The Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) was designed based on the latest literature, but specifically for low-resource countries, in affiliation with the Applied Mental Health Research Group (AMHR) at Johns Hopkins University. Please see the AMHR website for more information.
Project Title: Training and Supervision of Community Mental Health Workers in Colombia
PI: Judith Bass, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Co-Investigators: Shannon Dorsey, Ph.D.
Funding: Heartland Alliance and Johns Hopkins (JHU), USAID flowthrough fundung (2011–2013)
Project Title: SPANS-Improving Defectiveness of Treatment for Torture Survivors in Iraq and Thailand (displaced Burmese)
PI: Paul Bolton, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
Co-Investigators: Shannon Dorsey, Ph.D.
Funding: Johns Hopkins (JHU) USAID flowthrough funding (2010–2012)
Referenced on the Web:
- May 22, 2014 – Counselling a ‘trauma society’ via Mizzima Business Weekly
- February 10, 2014 – Burma’s Former Political Prisoners Offer Counseling for Trauma via The Irrawaddy
Publications:
- Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., Haroz, E., Lee, C., Alsiary, M., Haydary, A., Weiss, W. M., & Bolton, P. (2014). A common elements transdiagnostic mental health approach for low- and middle-income countries: Initial pilots. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 21(2), 111-123.
Presentations:
- Murray, L., & Dorsey, S. (2011, November). A components-based therapy approach with torture survivors in Southern Iraq. Paper to be presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 27th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Dorsey, S., Murray, L., Haroz, Lee, Robinson, & Bolton, P. (2012, November). Components-Based Intervention in Southern Iraq and Thailand: Measuring Change in Trauma Symptoms. In L. Murray (Chair), A Components-Based Intervention for Low-Resource Countries: Data From Torture-Affected Populations in Southern Iraq and Thailand. Symposium conducted at the ISTSS 28th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.
- Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., & Lee, C. (2013, November). Common Elements Approach Treatment (CETA) for lay counselors in low and middle income countries (LMIC): Intervention description and implementation outcomes across two trials. In A Common Elements Approach for LMCI: Controlled Trial Results from Torture-Affected Populations in Southern Iraq and Thailand. Symposium presented at the ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
- Murray, L., Beidas, R., Dorsey, S., & Bolton, P. (2013, November). Implementation research within studies among trauma survivors in low-resource countries: Zambia, Thailand, and Iraq. Symposium presented at the ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.