Case Study: PTSD Assessment and Intervention with the PACER Method

• Review a case study using the transdiagnostic, transtheoretical PACER approach • As they say on Law and Order… • The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event.” Case • John is 48 years old. When he was 24 his house caught on fire due to faulty Christmas lights which were accidentally left on when the family went to bed. His wife and 2 children died in the fire. He has remarried and had 3 more children (14, 12, 9) since the event and continues to experience PTSD related symptoms. His wife insisted he come to counseling after he was caught having another affair.