Information is posted below and registration form is attached.

Caring for Post Traumatic Stress in Primary Care 

Friday, September 19th 

8:30 am – 1:00 pm
(Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health, and Support Staff) 

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm 
(Primary Care Providers and Behavioral Health) 

Location:  Embassy Suites 
Charleston, WV 

Speaker / Instructor:  Kevin Polk, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist and PTSD Research Coordinator 

Join us for a training session designed to introduce primary care
providers and staff Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and how it
can be used in encounters with patients suffering from Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD).  ACT emphasizes acceptance of internal
experience while maintaining a focus on positive behavior change.  This
approach is designed to address maladaptive avoidance of internal
experiences while also focusing on making and keeping commitments. ACT
uses a variety of verbal, experiential and homework techniques to help
clients make experiential contact with previously avoided private events
(thoughts, feelings, sensations), without excessive verbal involvement
and control.  

Objectives – Following this course, participants should be able to:

Identify common symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that
patients present in the primary care setting. 
Describe the approach and methods used to implement Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy (ACT) with PTSD and other common mental health
issues. 
Describe how the primary care provider can use ACT in a brief encounter
with PTSD patients. 
Describe how to use a more in-depth ACT in an integrated primary care
setting. 
Apply the ACT technique with their patients suffering from PTSD. 

Approved for continuing education for physicians, nurses, social
workers and counselors.

Registration and Fees:

Registration and continuing education fees are covered for all of those
attending.  Please complete the attached registration form and
fax/e-mail/mail by September 5, 2008.