Table 1 Provider demographic characteristics and training background
| Â | Standard (n = 60) | Extended (n = 43) |
|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristica | ||
 Gender, No. (%) | ||
  Male | 20 (33.3) | 18 (41.9) |
  Female | 40 (66.7) | 25 (58.1) |
 Ethnicity, No. (%) | ||
  Hispanic | 7 (11.7) | 6 (14.0) |
  Non-Hispanic | 53 (88.3) | 37 (86.0) |
 Race, No. (%) | ||
  Asian | 3 (5.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Black | 6 (10.0) | 6 (14.0) |
  White | 46 (76.7) | 33 (76.7) |
  Other | 5 (8.3) | 3 (7.0) |
 Marital status, No. (%) | ||
  Never married | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Relationship, not cohabitating | 3 (5.0) | 3 (7.0) |
  Relationship, cohabitating | 4 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
  Married | 41 (68.3) | 26 (60.5) |
  Separated or divorced | 10 (16.7) | 13 (30.2) |
  Widowed | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) |
 Education, No. (%) | ||
  Master’s degree | 37 (61.7) | 29 (67.4) |
  Doctoral degree | 23 (38.3) | 14 (32.6) |
  Length working for the military, mean (SD), years | 8.46 (7.16) | 9.42 (6.89) |
 Current employment status, No. (%) | ||
  GS civilian | 42 (70.0) | 31 (72.1) |
  Civilian contractor | 1 (1.7) | 2 (4.7) |
  Military | 17 (28.3) | 10 (23.3) |
Pretraining Background | ||
 Profession, No. (%) | ||
  Psychologist | 22 (36.7) | 13 (30.2) |
  Social worker | 35 (58.3) | 28 (65.1) |
  Mental health counselor | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
  Other | 2 (3.3) | 2 (4.7) |
 Type of clinic working at, No. (%) | ||
  Outpatient PTSD clinic/PTSD clinical team | 1 (1.7) | 3 (7.0) |
  Outpatient mental health clinic | 49 (81.7) | 34 (79.1) |
  Primary care clinic | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Outpatient addictions clinic | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
  Women’s trauma program | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
  Other | 8 (13.3) | 5 (11.6) |
 Working role, No. (%) | ||
  Director of clinic | 7 (11.7) | 4 (9.3) |
  Assistant director of clinic | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Full-time staff member | 42 (70.0) | 31 (72.1) |
  Part-time staff member | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.3) |
  Other | 10 (16.7) | 6 (14.0) |
 Years of clinical experience, No. (%) (n = 102) | ||
  Less than 1 | 4 (6.8) | 1 (2.3) |
  1–5 | 11 (18.6) | 13 (30.2) |
  6–10 | 13 (22.0) | 9 (20.9) |
  11–15 | 4 (6.8) | 7 (16.3) |
  16–20 | 8 (13.6) | 6 (14.0) |
  20+ | 19 (32.2) | 7 (16.3) |
 Years of clinical experience treating PTSD, No. (%) | ||
  Less than 1 | 8 (13.3) | 4 (9.3) |
  1–5 | 16 (26.7) | 22 (51.2) |
  6–10 | 15 (25.0) | 10 (23.3) |
  11–15 | 6 (10.0) | 3 (7.0) |
  16–20 | 6 (10.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  20+ | 9 (15.0) | 3 (7.0) |
 Direct patient care hours completed in a week, mean (SD) (n = 94) | 24.63 (7.53) | 25.93 (13.57) |
 Primary theoretical orientation, No. (%) | ||
  Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic | 4 (6.7) | 0 (0) |
  Cognitive | 4 (6.7) | 4 (9.3) |
  Behavioral | 1 (1.7) | 2 (4.7) |
  Cognitive-behavioral | 33 (55.0) | 25 (58.1) |
  Humanistic (existential, gestalt, Rogerian) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Interpersonal | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.3) |
  Family systems | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) |
  Eclectic/integrative | 12 (20.0) | 8 (18.6) |
  Other | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.3) |
 Number of PTSD patients currently treating, No. (%) | ||
  None | 5 (8.3) | 4 (9.3) |
  1–10 | 30 (50.0) | 27 (62.8) |
  11–20 | 17 (28.3) | 11 (25.8) |
  21–30 | 3 (5.0) | 1 (2.3) |
  31–40 | 4 (6.7) | 0 (0) |
  41–50 | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
 Number of PTSD patients treated in last 6 months, mean (SD) | 15.00 (16.72) | 15.42 (21.15) |