Part 1: Workshop on cognitive processing therapy for PTSD (English) — 2025
Overview
The Atlas Institute is offering a two-part training on cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to licensed/registered service providers working in mental health who care for Veterans and Veteran Families in Canada. The cost for this training is covered by the Atlas Institute for eligible service providers who register and are approved (see details in Training fees).
This two-part training includes:
- Part 1: Workshop on CPT for PTSD (4 half-days)
- Part 2: Regular group consultations with an expert in CPT (20 weeks; more info)
Continue reading to learn more about the workshop, including how to register.
About CPT
CPT for PTSD is a recommended first-line therapy in current treatment guidelines worldwide. There are four primary targets in CPT:
- Psychoeducation about PTSD from a cognitive perspective
- Cognitive behavioural self-monitoring
- Cognitive interventions specific to trauma appraisals
- Cognitive interventions aimed at overgeneralized beliefs emanating from traumatization
For more information about CPT, please visit the CPT for PTSD website.
You can also visit our webpage developed for Veterans and their Families wanting to learn more about CPT and what to expect during treatment.
Training fees
The Atlas Institute is covering the cost of the CPT for PTSD workshop for approved registrants. There will be no cost to participants, subject to eligibility.
While we are covering the cost of the training, participants are strongly encouraged to purchase and read the CPT manual prior to the workshop (available for purchase through Guilford Press and other retailers).
Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Comprehensive Manual (2nd ed.)
Published April 23, 2024
By Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson and Kathleen M. Chard
ISBN 9781462554270
Registration
This opportunity is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
After you submit your registration form, you will be notified within 10 business days whether your registration has been accepted. Please do not make scheduling or other arrangements until you have received confirmation of your acceptance.
Registration for the group consultations will open after the workshop is complete. Visit the training page for more information on group consultations.
Workshop details
This workshop serves as a foundational training in CPT, highlighting the most recent research and changes in the protocol with the recent publication of the comprehensive manual (Resick, Monson & Chard, 2024).
Participants will receive instruction in the theoretical underpinnings of CPT to facilitate individual case conceptualization, session-by-session review of the protocol, demonstrations with video-recorded materials from actual cases, personal experience with the therapy materials through role-playing, and discussion of common problems encountered. This is the official CPT workshop that can contribute to achieving CPT Provider status and will be led by CPT experts Drs. Candice Monson and Philippe Shnaider.
The workshop will take place over four days. Each day will comprise three hours and 15 minutes of training.
Date: March 4–7, 2025
Time: 1–4:15 p.m., Eastern time
Delivery: Online via Zoom for Healthcare
Language: English
In this workshop, you can expect to learn:
- The theory underlying CPT
- The evidence base that supports the use of CPT in treating PTSD and its common comorbidities
- Recommended assessment strategies to determine clients appropriate for CPT and to monitor outcomes
- The session-by-session CPT protocol
- Common challenges to implementing CPT (e.g. client adherence, managing comorbidities) and strategies for overcoming them
This workshop will be delivered via Zoom for Healthcare. You will receive an invitation with instructions prior to the workshop.
Please ensure that you have a stable Internet connection (broadband wired or wireless — 3G or 4G/LTE), speakers and microphone (built-in or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth). To ensure connectivity, please ensure your Zoom App is up-to-date. If you have an older version of Zoom, it may not be compatible. You can download the latest version here.
The workshop will have a maximum capacity of 150 participants.
Candice Monson, PhD, is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) credits to Canadian psychologists. For other licensed professionals, please check with your licensing board to determine acceptability of CPA CE credits for this learning activity.
This program offers 12 contact hours in total (three per day) with full attendance. Partial CE credit is not offered. Participants will be eligible to receive CEs upon successfully completing an online post-training survey/knowledge evaluation.
This workshop meets the requirements towards CPT Provider status. For more information about achieving CPT Provider status, please visit the CPT for PTSD website.
Day 1 and 2
- Symptoms of PTSD and the theory underlying CPT
- Research outcomes from CPT treatment trials
- Overview of CPT manual and forms
- Pre-treatment issues, recommended assessment measures and structuring sessions
- Review of sessions 1–3
Day 3 and 4
- CPT with written accounts
- Common challenges and strategies to overcome them
- Review of sessions 4–12
About the trainers
PhD, CPsych
Professor of Psychology
Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Monson is one of the foremost experts on traumatic stress and the use of individual and conjoint therapies for PTSD. Dr. Monson has received numerous awards for her clinical, teaching and research contributions, including Fellow status in the Canadian and American psychological associations and the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and induction into the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Monson has co-authored seven books, including the treatment manuals Cognitive Processing Therapy: A Comprehensive Manual and Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD. Dr. Monson is well-known for her clinical training and dissemination efforts.
PhD, CPsych
Clinical Psychologist, private practice
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
Dr. Shnaider previously managed and worked as a psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. He is the co-author of Treating PTSD with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: Interventions That Work, and has published several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. His research focuses on examining individual, couple and group cognitive behavioural therapies for anxiety- and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Shnaider is actively involved in efforts to train clinicians in evidence-based interventions for PTSD.
Eligibility requirements
This training is intended for licensed/registered service providers working in mental health who care for Veterans or Veteran Families in Canada. Trainees working under a licensed/registered service provider in Canada are also eligible to apply. To be eligible, you must:
- Provide care to Veterans and Veteran Families [Veterans from the Canadian Armed Forces and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members].
- You must have a Veteran in your current caseload.
- The insurance provider your client uses is not a determining factor for eligibility (e.g. Veterans can use their own private insurance or insurance through Veterans Affairs Canada).
- Service providers who only care for active military or RCMP members are not eligible. Clients that are transitioning out of the military but are still currently an active member do not count towards the Veteran eligibility requirement.
- Be a licensed/registered service provider working in mental health or a licensed/registered service provider in supervised practice working in mental health. For example: counsellor; marriage and Family therapist; nurse practitioner; occupational therapist; physician; psychiatrist; psychologist; psychotherapist; registered nurse; registered psychiatric nurse; social worker. If you do not see yourself in this list, please contact us to see if you’re eligible.
- Your licence must include psychotherapy in the scope of practice.
- Please note that regulatory bodies differ in each province and territory and the scope of practice and authorized client populations for each profession may vary as a result.
- Currently live and provide care in Canada.
- Be able to participate in the workshop in English.
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 during registration if you wish. 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 providing an accessible environment for participants attending trainings. Part of this commitment includes offering supports such as American Sign Language interpreters or captionists during the training.
