Full Course Description

COMPLETE COURSE OUTLINE

MASTER THE CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF CBT

Foundations in CBT

Rationale for Techniques Approach
Neurobiological Findings
Outcome Studies

Treatment Concepts

Socialization to Treatment Model
Levels of Cognition
Eliciting & Labeling Distortions
Identify & Evaluate Automatic Thoughts

Offshoot Models

Third Wave Approaches
DBT
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Schema Therapy

The Therapeutic Relationship

Establish Rapport
Ruptures in the Therapeutic Alliance
Predictive of Outcome

Cognitive Conceptualization

Case Formulation
Collaborative Empiricism
Symptom Driven Treatment Planning

Technology in CBT

Smart Phone Apps
Text Dialogues
Computerized CBT

Application to Clinical Practice

Case Studies/Role Plays

CBT for Bipolar Disorders, Anger, Anxiety Disorders, PTSD & Substance Use Disorders

Bipolar and Depressive Related Disorders

Cognitive Model of Depression
Behavioral Activation
Sleep Hygiene
Activity Monitoring & Scheduling
Modify Negative Cognitions
Gratitude & Meaning
Nutritional Interventions
Bipolar Disorder

Anger

Cognitive Model of Anger
Role of Values & “Moral Resistance”
Symptom Management

Anxiety Disorders

Generalized Anxiety
Cognitive Model of Anxiety
“Worry Cure”
Phobias
Hierarchy Work
Desensitization
Panic Disorder
Cognitive Model of Panic
Interoceptive Strategies

OCD

Intrusive Thoughts
Metacognitive Strategies
Exposure & Response Prevention

PTSD

Prolonged Exposure
Nightmare Re-scripting
Trauma Narratives

Substance Use Disorders

Impulse Control Models
Monitor cravings & Resist Urges
Relapse Prevention

Application to Clinical Practice

Case Studies/Role Plays

Difficult Cases, Co-occuring Conditions, Cluster B Personality Disorders

Treatment Model

Early Maladaptive Schemas
Breaking Destructive Behavioral Cycles
Belief Modification Protocol

Co-occurring Conditions

Substance Use Disorders
Cross-Cutting Symptoms
Impulse Control Conditioning

Dissociation

Grounding
Scheduling
Mindfulness

Cluster B Personality Disorders

Antisocial
- Psychopathy
- Behavior Management
Narcissistic
- Subtypes of Narcissism
- Schema Mode Work
Histrionic
- Schema Modification
- Constructive Alternatives for “Getting Noticed”
Borderline
- DBT Based Strategies
- Emotion Regulation Skills
- Distress Tolerance Skills
- Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
- Belief Reconstruction

Advanced Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders:

Modify Deep Seeded Beliefs
Continuum Work
Construct New Beliefs
Internalization Exercises
Build Resilience
Cognitive Behavioral Chain Analysis
Schema Mode Work

Suicidal Clients

Risk Assessments
Reasons for Living Inventories

COMPLETE COURSE OBJECTIVES

Apply Evidence Based CBT techniques to multiple symptom sets.
Describe methods for conducting CBT psychoeducation to elicit “buy in” from most difficult clients.
Identify, challenge and modify dysfunctional self-talk, thoughts and core beliefs.
Develop case conceptualization skills for treating any DSM-5® condition.
List three cutting-edge uses of technology to improve treatment outcomes.
Implement rapport-building tips and tools to improve client relationships.
Describe key behavioral activation strategies useful for alleviating treatment resistant depression.
Develop nutritional strategies for treating mood disorders.
Implement cognitive behavioral methods to overcome intrusive, obsessive compulsive thoughts.
Illustrate key strategies for impulse control used to treat substance use-disorders.
Describe exposure and cognitive processing interventions used to treatment PTSD and trauma.
Utilize nightmare re-scripting for clients with PTSD.
List symptom management strategies for personality disorders.
Apply DBT skills training for borderline personality disorder.
Summarize the role of early maladaptive schemas in maintaining chronic conditions.
Utilize schema-based strategies for breaking lifelong destructive behavioral cycles.
Describe eight motivations for parasuicidal behaviors and how to effectively intervene for each motivation.
Discuss how family dynamics are affected by an individual with borderline personality disorder and discover how to improve family communication.
Acquire suicide assessment skills and learn how to document to minimize liability.

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Program Information

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals.