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Symposium 9 - Web-Based CBT Training to Increase Access to Evidence-Based Care for Insomnia, Nightmares, Suicide Risk, and PTSD

Thursday, June 25, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
Location: Yerba Buena Salon 5, B3 Level
CE: 1.5

Keywords: Suicide , Trauma, Sleep
Level of Familiarity: Basic
Recommended Readings: Jackson CB, Quetsch LB, Brabson LA, Herschell AD (2018). Web-based training methods for behavioral health providers: A systematic review. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.1-24.,   Wilkerson, A. K., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Dietch, J. R., Pruiksma, K. E., Simmons, R. O., Bunnell, B. E., & Taylor, D. J. (2022). Web-based provider training of cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia: engagement rates, knowledge acquisition, and provider acceptability. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(4), 343-352. 10.1080/16506073.2021.1996453,   Pruiksma, K. E., Davis, J. L., Dietch, J. R., Taylor, D. J., Lin, T., Campbell, R. L., ... & Wilkerson, A. (2025). The Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Training Program for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares: CBTNightmares. org. Military Medicine, usaf385. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf385,   Marriott, B. R., Kliethermes, M. D., McMillen, J. C., Proctor, E. K., & Hawley, K. M. (2023). Implementation of a low-cost, multi-component, web-based training for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 50(3), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-022-01246-7,  

There is a critical shortage of providers who are trained in delivering evidence-based therapies for PTSD, insomnia, nightmares, and suicide risk. There is also low patient and provider awareness of these specialized treatment options. To address these gaps, asynchronous web-based methods may be ideal for training providers because they are easily accessible at any time and can be efficiently disseminated across different communities of practice. Additionally, web-based training can use various multimedia formats (e.g., written text, video, and interactive activities) to provide a satisfying, engaging, interactive, and effective learning experience and be regularly updated to the latest research and clinical practice guidelines.
A systematic review of 37 studies of web-based training for behavioral health providers indicated web-based training is comparable to face-to-face workshops in knowledge gains and skill acquisition. Our team has developed and tested web-based provider trainings for evidence based therapies including trauma-focused CBT (TFCBT, tfcbt.org), Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (cpt2.musc.edu), Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (PEweb), CBT for insomnia (CBTiweb.org), CBT for nightmares (CBTnightmares.org), COPE for co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders (cope.musc.edu), Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBTWeb.org), and Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD (under development). In this symposium, presenters for each training will (1) describe the procedures used to develop each course, (2) summarize the data pertaining to the acceptability, knowledge gain, and behavioral ability to implement training procedures, and reach, and (3) include a demonstration of key features the training. The goals of this Demonstration are to raise awareness about the availability of these trainings and to provide examples for procedures for developing similar trainings for other conditions in an effort to increase client access to evidence-based treatments from providers.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain at least two advantages and disadvantages of asynchronous web-based training compared to in-person workshops.
  • Describe the core training components included in each featured web-based provider training.
  • Summarize the iterative research approaches used to evaluate the acceptability and changes in knowledge and behavior based on the trainings.
  • Identify web-based trainings currently under development for suicide risk and treatment of PTSD, co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders.
  • Educational Goal 1: Enhance providers’ ability to select, use, and recommend high-quality web-based trainings for evidence-based therapies.
  • Educational Goal 2: Improve clinicians’ capacity to develop digital training tools that expand patient access to evidence-based treatments.

Presentations:

  • 4:05 PM - 4:22 PM PDT
    (SYM 9) What Happens When the Horse Makes It to Water: Exploring Training Activities Among tfcbtweb2.0 Learners

    Speaker: Daniel W. Smith, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Austen McGuire, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Kansas Medical Center

    Co-Author: Jerry Glover, B.S. (he/him/his) – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Maddi Gervasio-Pontarelli, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Brown University

  • 4:22 PM - 4:39 PM PDT
    (SYM 9) Web-based Provider Trainings for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and for Nightmares

    Speaker: Kristi E. Pruiksma, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at San Antonio

  • 4:39 PM - 4:56 PM PDT
    (SYM 9) Bcbtweb and Crpweb

    Speaker: Rosie Bauder, M.P.H., Ph.D., LPC (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: James S. McGraw, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Co-Author: Emma Unruh-Dawes, M.S. – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Megan Martin, B.S., M.S. – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Noah Treangen, B.S. – The Ohio State University

    Co-Author: Justin Baker, PhD, ABPP (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University

  • 4:56 PM - 5:13 PM PDT
    (SYM 9) Initial Development and Testing of Copeweb

    Speaker: Brooklynn Bailey, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Allison Wilkerson, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Tanya C. Saraiya, Ph.D. – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Amber Jarnecke, Ph.D. – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Delisa Brown, Ph.D. – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Therese Killeen, Ph.D. – Medical University of South Carolina

    Co-Author: Sudie Back, Ph.D. – Medical University of South Carolina/Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

  • 5:13 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    (SYM 9) Web-based and Ai-supported Provider Trainings for Written Exposure Therapy

    Speaker: Elizabeth Stade, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

    Co-Author: Samuel Campione, M.A. (he/him/his) – Stanford University

    Co-Author: Johannes Eichstaedt, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Stanford University

    Co-Author: H. Andrew Schwartz, PhD – Vanderbilt University

    Co-Author: Debra Kaysen, ABPP, Ph.D. – Stanford University

    Co-Author: Shannon L. Wiltsey Stirman, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – National Center for PTSD and Stanford University

    Co-Author: Stefanie LoSavio, ABPP, Ph.D. – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio