Evidence. Skills. Transformation.
Cognitive Processing Therapy Skills is a one-day, evidence-based training for providers who want to strengthen their clinical skills in trauma treatment and PTSD care.
This skills-focused training is designed to help clinicians walk away with practical tools they can use right away to help clients challenge stuck points, examine unhelpful beliefs, and move toward healing.
Throughout the day, participants will learn the cognitive theory of PTSD and how stuck points maintain symptoms. The training will cover the full CPT protocol, how it differs from CPT+A, and how to use Socratic dialogue to help clients examine thoughts and beliefs connected to trauma.
Participants will also practice applying core CPT tools, including the A-B-C Worksheet, Challenging Questions Worksheet, and Challenging Beliefs Worksheet. The training will explore how to identify patterns of problematic thinking in client statements, understand the impact statement, and work with the five trauma themes.
This training is engaging, interactive, and clinically focused, with didactic instruction, demonstrations, worksheet practice, role-play, practice exercises, and small group work. Participants will receive resources, worksheets, handouts, and case examples to support their continued clinical application.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies, greater confidence, and a stronger foundation for helping clients move from stuck to strength and healing.
What Participants Will Learn
- The cognitive theory of PTSD and how stuck points maintain symptoms
- The full CPT protocol and how it differs from CPT+A
- How to use Socratic dialogue to examine unhelpful beliefs
- How to apply the A-B-C Worksheet, Challenging Questions Worksheet, and Challenging Beliefs Worksheet
- How to identify patterns of problematic thinking in client statements
- The role of the impact statement and the five trauma themes
- Fidelity and competency best practices
- Where to find ongoing support for continued CPT growth
Event Details
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Meridian Health
CEUs: 6 Continuing Education Units Provided
Approved For: MFT/CPC, Social Work, and LCADC
Format: One-day, in-person provider training with didactic instruction, demonstrations, worksheet practice, role-play, and interactive learning
Includes: Worksheets, handouts, case examples, and practical tools for clinical use
Availability: Space is limited.
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*Source noted in event materials: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD, 2023.