PTSD 101 Courses: Course Modules

Courses are grouped below under PTSD 101 Core Curriculum and PTSD 101 Beyond the Basics, which includes advanced courses on treatment, co-occurring problems, specific populations, and special topics.

Continuing EducationIn either grouping, courses offering general Continuing Education credit from professional associations (ANCC, CA BRN, APA, or ASWB) are marked with (CE); those offering Continuing Medical Education credit (AMA) are marked with (CME). All courses offering CE or CME qualify for 1.0 hours.

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PTSD 101 Core Curriculum

New to the treatment of PTSD? These courses will provide you with a firm foundation.

• What is PTSD? (CE)
• Assessment (CE)
• Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (CE)
• Overview of the VA/DoD 2010 Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD (CE, CME)
• Pharmacological Treatment (CE, CME)

PTSD 101 Beyond the Basics

Looking for more detailed information about treating PTSD? These courses explore advanced topics.

Advanced Clinical Practice

Deepen your understanding of PTSD treatment with advanced courses taught by expert clinicians.

• Recommendations for Acute Stress Management and Prevention of PTSD (CE)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CE)
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy (CE)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT)
• Increasing Effectiveness of PTSD Treatments (CE)
• Overcoming Barriers (CE, CME)
• Couples and PTSD (CE)
• Group Treatment for PTSD
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Comorbidities and Complications

The presence of co-occurring conditions can increase the complexity of treating patients with PTSD. These courses address conditions that commonly go hand-in-hand with PTSD.

• Anger, Aggression and PTSD (CE, CME)
• Functional Impairment and PTSD
• Managing PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
• Physical Health Effects (CE)
• PTSD and Chronic Pain (CE, CME)
• Sleep Problems, Insomnia, and PTSD
• Smoking Cessation (CE, CME)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (CE)

Specific Populations

Patients' specific experiences of trauma, and individual differences need to be taken into account during treatment. These courses explain why and how.

PTSD and the Life Course

• Aging and PTSD (CE)

Race and Ethnicity

• Cross-Cultural Considerations (CE, CME)
• African-American Veterans (CE, CME)
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Veterans (CE, CME)
• Hispanic Veterans (CE, CME)

Military Issues

• Combat Stress Injuries (CE)
• Understanding Military Culture (CE)
• Military Sexual Trauma (CE)

Special Topics

• Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) and PTSD
• Epidemiology of PTSD
• Resilience to Stress and Trauma (CE)