Grant: Dissemination Events

This project involves the dissemination of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT; Resick, Monson, & Chard, 2008), a time-limited, evidence-based psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Randomized controlled trials have documented the efficacy of this psychotherapeutic intervention with different types of individuals diagnosed with PTSD, including veterans. Several treatment guidelines support CPT as a first-line treatment for PTSD. Yet, only a small proportion of clinicians provide this psychotherapy for their clients. There is a substantial science-practice gap that this knowledge translation project seeks to bridge by creating a partnership between the VA Canada National Center for Operational Stress Injuries (NCOSI) and the Principal Applicant. The Principal Applicant co-developed CPT and is known for her training and implementation efforts of the therapy. The eight OSI clinics located across Canada are collectively the largest provider of PTSD treatment in Canada. The Partnership allows for administrators, clinicians, and researchers to convene to learn the CPT protocol and to deploy an implementation protocol for promoting its use in clinical practice, fidelity to the model, and longer-term sustainability. This grant will catalyze the Partner's future clinical research and dissemination plans.