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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Workshop for Professionals at Beck Institute: July 12 – 14, 2010

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

JULY 2010: Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professors, school counselors, nurse practitioners, and other professionals from mental health, medical, and related fields traveled from 16 states and 6 countries, including Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe. Pictured above-left, Aaron T. Beck, M.D. answers questions after conducting a live patient session that was viewed (via closed-circuit television) by participants in the Cognitive Behavior Therapy workshop at Beck Institute.

(Below/Right) Aaron T Beck, M.D., pictured with scholarship winners Leila Azarbad, Ph.D., Lyn Abramson, Ph.D., and Aaron Heller, Ph.D. Candidate, who were all granted full tuition scholarships to attend one of our 3-Day workshops. They represent three out of ten winners from our Scholarship Competition held in March 2010, which received over 880 entries from around the world!

Participants received professional training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy from Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., and Norman Cotterell, Ph.D. Trainees participated in seminars and case discussions, reviewed videos of therapy sessions, and observed demonstration roleplays among other activities. More event highlights:

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Workshop for Professionals at Beck Institute: June 6 – 8, 2010

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Dr. Aaron T. Beck discusses a case with trainees.

June 2010: Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professors, nurse practitioners, and other professionals from mental health, medical, and related fields traveled from 17 states and 9 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, and Thailand. Pictured above-left, Aaron T. Beck, M.D. answers questions after conducting a live patient session that was viewed (via closed-circuit television) by participants in the Cognitive Behavior Therapy workshop at Beck Institute.

Maidenberg and Beck

(Right) Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., conducts a roleplay with trainee Michelle Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R, CGP, a Clinical Director based in New York.

Participants received professional training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy from Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., and Norman Cotterell, Ph.D. Trainees participated in seminars and case discussions, reviewed videos of therapy sessions, observed demonstration roleplays and participated in other experiential activities.

More event highlights:

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Extramural Training Workshop at Beck Institute: May 3-4, 2010

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

MAY/2010: (Left) Dr. Aaron Beck conducts a roleplay with Extramural participant Dr. William Lamb, a psychologist from the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The workshop was attended by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, professors, physicians, post-doctoral fellows, and other professionals. Participants traveled from Australia, Canada, China, Greece, Japan, the United Kingdom, and nine U.S. states. The Extramural Training program provides intensive, one-on-one supervision to professionals seeking to enhance their clinical skills in Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Professional training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy was provided by Beck Institute faculty members Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., Norman Cotterell, Ph.D., and Cory F. Newman, Ph.D. Guest lecturers were John Williams, M.D., and Beck Institute Scholars Rachel Handley, Ph.D., and Melissa Magaro, Ph.D.

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Congratulations to Our Scholarship Competition Winners and Annoucement of Two Special Training Offers

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Our congratulations to the winners of our full-tuition Beck Institute Scholarship Competition:

Lyn Abramson
Leila Azarbad
Ellen Driessen
Aaron Heller
Martin Lepage
Jordana Muroff
Scott Ries
David Roseborough
Lisa Talbot
Christian Webb

Our Scholarship Competition received over 880 entries from around the world! The commitment to the study and practice of cognitive therapy shown by all of the applicants was truly inspiring.

Because of the overwhelmingly positive response to our competition, we have two special offers: one for students and one for mental health professionals (or students) who work with soldiers, veterans, and their families (regardless of whether applicants entered the contest).

(1) We will hold a special 3-Day CBT workshop, on August 9-11, 2010 for students and post-doctoral students only. It will cover the same material as the regular 3-Day workshop, but the tuition will be $600 (half our standard tuition of $1200).

(2) If you work with soldiers, veterans, or their families you can apply for one of our other 3-Day CBT workshop programs with a partial scholarship, for a cost of $800 (instead of $1200). These workshop dates are:

June 6-8, 2010
July 12-14, 2010
September 27-29, 2010
November 8-10, 2010 (an advanced, experiential workshop

Please inform other students and your colleagues of this offer, as it is available to everyone (not just our contest entrants).

Visit the Training section of our site for more information on any of our 3-Day CBT Workshops, including our Student Workshop, or, if you are ready to apply, go to our online application (have your CV ready to upload).

Note that the fees to attend our workshops apply to tuition only, and that workshop attendees will be responsible for travel, lodging, and related expenses.

Thank you for your interest in our Scholarship Competition, and we hope to see you at an upcoming workshop!

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Cognitive Therapy Workshop for Professionals at Beck Institute: March 8-10, 2010

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

MAR/10: Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professors, nurse practitioners, and other professionals from mental health, medical, and related fields traveled from 12 states and 3 countries, including Switzerland and South Africa. Pictured above-left, Dr. Aaron Beck answers questions after conducting a live patient session that was viewed (via closed-circuit television) by participants in the Cognitive Behavior Therapy workshop at Beck Institute.

