Find the Right Training for You
Discover a wide range of expert-led trainings designed to equip mental health clinicians with practical, evidence-based skills. Whether you’re looking for foundational workshops or advanced insights, our events cover essential topics like PTSD, suicide prevention, and more. Click below to explore trainings that align with your needs.
PTSD Learning Community Trainings
Ready to learn an evidence-based treatment for PTSD? Join one of our upcoming Learning Communities in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), or Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE). Our Learning Communities provide comprehensive training to support your development of proficiency in these proven treatment strategies. Learn more about our Learning Community training model and explore upcoming Learning Communities below!
Training Includes:
- 2-day Foundational Workshop
- Assessment Webinar
- Skills Lab Sessions
- Weekly Consultation sessions
- Implementation resources
- CE Credits
- 1 year Provider Portal access
Audience: Mental Health Clinicians
Registration Fee: $350
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based PTSD treatment that helps clients reframe unhelpful trauma-related thoughts, fostering recovery and a return to meaningful living.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy is an evidence-based, gold-standard PTSD treatment that helps patients safely confront trauma-related memories and situations to reduce distress, shift beliefs, and reclaim their lives.
Written Exposure Therapy
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) is an evidenced-based, brief PTSD treatment involving guided written narratives to process trauma, achieve recovery, and reduce symptoms in just five sessions.
SSTI’s Learning Communities are graciously sponsored by the Gavin Farrell Foundation and Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Suicide Prevention Trainings
Explore evidence-based strategies to reduce suicide risk among veterans. Training is available in Crisis Response Planning (CRP), which offers self-guided strategies for times of crisis, and Lethal Means Safety (LMS), an intervention focused on the voluntary secure storage of firearms and other lethal means.
Training Includes:
- Comprehensive Workshop
- Implementation resources
- CE Credits
- 1 year Provider Portal access
Audience: Anyone who supports veterans
Free Registration
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Crisis Response Planning
Next Workshop: June 17, 2025
The Crisis Response Plan (CRP) is a brief intervention used to reduce suicide risk for individuals experiencing crisis. Our CRP workshops are offered at no cost and are open to any individual who supports veterans in work, as a volunteer, or peer, including veteran-serving mental health clinics and allies of veterans.
Lethal Means Safety
Next Workshop: June 26, 2025
Lethal Means Safety (LMS) is an evidence-based intervention, focused on improving the voluntary secure storage of firearms and other lethal means to help reduce suicidal behavior. Our LMS trainings are offered at no cost and are open to any individual who supports veterans in work, as a volunteer, or peer, including veteran-serving mental health clinics and allies of veterans.
Face the Fight Workshops are generously supported by the Face The Fight initiative.
Advanced Skills Workshops
Our Advanced Skills workshops are designed for mental health clinicians who have already trained in evidence-based PTSD and trauma treatments. These workshops offer a deeper dive into key nuances, specialized treatment areas, and advanced techniques to refine your practice. If you’re looking to enhance your expertise and gain deeper insights, explore our upcoming Advanced Skills workshops below!
Training Includes:
- Comprehensive Workshop
- CE Credits
- Implementation Resources
Audience: Mental Health Clinicians
Registration Fee: $50-$150
Unraveling PTSD
Next Workshop: May 29, 2025
This training equips trauma-focused therapists with practical strategies to identify and target the core beliefs that maintain PTSD. Through interactive exercises, case examples, and expert guidance, participants will refine their skills in Socratic questioning and belief evaluation to enhance treatment outcomes.
Motivational Interviewing
Next Workshop: June 12, 2025
This training introduces clinicians to the core principles of Motivational Interviewing (MI), a collaborative approach to fostering change. Participants will learn practical MI techniques to enhance client engagement, explore ambivalence, and support meaningful, goal-oriented conversations.
Trauma Account in CPT
Next Workshop: July 17, 2025
This training helps trauma-focused clinicians effectively use the written trauma account in CPT+A to enhance PTSD treatment. Participants will learn when to use CPT vs. CPT+A and refine their trauma-processing skills through expert guidance, case examples, and practical strategies.
Other Trainings
Care Navigator
Next Workshop: June 6, 2025
Ensure your entire organization is prepared to support clients who may be experiencing PTSD. Our FREE Care Navigator training is designed to equip you with the knowledge to better understand trauma exposure, PTSD Screening, and evidence-based treatments (EBTs). This introductory webinar is ideal for case managers, administrative staff, and support teams in mental health agencies.
Training Includes:
- Comprehensive Workshop
- CE Credits
- Implementation Resources
Free Registration
Veteran Cultural Competency Training
Next Workshop: June 12, 2025
Veterans face unique challenges during the transition to civilian life, with suicide rates peaking during this period. This training helps professionals, including healthcare providers, business leaders, and educators, build cultural competency to better support Veterans and their families.
Training Includes:
- Comprehensive Workshop
- CE Credits
- Opportunity to become a Veteran Sponsor with Onward Ops
Free Registration
Student CPT Workshop
Next Workshop: July 30-31, 2025
Gain foundational training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidence-based treatment for PTSD. This two-day virtual workshop is designed for graduate students, interns, residents, and postdocs in mental health-related fields.
Training Includes:
- Comprehensive Workshop
- Implementation Resources
$50 Registration Fee
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