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ForwardAdvanced Implementation and Adaptation of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD
Chicago, IL US
July 16, 2026 to July 17, 2026
This activity will enhance the knowledge, competence, and confidence of behavioral health professionals in the advanced application of Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD, with a particular focus on improving implementation, addressing barriers to treatment delivery, and providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed care for diverse patient populations.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for mental health professionals, including licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and advanced psychology trainees, who provide trauma treatment to patients.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the theoretical framework and empirical rationale underlying Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD.
- Implement the standard Prolonged Exposure protocol for patients with PTSD across varying trauma presentations.
- Adapt Prolonged Exposure interventions to support culturally responsive and trauma-informed care for diverse patient populations.
- Analyze patterns of avoidance, underengagement, and overengagement that arise during Prolonged Exposure therapy.
- Evaluate Prolonged Exposure adaptations for appropriateness while maintaining fidelity to core treatment principles.
- Design strategies to overcome implementation barriers and support the sustainable use of Prolonged Exposure therapy in clinical practice.
- Formulate consultation plans to support ongoing competency in the delivery of Prolonged Exposure therapy.
UChicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
For more information about the program, contact Shona N. Vas via email.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
FACULTY
Allison Aosved, PhD, ABPP
Thrive Psychology, LLC
National PE Trainer & Consultant
Thrive Psychology, LLC
National PE Trainer & Consultant
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
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Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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