Dean McKay
2012-2013 President Elect

Sabine Wilhelm
2012-2015 Representative-at-Large and liaison to Convention and Education Issues

Karen Schmaling
2013-2016 Secretary Treasurer

Find-a-Therapist: Grow Your Practice Today

ABCT’s on-line clinical referral service, Find-a-Therapist, is good in multiple ways. First, members and other professionals can use it to refer prospective and existing clients to other CBT therapists. Second, it allows potential clients to search for what you do. Find-a-Therapist receives thousands of hits every month. Make sure you’re on it; and make use of it. And make sure your specialties are up to date.

To make sure you’re on it (if you don’t know), go to
Find a Therapist   and type in your name in the field “Therapist’s Last Name:” If you don’t see yourself, and want to be in it, write Lisa Yare at lyarde@abct.org and ask her to add you. The Find-a-Therapist directory is open only to full and new professional members.

And you may want to increase your exposure on the Find-a-Therapist directory by including your practice particulars, including multiple locations, insurances, and listing your web site for just $50 more per year. Feel free to update this on line, or make life easy for yourself and write Lisa at lyarde@abct.org and she will make it happen.

Get found.

Today.

Title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Radically Different Yet Remarkably Familiar Approach to Behavior Change

Presenter: James D. Herbert, Ph.D., Professor; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Abstract: Over the past decade, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has rapidly grown in popularity. As an applied arm of a field known as contextual behavioral science, ACT is a psychotherapy model that is at once quite familiar to more traditional cognitive behavior therapists in some respects, yet also strikingly different in other ways. A substantial body of research supports the effectiveness of ACT for a wide range of psychological conditions, with a growing literature also supporting its theorized mechanisms of action. This webinar will provide an overview of the ACT model, including its underlying philosophy of science, its theoretical basis, and its technical applications. Typical ACT interventions will be reviewed, including how these can be applied in conjunction with well established behavioral approaches. Similarities and differences between ACT and more traditional forms of CBT will also be explored.

About the presenter: James D. Herbert, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive-behavior therapy (including newer mindfulness and acceptance-based models of behavior therapy), mood and anxiety disorders, teletherapy, the distinction between science and pseudoscience in psychology and related fields, and the promotion of evidence-based practice in mental health. He is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Program at Drexel University, where he also serves as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He also served for several years as Director of Clinical Training of Drexel's Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. From 2008-2009 he served as Interim Head of the Department of Biology at Drexel.

Following his undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin and liberal arts studies in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Herbert received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1989. He completed a clinical internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, then joined the faculty of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, where he directed the Behavior Therapy Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry.

In 1993, Herbert moved to MCP Hahnemann University. As President of the University Faculty, Herbert was instrumental in the integration of the faculties of MCP Hahnemann University with Drexel University when the two institutions merged in 2002. He has taught various courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including introductory psychology, science and pseudoscience in psychology, clinical psychopharmacology, cognitive behavior therapy, and the history and systems of psychology. He also is actively involved in the clinical training and supervision of graduate psychology students. He has received numerous professional honors and awards, including the University's Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. In collaboration with Dr. Evan Forman and other colleagues, he has an active research program on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, with particular emphasis on evaluating the effectiveness and mechanisms of action underlying new acceptance-based models of behavior therapy such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Herbert and Forman are also comparing the efficacy and mechanisms of standard and acceptance-based CBT approaches for a variety of other conditions, including obesity and cardiac disease. They are also studying the remote delivery of these interventions via the internet. Herbert has published widely on these and other topics in professional journals, and is known internationally for his writings on quackery and pseudoscience in mental health. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy as well as the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health, and is active in several professional organizations. He is currently an Associate Editor of The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, and serves on the editorial boards of several additional journals, including the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

To register for this webinar, login with your current email address and password OR create a profile HERE

 

Special Series in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice on Working with Suicidal Clients"

Mental health professionals consistently report that working with suicidal patients is the most stressful aspect of their work. Yet answers are lacking on some of the most basic questions of risk assessment and treatment. In this special series of articles, some of the most accomplished writers and researchers in CBT seek to move the field forward for the practicing clinician. Questions addressed by these authors include, "How can I conduct and document an evidence-based suicide risk assessment?" "How can I help a client stay safe while in a suicidal crisis?" "What would brief CBT for suicidal patients look like in an inpatient setting?" "How might a CBT therapist integrate mindfulness strategies in working with a suicidal client?" "What should I do if I lose a client to suicide?" Experts agree that there are no easy answers to the problem of suicide. But this series of articles leaves a lasting impression that there is reason for hope and that many lives can be saved from this unnecessary form of death.

~Thomas E. Ellis, PsyD, ABPP & David B. Goldston, Ph.D.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10777229/19/2

ABCT Collaborates with Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice (EBBP) to Introduce a Skills-Based Resource Page for Clinicians

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ABCT and EBBP.org are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new resource for clinicians. Both organizations are committed to disseminating empirically supported psychological and behavioral treatments and recognize that gaps in training constitute a barrier to evidence-based practice. As a result, ABCT and EBBP.org have partnered to create the skills-based training web pages that you can find here

You will find skill demonstrations, self-assessments, research evidence, and training resources for treating depression, anxiety, and obesity. Also included are training resources for "cross-cutting" techniques and principles, including relaxation, motivational interviewing, developmental issues, and cultural competency. Although supervised clinical work is the goal standard for mastering these skills, this resource page will be a helpful starting point for training novice clinicians, as well as a good resource for more skilled providers.

One of ABCT's most important goals is to help increase public awareness and understanding of mental health difficulties, as well as to assist with learning about and locating the most effective and efficient modes of treatment. Open the following pages to get access to essential information on symptoms, treatment, how to find a therapist, what to expect in therapy, and much more. Click here to watch Anne Marie Albano discuss childhood social phobias and school refusal.

This is useful for those with children who are experiencing social difficulties, especially when that leads to not wanting to go to school. If you click on the video, give it a minute or two to load.

Dr. Albano Podcast