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Paths Through Moral Pain

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When moral injury occurs in the context of trauma, it makes symptoms like guilt, shame, and anger so much worse and therapy so much more difficult. Facing situations that conflict with personal values leaves your military and veteran clients carrying deep pain that you need to know how to address. In this session Wyatt will provide an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based guide through moral pain focused on compassion, forgiveness, and values (re)alignment so that you can facilitate healing, connection, and vitality for your clients. 

Here's What You'll Learn


Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional 

  • Identify morally injurious events, transgressions, and betrayal 
  • Help clients understand the social function of moral emotions 

Responding to Beliefs that Fuel Moral Injury 

  • Potential pitfalls of traditional cognitive interventions  
  • Understand how the relationship to moral pain can cause suffering 
  • Cognitive defusion techniques to cultivate freedom from suffering 

Behavioral Interventions for Guilt, Shame, Disgust, and Disillusionment 

  • Strategies to help clients establish presence and willingness 
  • Values clarification –  re-evaluation, realignment, and release 
  • Use mindfulness to cultivate compassion and forgiveness for self and the world

Everything You're Getting


  • 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Wyatt R. Evans, PhD, ABPP

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Wyatt R. Evans, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed and board-certified psychologist who specializes in moral injury theory, assessment, and interventions. He is a staff psychologist with the VA North Texas Health Care System and assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Evans’ expertise in posttraumatic stress, resilience, and recovery comes from his training and work in military treatment facilities, veterans affairs hospitals, and PTSD research institutions. He is lead author of The Moral Injury Workbook and founded the Moral Injury Special Interest Group of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Dr. Evans has consulted with healthcare providers and administrators as well as organizations supporting emergency managers and first responders to support the recognition, prevention, and treatment of moral injury.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Wyatt Evans maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the United States Army Reserve, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the VA North Texas Health Care System, William Woods University, Plano Mental Health Clinic, and Central Texas College. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Evans receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Wyatt Evans is a member of the American Board of Professional Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He is an examiner for the American Board of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Evans is a reviewer for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059660
Duration:
1 hour
Copyright:
Nov 07, 2023
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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