Part 1 — Workshop
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (French) – 2023

This workshop is endorsed by the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. This four-day training can lead to certification as a PE provider.

If you are selected to participate, you can expect to attend four days of training for eight hours each day.

Dates: Monday, 16 January 2023 to Thursday, 19 January 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET)
Delivery: Virtual workshop (four days)
Language: French

If participating in the workshop, you will be asked to agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Inform the training organizers immediately if you are no longer planning to attend the workshop. If you fail to do so, you may not be eligible for future trainings offered through the Atlas Institute
2. Your video camera will remain on during the entire workshop
3. No more than two hours can be missed of the four-day workshop
4. You are expected to appear for training/workshop as if you were at work (e.g., ensure caregiving arrangements are in place for children)
5. Be present for the breakouts at the times indicated on the agenda
6. You will receive your certificate from the CTSA on completion of the workshop evaluation

In this workshop, you can expect to:

• Gain knowledge of the empirical support for PE
• Understand the Emotional Processing Therapy underlying PE
• Learn the standard PE protocol
• Learn how to manage common issues that arise during PE (avoidance, over-engagement, under-engagement)
• Participate in experiential exercises to increase confidence in the delivery of PE

This workshop will be delivered over the secure Zoom for Healthcare video conferencing platform. You will be sent an invitation with instructions prior to the workshop.

The workshop will have a maximum capacity of 24 participants.

For this workshop, you will receive a certificate from the CTSA. Your certificate will become available to you after you have completed the workshop evaluation.

This is the agenda for the four-day Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy conducted by a CTSA certified trainer that leads to certification as a PE provider. For more information on becoming a certified PE provider, please visit the CTSA website.

Day 1 – January 16, 2023

Day 2 – January 17, 2023

Day 3 – January 18, 2023

Day 4 – January 19, 2023

Anne is a clinical social worker who provides psychotherapy to individuals diagnosed with a service-related operational stress injury (OSI), such as PTSD, depression, anxiety or a substance use disorder. She is in private practice and previously worked at the Royal Ottawa OSI Clinic for 13 years, specializing in the treatment of trauma related to military and policing. She has certification as a therapist, supervisor and trainer of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD.

Previously Anne worked for nine years in palliative care and hospice care, providing grief therapy to families dealing with a life threatening illness, as well as to those in bereavement.

She graduated with her Master of Social Work from McGill University in 2000.

Specializing in the assessment and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, Dr. Jacques has developed expertise in post-traumatic stress disorder over the last few years. She has nearly 25 years of clinical experience in cognitive behavioural therapy, including over 15 years in military trauma and comorbid disorders associated with that problem. She holds three certificates from the prestigious Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania – Dr. Edna Foa’s team – and is a clinician, supervisor and instructor for prolonged exposure treatment. She was also involved in writing the book Stratégies thérapeutiques des traumas and held a consulting position at the SAAQ. More recently, she co-authored a textbook, Santé mentale et psychopathologie, 3rd edition. Dr. Jacques is currently a psychologist at the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale in Quebec City.

We encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity. The Atlas Institute is attentive to the diversity of our network and invites you to self-identify if you wish during registration. Responses from applicants who self-identify during the registration process will only be shared with training organizers at the Atlas Institute. Groups include:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples, and all other Indigenous Peoples
• Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities
• Member of a group(s) that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin
• Persons who identify as women
• Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

The Atlas Institute is committed to supporting an accessible environment for participants attending trainings offered through the Atlas Institute. Part of this commitment includes making supports, such as American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) interpreters or captionists, available during the training. Prior to the training, we will be asking all participants if any support would help them fully participate in this training.