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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment

PSYCH 1057

42017
Gain a thorough understanding of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for PTSD; recognize clinical manifestations of the disorder; and review considerations for treatment, including psychotherapy and medications.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  2. Identify possible factors that may increase vulnerability to PTSD
  3. Recognize clinical manifestations of the disorder
  4. Review consideration for treatment, including psychotherapy and medication
  5. Identify conditions that are often co-morbid with PTSD
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This course applies to the following programs:

Professional Program in Evidence-Based Therapy for Anxiety and Mood Disorders

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Required Workshops

  • Clinical Case Seminar
  • Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Mood Disorders
  • Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • A Universal Treatment for Anxiety, Panic and Fear

Electives

  • Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems in the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia Across the Lifespan
  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia in Teens
  • Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment and Treatment
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in the Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Women
  • Dealing With Depressed and Suicidal Clients
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic Disorders and Specific Phobias
  • Culturally Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Adults
  • Differentiating Effects of Depression and Dementia
  • Evaluation and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tourette Syndrome Disorder and Trichotillomania
  • Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Professional Practice
  • Narrative Therapy to Undermine Anxiety and Depression
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment
  • Time-Limited, Solution-Oriented Interventions With Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Trauma, Loss, Grief and Resilience: Helping Children, Youth and Families Thrive
  • Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Treatment Models for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Women
  • Understanding and Treating Self-Injury
  • When the Past Is Present: Transference as a Resource for Change

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Professional Program in the Study of Loss and Grief

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Required Courses

  • Clinical Case Seminar
  • Introduction to Loss and Grief Issues: Refreshing Old Skills, Learning New Skills

Electives

  • Aging and Long-Term Care: Update for Clinicians
  • Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Loss: Working With Families
  • Art Therapy With the Elderly
  • Clinical and Ethical Approaches to End-of-Life Care
  • Contemplating the End: Understanding the California End of Life Options Act
  • Differentiating Between Normal Grief and Major Depression
  • The End of Life Option Act: What Mental Health Clinicians Need to Know
  • An Experiential Introduction to Art Therapy
  • Grief Support: After a Sudden Death or Long-Term Illness
  • Health Care Advocacy and the Connected Patient
  • Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Professional Practice
  • The Trauma of Loss and Grief With Children, Youth and Families
  • Medical Art Therapy
  • Physiological, Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Suffering and Pain
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment
  • Somatic Aspects of Loss and Grief
  • Somatic Aspects of the Grief Response
  • Spiritual Approaches to Illness, Death and Grief
  • Support Group Facilitation Skills for Mental Health Professionals
  • The Role of Spirituality and Religion in Our Work with Grief
  • Trauma Informed Care and Social Justice: Supporting Youth Impacted by Toxic Stress and Trauma
  • Trauma, Loss, Grief and Resilience: Helping Children, Youth and Families Thrive
  • Vicarious and Secondary Trauma
  • Working With Families After a Sudden Death
  • Working With Grief Issues From a Cross-Cultural Perspective

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Professional Program in Trauma-Informed Interventions

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Required Workshops

  • Overview of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention
  • Neurobiology of Complex Trauma
  • Vicarious and Secondary Trauma

Electives

  • At the Intersection of Trauma and Eating Disorders
  • Consultation and Supervision for Trauma-Informed Interventions
  • Co-Occurring Trauma and Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Harm-Reduction Perspective
  • Culturally Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Adults
  • Dealing With Depressed and Suicidal Clients
  • Engaging Clients: How to Provide Services to Traumatized Populations
  • Evidence-Based Treatment and Assessment for Trauma in Women
  • Improving the Quality of Life of Medical Patients: The Role of CBT and Social Support
  • Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Professional Practice
  • Integrating Yoga and Mindfulness Into Complex Trauma Treatment
  • A Narrative Therapy Approach to Trauma and Addiction
  • Narrative Therapy and Trauma
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment
  • The Role of Resilience as a Protective Factor in Treating Trauma
  • Trauma Informed Care and Social Justice: Supporting Youth Impacted by Toxic Stress and Trauma
  • Trauma, Loss, Grief and Resilience: Helping Children, Youth and Families Thrive
  • The Trauma of Loss and Grief With Children, Youth and Families
  • Treatment Considerations for Race-Based Traumatic Stress
  • Treatment Models for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Women
  • Treatment of the Traumatized Child
  • Understanding and Treating the Trauma of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • When the Past Is Present: Transference as a Resource for Change

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Notes

Departmental contact: extension-counspsych@berkeley.edu | ​(510) 643-3883

Accrediting Associations

  • American Psychological Association (APA) 7.0 hours 7.0 hours
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