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. 2017 Oct 2;4:e18. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2017.10

Table 1.

Components of CETA

Component Simplified name (used in training) Description
Psychoeducation and engagement Introduction
  • Focus on obstacles to engagement

  • Linking program to assisting with client's problems

  • Includes family when appropriate

  • Program information (duration, content, expectations)

  • Normalization/validation of current symptoms/problems

Anxiety management strategies Relaxation
  • Strategies to improve physiological stress

  • Examples include: deep breathing, meditation, muscle relaxation, and imagery. Others added by local cultures

Behavioral activation Getting active (GA)
  • Identifying and engaging in pleasurable, mood-boosting, or efficacy-increasing activities

Cognitive coping/restructuring Thinking in a different way – part I and part II
(TDW1 and TDW2)
  • Understand association between thoughts, feelings, and behavior

  • Learn to restructure thinking to be more accurate and/or helpful

Imaginal gradual exposure Talking about trauma memories (TDM)
  • Facing feared and avoided memories in detail

  • Gradual desensitization/exposure

In vivo exposure Live exposure
  • Facing innocuous triggers/reminders in the client's environment

  • Gradual desensitization/exposure

Suicide/homicide/danger assessment and planning Safety
  • Assessing client risk for suicide, homicide, and domestic violence

  • Developing a focused plan with the client and client's family (when appropriate)

  • Additional referral/reporting when needed

CBT for substance use and relapse prevention Substance use element (SU)
  • Utilizes motivation and CBT principles and activities to get client buy-in and alter behavior patterns to change substance use/abuse behavior

Safety planning and violence prevention Safety and violence prevention
  • Walks through detailed safety plans specific to IPV

  • Discusses behavioral or situational modifications that may help prevent violence