Chief Master Sergeant (last name) A chief master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force is the highest senior non-commissioned officer rank and directly above senior master sergeant. It is equivalent to the rank of sergeant major in the Army, master gunnery sergeant/sergeant major in the Marines, and master chief petty officer in the Navy/Coast Guard.
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is a naturalistic intervention based on the principles and practices of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and developmental approaches.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one type of counseling. Research shows it is the most effective type of counseling for PTSD. The VA is providing two forms of cognitive behavioral therapy to Veterans with PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy.To learn more about these types of therapy, see our fact sheets listed on the Treatment page.he VA is providing two forms of cognitive behavioral therapy to Veterans with PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. To learn more about these types of therapy, see our fact sheets listed on the Treatment page.