TPC (Psychological Reprocessing Therapy) Course

Lesson 1 • Origins and Theoretical Framework

Traces TPC's development from trauma and cognitive-processing research. Provides the conceptual map students use throughout the course.

Lesson 2 • The Psychological Reprocessing Model

Explains how traumatic memories are encoded, stored, and reprocessed. Students connect neurobiological concepts to clinical intervention logic.

Lesson 3 • Scope, Indications, and Contraindications

Clarifies which presentations benefit from TPC and which require modification or exclusion. Supports ethical and competent case selection.

Lesson 1 • Trauma History Intake Methods

Covers structured and semi-structured approaches to gathering trauma history. Connects intake quality to accurate case conceptualization.

Lesson 2 • Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

Addresses suicide, self-harm, and destabilization risk within trauma populations. Ensures students embed safety planning before initiating reprocessing.

Lesson 3 • TPC Case Formulation Structure

Guides students through a standardized TPC formulation template. Integrates assessment data into a coherent treatment rationale.

Lesson 4 • Symptom Assessment and Measurement

Introduces validated tools for measuring trauma symptoms and functional impairment. Students select and administer appropriate measures for baseline and progress tracking.

Lesson 1 • Stabilization and Resourcing Techniques

Teaches grounding, containment, and resource installation skills used before and between reprocessing sessions. Builds client capacity to tolerate trauma work.

Lesson 2 • Psychoeducation as Alliance Tool

Uses structured psychoeducation to normalize symptoms and build client confidence. Prepares clients to engage actively in the TPC process.

Lesson 3 • Monitoring and Repairing Alliance Ruptures

Identifies signs of therapeutic rupture and applies repair strategies specific to trauma clients. Maintains treatment continuity through relational challenges.

Lesson 1 • Memory Activation Procedures

Guides students through controlled activation of target memories using TPC-specific cues. Connects activation intensity to therapeutic window management.

Lesson 2 • Subjective Units of Distress Calibration

Teaches precise use of distress scaling to guide session pacing and intervention decisions. Ensures students respond to distress data rather than assumptions.

Lesson 3 • Cognitive Interweaves in Phase One

Introduces therapist-initiated cognitive interweaves to unblock stalled processing. Students practice timing and phrasing interweaves appropriately.

Lesson 1 • Installation of Positive Cognitions

Covers the installation phase where adaptive beliefs replace negative cognitions. Students verify installation completeness using validity-of-cognition measures.

Lesson 2 • Body Scan and Closure Procedures

Guides students through the body scan phase and formal session closure. Ensures complete processing and safe client departure after each session.

Lesson 3 • Tracking Processing Channels

Teaches students to follow and interpret the client's associative processing channels. Enables responsive facilitation rather than directive interruption.

Lesson 4 • Managing Abreaction and Flooding

Prepares students to recognize and safely manage intense emotional responses during reprocessing. Prevents harm and maintains the therapeutic window.

Lesson 1 • Parts-Based Approaches in TPC

Integrates structural dissociation theory into TPC to address ego-state conflicts. Students facilitate communication between parts before targeting traumatic memories.

Lesson 2 • Extended Stabilization Phase Strategies

Provides a toolkit for clients who require prolonged stabilization before reprocessing. Prevents premature trauma activation in fragile presentations.

Lesson 3 • Adapting Protocol for Attachment Trauma

Modifies TPC pacing and relational stance for clients with early relational trauma. Addresses transference and dependency dynamics unique to attachment-based cases.

Lesson 4 • Dissociation Assessment and Management

Teaches identification and measurement of dissociative responses within TPC sessions. Students apply containment strategies before proceeding with reprocessing.

Lesson 1 • TPC for First Responders and Veterans

Tailors TPC to occupational trauma, moral injury, and hypervigilance common in first responders and veterans. Addresses stigma barriers to treatment engagement.

Lesson 2 • TPC with Children and Adolescents

Adapts TPC language, pacing, and bilateral stimulation for younger clients. Students integrate caregiver involvement appropriately into the treatment frame.

Lesson 3 • TPC with Older Adults

Addresses sensory, cognitive, and cohort-specific factors affecting TPC delivery with older clients. Students modify assessment and pacing accordingly.

Lesson 4 • Cultural Responsiveness in TPC

Embeds cultural humility and culturally adapted communication into every TPC phase. Students identify cultural variables that affect trauma expression and treatment engagement.

Lesson 1 • Ethical and Clinical Termination Process

Guides students through the relational and procedural aspects of ending treatment. Addresses abandonment risk, referral, and documentation requirements.

Lesson 2 • Indicators of Treatment Completion

Defines clinical criteria signaling that all identified targets have been fully reprocessed. Prevents premature or delayed termination decisions.

Lesson 3 • Progress Monitoring Throughout Treatment

Establishes routine outcome monitoring practices integrated into every TPC session. Connects data-driven review to protocol adjustment decisions.