Table III.

Therapist Self-reported Characteristics, Fiscal Year 2015 Therapist Survey (n = 159)

Female gender	67.9 (108)
Age
Less than 35, % (n)	18.9 (30)
35–44, % (n)	30.2 (48)
45–54, % (n)	19.5 (31)
55–64, % (n)	23.9 (38)
65+, % (n)	3.8 (6)
Unknown, % (n)	3.8 (6)
Race
White, % (n)	83.6 (133)
Black/African American, % (n)	4.4 (7)
Spanish/Hispanic/Latino, % (n)	2.5 (4)
Other, % (n)	5.7 (9)
Unknown, % (n)	3.8 (6)
Profession
Psychologist, % (n)	50.9 (81)
Social Worker, % (n)	37.8 (60)
Other, % (n)	8.2 (13)
Unknown, % (n)	3.1 (5)
Most advanced degree
Doctoral, % (n)	54.1 (86)
Masters, % (n)	40.9 (65)
Other, % (n)	2.5 (4)
Unknown, % (n)	2.5 (4)
Experience
Years in clinical practice, M (SD)	14.7 (10.2)
Years in VA residential PTSD program, M (SD)	6.5 (5.9)
Number of residential PTSD patients per week, M (SD)	14.1 (9.8)
PE training and reported use (highest level)
Participated in training, % (n)	43.4 (69)
Achieved VA certification, % (n)	33.3 (53)
Consultant or trainer, % (n)	2.5 (4)
Self-rated skill level on 1–7 scale, median (IQR)	5.0 (4.0)
50–100% of patients in PE-I, % (n)	3.1 (5)
10–49% of patients in PE-I, % (n)	20.8 (33)
Less than 10% of patients in PE-I, % (n)	76.1 (121)
CPT training and reported use
Participated in training, % (n)	37.1 (59)
Achieved VA certification, % (n)	50.9 (81)
Consultant or trainer, % (n)	3.8 (6)
Self-rated skill level on 1–7 scale, median (IQR)	5.0 (2.0)
50–100% of patients in CPT-I, % (n)	2.5 (4)
10–49% of patients in CPT-I, % (n)	17.6 (28)
Less than 10% of patients in CPT-I, % (n)	57.2 (91)
50–100% of patients in CPT-G, % (n)	33.3 (53)
10–49% of patients in CPT-G, % (n)	8.2 (13)
Less than 10% of patients in CPT-G, % (n)	58.5 (93)

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs; CPT-I, individual cognitive processing therapy; CPT-G, group cognitive processing therapy; PE, prolonged exposure.