Join Us In Riviera Maya, Mexico for:

4-Day Trauma Intensive

Enhancing Your Practice with Evidence Based Interventions for PTSD

May 16, 2024 – May 19, 2024 with Karen Loaiza , PhD

at the Iberostar Paraíso Beach

Train in the morning, vacation in the afternoon!

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Approximately 70% of the world’s population have been exposed to a traumatic life event, with a widespread impact on individuals’ health and well-being

The important take-home message for clinicians is that recovery from trauma symptoms is possible and offering the evidence-based treatment interventions available to us gives us a great chance of helping people heal from the worst experiences of their lives. That is powerful and rewarding work!

Through this training intensive, we will review gold-standard treatment interventions for PTSD, focusing on Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy

We will actively engage in in-depth case conceptualization for complex presentations and discuss ways to bring the art of providing quality therapy services within the science of evidence-based care. Training days will involve a combination of didactic instruction, collaborative discussions of case examples and skills demonstrations. You will walk away from the training with an enthusiasm for trauma treatment and applied ideas of how to best individualize evidence-based practices for your clients’ specific needs.

Optional Q & A Sessions Included

So that you can continue to develop your skills, 2 one-hour optional Q & A sessions with Dr. Loaiza are included in the cost of this training. These will be held on June 18th, 2024 from 12-1pm CST and July 17th, 2024 12-1pm CST and are not eligible for CE credit. A link to access theses sessions will be sent to all participants after the training.

Daily Schedule

Day 1

9:00am-10:30am
Identify and discuss essential aspects of trauma assessment. Review of the cognitive model in the development of PTSD
10:30am-10:45am
Break
10:45am-12:15pm
Review of the session content for Cognitive Processing Therapy

Day 2

9:00am-10:30am
Emotional Processing Theory in PTSD. Role of Avoidance in maintaining PTSD
10:30am-10:45am
Break
10:45am-12:15pm
Review of session content for Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Day 3

9:00am-10:30am
Discussion of co-occurring conditions of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders
10:30am-10:45am
Break
10:45am-12:15pm
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE)

Day 4

9:00am -10:30am
Discussion of adaptations and integration of evidence-based skills
10:30am-10:45am
Break
10:45am-12:15pm
Review and exploration of treatment with complex cases

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About Karen Loaiza , PhD

Dr. Karen Loaiza is a licensed clinical psychologist, earning her Doctorate degree from Saint Louis University. Early in her career, she worked at the St. Louis VA Medical Center in the PTSD Clinic with a specialty in assessment and treatment of veterans dually diagnosed with PTSD and Substance use. She received the James F. Wallhermfechtel Outstanding Contributions to Psychology Award for commitment to clinical excellence.

Dr. Loaiza owns a private practice, Perspectives Psychotherapy LLC, and specializes in evidence-based treatments for trauma, depression, anxiety and increasing motivation for healthy change. She has training certificates in Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In addition to therapy services, she has been a guest instructor for Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work in the Post Master’s Certificate Program on assessment and treatment of PTSD in Adults as well as other continuing education workshops.

Iberostar Paraíso Beach All-Inclusive Resort

Riviera Maya, Mexico

This hotel on the Riviera Maya is part of the Paraíso Complex, which includes five 5-star Iberostar hotels. Cool down in one of the resort’s outdoor pool areas while the little ones learn and have fun in the children’s pool with Star Camp. This family hotel on the Riviera Maya is the perfect place to enjoy the vacation of your dreams. And to satisfy everyone’s appetite, we offer a wide range of culinary options, with full buffets and different themed restaurants. Do you want to reconnect with yourself and nature? Thanks to our Aliveness offer, you’re in luck. Do you prefer a workout session, a round of golf on the 18-hole course or taking a dip with the diving center? Combine it with a visit to SPA Sensations and you’ll feel as good as new!

Did you know that the world’s second-biggest coral reef can be found just off the coast of the Riviera Maya? At Iberostar Paraíso Beach, we invite you to come enjoy it and care for it. Just 22 mi from the Cancún airport, our hotel is surrounded by tropical flora and fauna native to Mexico, where you can be at one with nature.

Services and Facilities

  • All-inclusive
  • Beachfront location with direct access to the beach
  • 4 Pools
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Children's activity programme & babysitter service (subject to charge)
  • SPA Sensations (subject to charge)
  • Golf Course within the hotel grounds (subject to charge)
  • PADI-certified Diving Centre (subject to charge)
  • Tennis, Water sports, Fitness center
  • Nightclub
  • Iberostar Paraíso Beach
  • +52-984-877-2800
  • Carretera Chetumal - P. Juarez Km 309
  • Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo , 77710
  • Mexico

Getting There

Closest International Airport:

Cancun International Airport (CUN)

Time from airport to resort:

30 minutes down the scenic coastal highway

Transportation to/from the resort:

Uber and other rideshares are prohibited from entering the Cancun Airport. You can easily get a taxi using the airport’s authorized taxi service or preschedule a shared or private shuttle and there is an abundance of options online. For your return trip, the hotel can call a taxi for you, or you can preschedule a shuttle.

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Learning Objectives

Upon Completion of This Training, Participants Will Be Able To:

Continuing Education

  • Continuing Education Credits sponsored by CE-Classes.com
  • Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
  • Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
  • Participants will be awarded 12 CE’s following the successful completion of this course.

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  • The American Psychological Association (APA) Ce-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Ce-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content..
  • Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs)
  • The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2025
  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
  • California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0225 Expires 2-2025
  • Massachusetts Authorization Number: 2802
  • Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.
  • New York Social Work Board – Ce-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
  • New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Departments State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260.
  • South Carolina – CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
  • Illinois – CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2025
  • The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2024 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
  • The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2024.
  • The Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Departments State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211
  • The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
  • This course is NOT available for NBCC credit.
  • This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.

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