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Cognitive Processing Therapy for Diverse Populations
Debra Kaysen, PhD
Wednesday, October 18 at 2:00pm ET
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About the Presenter
DEBRA KAYSEN, PhD is the Chief of the Division of Public Mental Health and Population Sciences and is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Kaysen’s area of specialty both in research and clinical work is in treatment for those who have experienced traumatic events including treatment of PTSD and related disorders. She has conducted critical studies on treatment of PTSD and/or substance use across trauma types (e.g. sexual assault, intimate partner violence, combat, child abuse), diverse populations (e.g. Native Americans, sexual minorities, Latinos, Iraqi’s, Congolese), and settings of treatment delivery (e.g. college, primary care, community, telehealth, digital health) with an emphasis on increasing access to care. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Department of Defense, Patient-Centered Outcomes Rsearch Institute (PCORI), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Dr. Kaysen's work has been featured in major media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Hill, The Economist, and on This American Life. She is an international trainer in Cognitive Processing Therapy.
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About the Topic
The PTSD literature has demonstrated support for brief, effective interventions but there is a gap in access to these treatments for ethnically and culturally diverse clients, for clients who are gender or sexual minorities, and for individuals residing in low and middle income countries. Psychotherapies occur within a multicultural context where clients and therapists each bring their own cultural lens to the process. Yet often PTSD treatments are not developed for or tested with diverse patient populations. There is increasing evidence that evidence-based practices and cultural competency can be complementary. This talk will discuss one of the evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy and will review the research conducted adapting this psychotherapy for various diverse patient populations, both within and outside of the United States. The talk will review various models and approaches for adaptation and discuss how these models, and prior examples, can inform clinical work with diverse veterans to help make PTSD treatment more acceptable and accessible and close the treatment gap.
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Congnitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a trauma-focused psychotherapy designed to treat PTSD. It is one of the most researched treatments for PTSD. A large number of studies show it is effective, including in patients with complicated presentations, such as comorbid personality disorders and other co-occurring conditions. CPT has the strongest recommendation as a treatment for PTSD in every clinical practice guideline.
Read more about the components of CPT and the research showing its effectiveness
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Stress First Aid for Health Care Workers
Stress First Aid (SFA) is a framework to improve recovery from stress reactions, both in oneself and in coworkers. The model aims to support and validate good friendship, mentorship and leadership actions through core actions that help to identify and address early signs of stress reactions in an ongoing way (not just after "critical incidents").
Learn more and download free resources
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