Cognitive Processing Therapy 
                Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane 2020 
       
      CPT is a cognitive-behavioural treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). CPT 
      was developed in the late 1980s and has been shown to be effective in reducing PTSD 
      symptoms related to a variety of traumatic events including child abuse, combat, rape and 
      natural disasters. 
       
        About the Cognitive Processing Therapy training workshops 
      This two-day workshop aims to train clinicians to deliver Cognitive Processing Therapy. 
      The training is practice-oriented and includes video clips of expert demonstrations. You will 
      also be provided with a comprehensive manual and client handouts (in hard and soft copy) 
      for clinical use. 
       
      By the conclusion of this seminar participants will be able to: 
      1. Implement Cognitive Processing Therapy using the manual provided 
      2. Outline the theory behind Cognitive Processing Therapy and understand how Cognitive 
      Processing Therapy is different from other trauma therapies 
      3. Know how to manage co-morbidities and use Cognitive Processing Therapy to treat 
      complex presentations 
      4. Have knowledge of the evidence base that supports Cognitive Processing Therapy 
       
      CPT has the advantage of: 
      ·         Regular psychometric measures which are useful when reporting to public and 
      private health insurance agencies. 
      ·         The evidence base and research history help insurance and government agencies 
     understand that you are providing a reputable therapeutic service (in what can be the mind 
     field of trauma therapies).  
     ·         It also provides a model for understanding trauma symptoms to guide treatment and 
     clinical decision making. 
     ·         Previous trainees reported that this therapeutic approach provided containment for 
     both the therapist and the traumatised client. 
      
     Register at:                               https://psychpd.com.au/upcoming-events/  
     Early Bird Discount:                  First five participants to register receive $200 off the full fee 
     Standard Fee:                           $675.00 
     Full Fee:                                    $775.00 (starts 3 weeks before the event) 
     Cost includes 312-page manual valued at $75.00 
      
     After completing the training, participants will be offered the opportunity for supervision 
     with Dr Finch, to support their use of CPT with clients. 
      
     About the presenter 
            Dr Jon Finch is an experienced clinical psychologist and member of the 
            Australian Psychological Society. Jon initially worked with soldiers, war 
            veterans, and peace keepers at Veteran and Veterans Families Counselling 
            Service, in the role of counsellor and Deputy Director. He has also held a 
            senior role managing a state-wide Trauma Response Team for Davidson 
     Trahaire Corpsych. Later, he moved on to work with police members at Victoria Police as 
     the senior psychologist. He has also worked as the senior psychologist at the University of 
     Melbourne Counselling Service. He has maintained a private practice for the past six years 
     specialising in treating people with complex trauma histories and specifically Post 
     Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He has worked with people exposed to a wide range of 
     traumatic events, victims of assault, sexual assault, childhood sexual assault, domestic 
     violence, and those involved in motor vehicle accidents. He has used CPT for PTSD for 
     the past 10 years. In 2014 he completed training in the USA with the authors of the CPT 
     manual to deliver training to other clinicians. 
      
     Any questions please contact Jon at jon.finch@ccp.net.au or 0410 141 261 
      
                           
                                                       
                       Breakdown of the two-day training and the content you will learn. 
            
       DAY 1                                             DAY 2 
       9:00 – 10:30                                      9:00 – 10:30 
       Introduction/agenda.                              Re-orientation and agenda for the day. 
       Cognitive Processing Therapy - outcomes.          Session 4 -Reviewing the Challenging 
                                                         Questions Worksheet, or the First Written 
       10:45 – 12:45                                     Account. What to do if a client didn’t do the 
       Symptoms of PTSD. Theory underlying               account or account is incomplete. Goals of 
       Cognitive Processing Therapy.                     reading the account. Role-play. Video 
       Review of Cognitive Processing Therapy            Session 5 –Review of Challenging Questions 
       Manual & Forms.                                   Worksheets or The Second Written Account. 
       Pre-treatment Assessment and managing             Assignment of Challenging Questions 
       complexities.                                     Worksheet, or Patterns of Problematic 
                                                         Thinking Worksheets. 
       1:30 – 3:00                                        
       Session 1 – Structuring sessions. Symptoms        10:45 – 12:45 
       and Rationale. Types of emotions. Selecting       Session 6 – Review of Challenging Questions 
       the Worst Trauma. Stuck Points Hand out.          Worksheet, or Patterns of Problematic 
       Overview of treatment.                            Thinking and introduction of the Challenging 
       Assigning Impact Statement.                       Belief Worksheet. Role-Play Activity: 
       Video clip re theory.                             Processing of Challenging Questions 
                                                         Worksheet. Video. 
       3:15 – 5:00                                       Session 7 – Review of Patterns of 
       Session 2 – Reading and processing the            Problematic Thinking Worksheets. 
       impact statement. Introducing the ABC             Introduction of the Challenging Belief 
       worksheets.                                       Worksheet (CBW). Participants complete a 
       Participants fill out ABC worksheets. Video       CBW. 
       Session 3 – Reviewing ABC worksheets.             Role-play completion of CBW. Video. 
       Introducing Socratic questioning. Role-            
       Playing Processing ABC worksheets.                1:30 – 3:00 
       Assignment of Challenging Questions               Session 8 – Safety. 
       Worksheet.                                        Session 9 – Trust. 
       Assignment of the Written Account.                Session 10 – Power and Control. 
       CPT + A (With Written Account compared to         New assignment to give and receive 
       CPT).                                             compliments and pleasant event scheduling. 
       Participant practice for day two ABC              Video. 
       worksheet.                                         
                                                         3:15 – 5:00 
                                                         Session 11 – Esteem. 
                                                         Session 12 – (1) Intimacy. 
                                                         (2) Final Impact statement. 
                                                         (3) Review and Goals. 
                                                         Video.