(Right) Dr. Judith Beck conducts a roleplay with trainee Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, APRN-FPMHNP, an Associate Professor based in Tennessee.

Participants received professional training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy from Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., and Norman Cotterell, Ph.D.

More event highlights:

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Cognitive Therapy Workshop for Professionals at Beck Institute: February 8-10, 2010

Monday, February 15th, 2010

FEB/10: We had a varied group of trainees in our 3-day workshop program last week, dedicated clinicians who braved the snow. They came from 11 states and 3 countries, including Saudia Arabia and Brazil. They were psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, and medical doctors. A highlight of the conference was a roleplay that Dr. Aaron Beck did with one participant, who trains VA clinicians. She played a severely depressed, suicidal veteran. Dr. Beck quickly uncovered the patient’s core belief that he was useless, helped him respond to it, and decreased his sense of hopelessness.

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Extramural Training Workshop at Beck Institute: January 25-26, 2010

Friday, February 12th, 2010

JAN/2010: (Left) Dr. Aaron Beck answers questions after conducting a live patient session that was viewed (via closed-circuit television) by participants in the Extramural Training workshop. The workshop was attended by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, professors, physicians, nurses practitioners, post-doctoral fellows, and other professionals. Participants traveled from Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and twelve U.S. states. The Extramural Training program provides intensive, one-on-one supervision to professionals seeking to enhance their clinical Cognitive Behavior Therapy skills.

Professional training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy was provided by Beck Institute faculty members Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. (right), Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., Norman Cotterell, Ph.D., and Cory F. Newman, Ph.D. Guest lecturers were John P. Williams, M.D., and Beck Institute Scholars Rachel Handley, Ph.D., and Melissa Magaro, Ph.D.

Learn more about the Extramural Training program.

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Special Announcement: CBT Training Scholarship Contest

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

We will be awarding full tuition scholarships to our 3-Day Workshop, which runs periodically through the year. Graduate students, faculty, residents, and post docs of any mental health discipline, should email the following to education@beckinstitute.org:

- a letter (no longer than one page) describing their exposure to and experience in CBT and their involvement (if any) in CBT research. They should also describe how they intend to use CBT in the future. The letter should contain their name and email address.

- their CV/resume

The deadline is March 1, 2010. Winners will be notified within three weeks of that date.

Trainees in this program come from around the U.S. and abroad. They range from graduate students and faculty to mental health and health professionals who work in a wide variety of outpatient, inpatient, medical, and academic settings. Trainees’ prior experience and expertise in CBT range from basic to advanced.

Training is interactive and is conducted by Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., and other senior faculty. Trainees typically spend their time attending training sessions, viewing DVDs of patient sessions, participating in case discussions, roleplaying, and watching, and then discussing, a live patient session with Dr. Aaron Beck. Click here for complete details and dates, or visit www.beckinstitute.org.

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Hong Kong: Dr. Sokol Conducts CBT Training for Nurses

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Recently, Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., our Director of Education, was invited to conduct a 5-Day intensive Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) training at the Hong Kong Polytechnic’s Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies. Dr. Sokol focused on depression, anxiety, personality disorders, substance abuse, anger, group therapy, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. The multi-day training included didactic presentations and experiential learning techniques such as roleplays, video demonstrations, and case discussions.

Here are some photos from Dr. Sokol’s training:

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CBT for Soldiers: A personal message to professionals from Drs. Aaron and Judith Beck

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Dear Colleagues,

We are trying to address a very serious problem: military personnel who need effective psychological/psychiatric treatment but who are not receiving it. To address this urgent problem, we have embarked upon a new initiative to offer partial scholarships to our Cognitive Behavior Therapy training programs for mental health professionals who treat soldiers, veterans, and their families (www.cbtforsoldiers.org).

Cognitive ehavior therapy (CBT) has been demonstrated in hundreds of controlled trials worldwide to be effective for a wide range of problems, including depression, suicide, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and many more.

The non-profit Beck Institute in suburban Philadelphia is recognized as one of the premiere training sites for this kind of psychotherapy. The application of cognitive therapy to the needs of our military veterans is clear. The RAND Corporation conducted a study for the military on Predicting the Consequences of PTSD, Depression and Traumatic Brain Injury. One of the study’s summary conclusions is that the capacity to provide evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD and major depression (for example, CBT) would be important in closing the treatment gap.

We would like to bring our expertise to mental health professionals who treat soldiers, veterans, and their families. Please visit www.cbtforsoldiers.org.

Tags: CBT for soldiers, Post-Traumatic Stress, scholarships
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