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Elections for the 2025 Board of Directors Have Begun

New & Noteworthy

We are happy to announce that the Leadership and Elections (L&E) committee has completed its review of all nominations submitted by the general membership for the two 2025 open Board of Director positions. Voting has now begun. Voting will run until April 30, 2025. 

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After careful consideration, the committee is pleased to present to you the following candidates for ABCT office:

For 2025–2026 — ABCT President-elect

For 2025–2028 — Representative at Large and Liaison to Academic and Professional Programs

Each of these individuals has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to the mission and values of ABCT, and we believe that each can and will contribute significantly to our continued success and growth. Please take the time to review their background, bios, and position statements, by clicking on the links above. Only eligible voters are allowed to cast ballots, which now includes New Professional, Student, Postbaccalaureate, and Associate members. You also must be a current ABCT member in good standing to vote.

We are continuing to refine our processes for engaging members who may have an interest in leadership. In the meantime, we encourage all ABCT members who are eligible to vote to engage with the candidates, learn about the election process, and make your voice heard to shape the future of ABCT.

The winners will be announced to the membership by May 15, 2025.

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What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of treatment that is based firmly on research findings.  It places emphasis on changing your cognitions (thoughts) or behaviors (actions) in order to effect change in how you feel. These approaches help people in achieving specific changes or goals.

Changes or goals might involve:

A way of acting: like smoking less or being more outgoing;
A way of feeling: like helping a person to be less scared, less depressed, or less anxious;
A way of thinking: like learning to problem-solve or get rid of self-defeating thoughts;
A way of dealing with physical or medical problems: like reducing back pain or helping a person stick to a doctor’s suggestions.

Cognitive behavioral therapists usually focus more on the current situation and its solution, rather than the past. They concentrate on a person’s views and beliefs about their life. CBT is an effective treatment for individuals, parents, children, couples, and families. The goal of CBT is to help people improve and gain more control over their lives by changing behaviors that don’t work well to ones that do.

How to Get Help

If you are looking for help, either for yourself or someone else, you may be tempted to call someone who advertises in a local publication or who comes up from a search of the Internet. You may, or may not, find a competent therapist in this manner. It is wise to check on the credentials of a psychotherapist. It is expected that competent therapists hold advanced academic degrees. They should be listed as members of professional organizations, such as the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies or the American Psychological Association. Of course, they should be licensed to practice in your state. You can find competent specialists who are affiliated with local universities or mental health facilities or who are listed on the websites of professional organizations. You may, of course, visit our website (www.abct.org) and click on “Find a CBT Therapist”

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) is an interdisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of a scientific approach to the understanding and amelioration of problems of the human condition. These aims are achieved through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive, and other evidence-based principles to assessment, prevention, and treatment.