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Addressing PTSD and Moral Injury through PE and CPT

   

Continuing Education

This section brings together free in-depth Continuing Education resources for the Professional community concerned with trauma.

Addressing PTSD and Moral Injury through PE and CPT

  • Date Created: 11/ 1/2024
  • Time to Complete: 1 hour
  • Credits: ANCC, APA, ASWB, ACCME, NBCC, Other Orgs
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course Series: PTSD 101, PTSD Consultation Lecture Series

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Addressing PTSD and Moral Injury through PE and CPT Author(s):

Sonya Norman, PhD

Jennifer Wachen, PhD

Description

It is common for moral injury to co-occur with PTSD. Moral injury can occur when someone engages in, fails to prevent, or witnesses acts that conflict with their deeply held values or beliefs. Moral injury is when such experiences lead to lasting psychological, spiritual, behavioral, or social changes together with lasting distress and often functional impairment. Questions remain about how to best address PTSD and moral injury in treatment when they co-occur.

This online course discusses research on co-occurring moral injury and PTSD and shares clinical strategies for assessing and addressing moral injury in 2 PTSD treatments that are strongly recommended in the VA/DoD PTSD Clinical Practice Guideline, Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Goals and Objectives

  • Describe the concept of moral injury and its related effects on psychological health and functioning
  • Discuss research findings related to co-occurring moral injury and PTSD
  • Identify strategies for addressing moral injury in the context of prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT)

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Also see: VA Mental Health

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