Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Beginning with a survey of the DSM criteria for PTSD, Bruce and Jongsma present comprehensive descriptions of the traumatic stressors, intrusive recollections, trigger avoidance, hyperarousal, and functional impairment that can characterize a client’s experience. The two clinicians anchor their formulations with a six-step treatment planning process for PTSD, geared toward building a plan consistent with its empirically supported treatments (ESTs). A brief history of the EST movement provides further context.

Bruce and Jongsma also offer informative, practical commentary, taking you through the various stages of evidence-based case formulation alongside related clinical demonstrations. In a series of case vignettes featuring a female client working through a traumatic, life-threatening event, you’ll watch her therapist demonstrate skillful interventions (including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, exposure therapy, and guided self-dialogue) based on the approaches of stress inoculation training, prolonged exposure, and cognitive processing therapy. Behavioral definitions, short-term objectives, and long-term goals are covered too, making for a well-rounded set of tools you can start using immediately to support clients while meeting increasingly stringent professional standards.

If you want to build clinical confidence with post-traumatic stress disorder or evidence-based treatment plans aligned with the latest empirically supported methods, add this video to your library today.