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the Behavior Therapist June 2026

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Summer’s about to begin, and we couldn’t be more excited for the wonderful array of upcoming events and initiatives headed your way! From upcoming congresses and conventions to ABCT Fellowship submissions, both our organization and our community at large are ready for a new season of activity. The announcement of one of those initiatives comes to you directly from our ABCT President, Dr. Carolyn Becker, in a featured Presidential Column: ABCT will be partnering with Oxford University Press to form the ABCT-OUP Translation Project, dedicated to translating and disseminating writings from the Treatments That Work, Programs That Work, and ABCT Clinical Practice series, with a primary focus on languages that are currently underserved by existing formal language translation programs. All translations will be posted on Oxford’s online platform on an Open Access basis, but ABCT members will have 6 months of exclusive access prior to the general publication as a member benefit.

Similarly in the interest of global and international work within our field, we look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming 11th World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies Congress, being held June 25–28 in the Marriott Marquis San Francisco. Schedules, sessions, and registration information are available at wccbt2026.org, alongside overview information included within this issue.

This issue also features discussions of career resources within our field, including Ph.D. pre-examinations, intersectionality within CBT practice, and support for clinicians and counselors in training. Details are also included within our ABCT Matters section regarding how to apply to become an ABCT Fellow, as well as how to make use of our own collection of support and career center resources.

As a final note, we are saddened to report the passing of Edna Foa and Robert K. Klepac. Their contributions to our field have been graciously recognized by two of their peers in an included Obituaries section within this issue.

See below for highlights from the June 2026 tBT Table of Contents.

the Behavior Therapist, Vol. 49, Issue 4

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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.