Objectives

1. Apply evidence-based CBT techniques to multiple symptom sets to improve treatment outcomes. 
2. Choose methods for conducting CBT psychoeducation to elicit “buy in” from difficult clients. 
3. Utilize CBT techniques to identify and challenge clients’ dysfunctional self-talk, thoughts and behaviors to improve client level of functioning. 
4. Develop CBT informed case conceptualizations for a range of DSM-5® diagnoses.
5. Implement rapport-building tools to improve the therapeutic alliance and client engagement. 
6. Evaluate behavioral activation strategies useful for improving treatment resistant depression, anxiety, or other presenting concerns. 

Outline CBT Essentials  

• Evolution of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies  
• Latest CBT Outcome Research 
• Basics of Schemas  

Key Components of CBT Practice  

• Structuring Session for Progress 
• Feedback-informed Treatment  
• Guided Discovery for Effective Solutions 
• Collaborative Empiricism  
• Homework  

Treatment Concepts  

• Introduce and Motivate Clients with CBT  
• Building Strong Rapport with Directive Models  
• Levels of Cognition  
• Eliciting & Labeling Distortions  
• Identify & Evaluate Automatic Thoughts  
• Thoughts and Beliefs Differentiation  
• Technology and Mood Monitoring  

Application to Clinical Practice  

• CBT Case Conceptualization 
• Case Studies   
  • Depression 
  • Anxiety 
  • Anger 
  • Trauma  
  • OCD 

Offshoot Models  

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy 
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy  
• Narrative Therapy 

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychotherapists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Case Managers
• Addiction Counselors
• Other Mental Health Professionals