PE for PTSD: First Steps

Prolonged exposure therapy (PE) is a time-tested and proven approach, even for your most difficult patients with trauma issues.
Explore the first sessions in PE for PTSD with renowned expert Dr. Barbara Rothbaum.
Meet Sarah, a war survivor from Somalia. Initial sessions include gathering trauma history, explaining prolonged exposure therapy, and starting exposure exercises to address her symptoms and facilitate emotional processing.
Dr. Rothbaum shows you 3 steps included in PE in the early sessions:
* Gather trauma history in the first session and obtain consent for treatment.
* Construct an exposure hierarchy in the second session.
* The third session includes the first imaginal exposure to the most traumatic memory.
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