Accelerated Multi-Couples CBCT for PTSD -
National certification in Accelerated Multi-Couples Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD by Steffany Fredman, PhD, at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. I completed an intensive certification program involving didactic training, live supervision of two groups, and ongoing treatment fidelity checks through video review. |
Behavioral Management of Chronic Pain -
Clinical expertise in behavioral management for chronic pain including functional restoration for chronic pain. My training was provided by Don McGeary, PhD, at UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Training included didactics, qualifying interview cases, and audio review for treatment fidelity. |
Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy -
National certification in Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD by Candice Monson, PhD, at Ryerson University. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I completed an intensive certification program involving didactic training (30 hours),supervision of two cases with sessions videotaped, reviewed, and discussed, and ongoing treatment fidelity checks through video review. |
Certified in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD Clinician -
National certification in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD for treatment delivered in the 90-minute protocol and the 60-minute protocol by Edna Foa, PhD, at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. I completed an intensive certification program involving didactic training (32 hours), supervision of four cases with sessions videotaped, reviewed, and discussed, and ongoing treatment fidelity checks through video review. |
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale-DSM-5 -
Certification in the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale-DSM-5 (CAPS-5) by the STRONG STAR Assessment Core (Brett Litz, PhD, at the VA National Center for PTSD, Boston MA). I completed an intensive certification program involving training course, qualifying interview cases, and audio review for fidelity. |
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics -
Clinical expertise in Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics as recognized by the Tourette Association of America. I have received didactic training from Alan Peterson, PhD, and Doug Woods, PhD, along with case supervision from Alan Peterson, PhD. |
Concurrent Treatment with Prolonged Exposure -
Clinical expertise in Concurrent Treatment with Prolonged Exposure for Dual Diagnosis PTSD and substance abuse (COPE). My training included a 16-hour workshop followed by weekly consultation calls provided by John Klocek, PhD, for a year. |
Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for PTSD -
Clinical expertise in Massed Prolonged Therapy for PTSD and Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD by Alan Peterson, PhD, and Edna Foa, PhD. I completed didactic training, live supervision of four cases and with ongoing treatment fidelity checks through video review. |
PTSD Symptom Scale Interview Evaluator -
Certification in the PTSD Symptom Scale Interview (PSS-I) by the STRONG STAR Assessment Core (Brett Litz, PhD, at the VA National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, and Elizabeth Hembree, PhD, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA). I completed an intensive certification program involving training course, qualifying interview cases, and audio review for fidelity. |
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Clinician -
Clinical expertise in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with training provided by Joaquin Borrego, PhD, at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. My training included didactics, eight supervised cases, and weekly supervision meetings. |
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Level 1 Trainer -
Certification through PCIT International as a Level 1 Trainer for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) by John Paul Abner, PhD, Master PCIT Trainer. I completed an intensive certification program involving didactic training (40 hours), 12-month consultation, and supervision of two supervision cases with sessions videotaped, reviewed, and discussed. |
| The following highlight an intensive level of certification training and regular examination of treatment fidelity through video and audio review. This level of training and certification is recognized at a national level and is required to provide clinical intervention as a part of randomized clinical trials. |
Book Chapter |
| Vogt, D., MacDonald, A., Blount T. H. Family-related risk and resilience factors during deployment and their role in the postdeployment mental health of OEF/OIF veterans. In: S. MacDermid Wadsworth, D. S. Riggs. War and Family Life. New York, NY: Springer; 2016. p. 17-34.
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| McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C. A., & Blount, T. H. Treating injury and chronic pain in military and veteran populations. In: C. Bryan (Ed.). Handbook for Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members. 2015. p. 199-207.
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Journal Article |
| Hall-Clark, B. N., Wright, E. C., Fina, B. A., Blount, T. H., Peterson, A. L., & Foa, E. B. Military culture considerations in prolonged exposure therapy with active duty military service members Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 2019 Jan;26:335-350.
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| McGeary, C., McGeary, D, Shah, D., Nagpal, A., Peterson, A., Monson, C., Blount, T. Conjoint therapy for the treatment of chronic pain: A descriptive pilot study of couples? needs Clinical Medicine Review 2018 Jul;.
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| Blount, T. H., Monson, C., & Peterson, A. L. A case study of cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy for combat-related PTSD in a same sex military couple Cognitive Behavioral Practice 2017 Aug;24(3):319-328.
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| McGeary, C. A., Blount, T. H., Gatchel, R. J., Peterson, A. L., Hale, W., & McGeary, D. D. Interpersonal coping and pain management within the U.S. military Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2016 Jun;26(2):216-228.
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| Blount, T. H., Peterson, A. L., Raj, J. Intensive outpatient behavioral intervention for tics: A clinical replication series Cogntive Behavioral Practices 2016 Jan;.
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| Blount, T. H., Fredman, S., Pukay-Martin, N., MacDonald, A., & Monson, C. Cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD: Application to an Operation Enduring Freedom veteran Cognitive Behavioral Practice 2014 Jan;:458-467.
