Psychotherapy for Chronic PTSD
Psychotherapy for Chronic PTSD is organized by Psychotherapy.net.
Course Description:
We feel this video is truly remarkable in a number of ways. First, the viewer is privileged to see excerpts of actual therapy sessions. Unlike every other training video we have encountered, Terry did not begin therapy with the intention that the sessions be filmed. Only in the midst of the therapy did this opportunity arise, and as he was already active in veteran's causes, he was eager to volunteer to have the sessions recorded, with the hope that this could be helpful to the treatment of other vets suffering from PTSD.
Secondly, you really get an inside perspective of how it was like for him to live for 40 years with untreated PTSD--and what were the elements of the therapy that helped turn his life around. As his wife Cathy says in one of the sessions, "You've given me my husband back." It's a compelling story rich with lessons for any clinician treating veterans or in fact anyone struggling with PTSD.
By watching this video, you will:
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the psychological impact of PTSD
• Learn to assess, diagnose, and treat clients with PTSD.
• Understand Ochberg’s techniques for managing anxiety and processing trauma, including the Color Wheel and the Counting Method.
• Learn to work with survivor’s guilt and other common symptoms presented by veterans and other trauma survivors.
Learning Objectives:
• Discuss the psychological impact of PTSD
• Assess clients with PTSD
• Apply Ochberg's techniques for processing trauma