Addressing Trauma and its Comorbidities via Transdiagnostic Treatment

Transdiagnostic psychotherapies involve identifying and treating common, underlying symptoms across overlapping psychiatric disorders without tailoring the protocol to specific diagnoses. This course will provide a framework for using transdiagnostic treatment practices with patients to depressive, anxiety, and trauma and stress-related disorders. In particular, Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT) will be reviewed in detail with emphasis on applying the protocol to address trauma and its comorbidities. Research and literature on TBT will be reviewed to help clinicians with decision-making treatment selection and application.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the limitations of the disorder-specific approach to diagnosis and treatment of the emotional disorders and how taking a transdiagnostic approach may be successful in addressing said limitations.
2. Describe the state of the literature of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy in its treatment of depressive, anxiety, and trauma and stress-related disorders as well as its comparison to established disorder-specific therapies.
3. Discuss how to apply the basics of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy to their patients with depressive, anxiety, and trauma and stress-related disorders.

Continuing Education Information

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Programs is approved by the California Psychological Association, Office of Professional Development, to sponsor continuing professional education for psychologists in California.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Programs designate this live activity for 2 hours continuing education credits for the above-identified licensed professionals.