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| Blount, T. H., Lockhart, A-L,Garcia, R. V., Raj J. J., Peterson, A. L. Intensive outpatient comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics: A case series World Journal of Case Studies 2014 Jan;2(20):569-577.
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| Blount, T. H., Cigrang, J. A., Foa, E. B., Ford, H. L., & Peterson, A. L. Intensive outpatient prolonged exposure for combat-related PTSD: A case study Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 2014 Jan;21:89-96.
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| Blount, T. H., & Epkins, C. C. Exploring modeling-based hypotheses in preadolescent girls? and boys? cognitive vulnerability to depression Cognitive Therapy and Research 2009 Jan;33(1):110-125.
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Federal |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs |
| Title |
Project Remission: Maximizing Outcomes with Intensive Outpatient Treatments for PTSD (PI: Alan Peterson, PhD) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2016 - 9/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The primary research objective is to conduct a two-armed randomized clinical trial to compare two intensive prolonged exposure (PE) treatments for combat-related PTSD in post-9/11 service members and veterans. One treatment arm will include will use a Massed-PE format involving 15 daily PE treatments over 3 weeks. The other treatment arm will use an Intensive Outpatient Program format involving 15 daily PE treatments plus a number of treatment augmentations hypothesized to result in significantly better outcomes than the Massed-PE comparison group. |
| Funding Agency |
NCCAM |
| Title |
Establishing efficacy of a functional-restoration CAM pain management program in a combat injured veterans population (PI: Don McGeary, PhD) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
7/2014 - 6/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This funded R01 application is in response to RFA-AT-14-003, "Clinical trials and interventional studies of non- pharmacological approaches to managing pain and co-morbid conditions in U.S. Military personnel, Veterans, and their families." Rates of chronic pain have steadily increased among service members deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and New Dawn (OND). A 2009 study found that the majority of Veterans with chronic pain also report psychiatric concerns like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which contribute to decreased treatment response and increased risk of chronic opioid use. A recent study in the San Antonio Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17) found that hydrocodone is the single most commonly prescribed medication in the VISN. Furthermore, 40% of Veterans taking opioid medication use it for more than 3 months. For Veterans with comorbid pain and psychiatric symptoms (referred to as "polymorbid" Veterans), long-term opioid use (using opioid medication for 20 out of 30 days each month for 3 or more months) can be particularly hazardous. Chronic opioid use among polymorbid Veterans has been linked to poor rehabilitation outcomes, abuse of other substances, and death (especially among polymorbid Veterans prescribed benzodiazepine medications for comorbid PTSD). The NIH Announcement describes the urgent need for non-medication pain management programs that can meaningfully address chronic pain management and opioid use. To be effective in a polymorbid Veteran population, a chronic pain program needs to be (a) relevant to military populations,
(b) based on evidence derived from military pain and polymorbid trauma samples, and (c) designed to overcome known obstacles to chronic opioid use among military pain patients (stigma, lack of alternative pain management resources). Our research team was designed to address these criteria based on collaboration between experience military pain management e |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs |
| Title |
Supporting Military Families with Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle (PI: DeVoe) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2014 - 9/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The purpose of this research is to adapt and test the efficacy of a preventive intervention program (Strong Families) to promote resilience in Active Duty military families with children throughout the deployment cycle. This research will include a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of Strong Families compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of Active Duty families at Ft. Hood Army Base in Killeen, TX, and a cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by RAND. |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), US Army Medical Research Acquisition Act |
| Title |
The STRONG STAR Consortium to Alleviate PTSD CAP: Multi-Couple Group Intervention for PTSD (PI: Steffany Fredman, PhD) |
| Status |
Complete |
| Period |
9/2015 - 3/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The overarching goals are to test the efficacy of an accelerated, multi-couple group intervention for PTSD delivered over a weekend in improving Service Member PTSD and comorbid symptom severity, Service Member and partner relationship satisfaction, and partner psychological well-being. |
State |
| Funding Agency |
Texas Veterans and Family Alliance, Texas Health and Human Services |
| Title |
STRONG STAR Texas Training Initiative (PI: Katy Dondanville, PhD) |
| Status |
Complete |
| Period |
6/2017 - 11/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The "STRONG STAR Texas Training Initiative" will partner with community organizations and academic institutions across the state of Texas to develop and conduct Regional Learning Collaboratives which will support no cost training and development of clinical skills to mental health providers who provide direct clinical services to veterans and their families. |
| Funding Agency |
UT Health San Antonio |
| Title |
Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management: A Pilot Study (Co-PIs: Tabatha Blount; Cindy McGeary) |
| Status |
Complete |
| Period |
3/2016 - 8/2017 |
| Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
UT Health San Antonio Clinical Investigator Kickstarter Grant to collect pilot data on Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management in a sample of 10 patients. This intervention incorporates partners into a 10-session functional restoration-informed protocol to promote pain management, physical functioning, and couple`s satisfaction. |
