Imaginal Exposure Protocol for PTSD: Processing Hot Spots in Trauma Memories

Work on trauma hot spots in every session, starting with the most difficult. Clients will recount the hot spot while you ask questions to obtain further details.
In this presentation, Dr. Barbara Rothbaum addresses the dos and don’ts of imaginal exposure procedure for trauma hot spots.
Here are some highlights we’ve extracted from this video:
* The focus is only on 1 hot spot per session, starting with the most difficult.
* The patient will be asked to recount the hot spot repeatedly without pause. This is the time for the therapist to ask probing questions to get all of the details.
* Work on hot spots continues in all sessions until the final session when the patient is asked to recount the entire memory again.
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Thanks for the video