PTSD leader training

Military- and veteran-serving mental health providers can receive low-cost training in a leading therapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through a national program for improving access to help for post-9/11 combat veterans suffering from psychological wounds of war.

Training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy, a top evidence-based PTSD therapy, will be the focus of a Learning Community that the STRONG STAR Training Initiative will establish with a workshop in Dayton on Aug. 23-24, hosted by Wright State University.

Other features of the Learning Community include pre-workshop readings and webinars, six months of weekly phone case consultation, monthly advanced-practice webinars and organizational consultation. The providers also will receive education to increase their understanding of military culture.

Upon completion, participants will be eligible to receive 30 continuing education units (CEUs), including three in ethics and three in diversity.

The Learning Community in Dayton is the seventh that the STRONG STAR Training Initiative has established nationwide in 2018 to train providers either in Prolonged Exposure (PE) or another leading evidence-based treatment, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). An additional workshop is planned for San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 25-26.

Through the generosity of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the Training Initiative is able to offer partial scholarships to all participants, reducing the cost of the Learning Community to $300.

To inquire about the STRONG STAR Training Initiative, email training@strongstar.org

Online registration and additional information is available at www.strongstartraining.org.