PTSD Part 1: Assessment and Treatment is organized by AAACEUs. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 16 Credit Hours.

Description:
This course discusses PTSD, specifically assessment and diagnostic criteria. We will also present the different phases, types, symptoms, and risk and resilience factors of PTSD. 
****CCAPP STUDENTS - PLEASE READ - Please note any course over 10 CEUs/Contact Hours/Hours, must be completed over a 72 hour (or more) time period. Your certificate of completion will reflect the amount of time you took to complete and pass the course.

Course Objectives:
• Describe the DMS-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD
• Discuss the phases, types, symptoms, risk and resilience factors of PTSD
• Explain assessment modalities for PTSD as it relates to:
○ Healthcare providers
○ older adults
○ the risk of violence, anger and aggression
○ functional impairment
• Describe the following treatment modalities for PTSD:
○ Pharmacotherapy
○ Psychotherapy 
○ Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 
○ Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), 
○ Exposure therapy, and
○ Group Therapy
○ Mindfulness
• Describe the treatment of sleep disturbances in PTSD

 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

• Credit Hour : 16

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