: After viewing the presentation, the
participant will be able to:
- Report the key elements of the VA/DoD CPT for Management of Traumatic Stress
- Utilize 3 concrete steps towards improving compliance with the CPG within VA mental health care
- Implement one or more of the 4 “strongly recommended” psychotherapies for PTSD
(ZIP file - 20 MB)
Download Transcript (PDF)
Abbreviated instructions:
- Download ZIP archive of module
- Unzip ZIP archive of module
- Double-click to open "kudler-ruzek_clinical_practice_a.pps" (do not move files out of folder)
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(ZIP file - 1.6 MB)
Download Transcript (PDF)
Abbreviated instructions:
- Download ZIP archive of module
- Unzip ZIP archive of module
- Double-click to open "kudler-ruzek_clinical_practice.pps"
Read complete instructions
How to obtain Continuing Education Credits
Continuing education credits can be earned for this course. For more information and step-by-step instructions, please visit the CE Credits page. Here is the brochure required for CEs for this course.
