Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certificate Course: Experiential Training

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Leslie Sokol, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and internationally recognized leader in the field of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with almost 40 years of experience in practice, teaching and research. She was a past Director of Education and one of the principal instructors at the internationally acclaimed Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is one of the leading CBT speakers in the world, providing teaching and training to professional and paraprofessional groups, both nationally and internationally, on a multitude of CBT topics.

Dr. Sokol is a distinguished founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, was a past president, and is currently Chairman of its Credentialing Committee. She is a fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and the President Elect of the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (IACBT). Dr. Sokol also served as Chairman of Behavioral Science for the Mercy Suburban Hospital and Family Practice Training Program for over 20 years. Her private practice is in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Sokol has coauthored numerous books and book chapters. Her most recent books include: The Comprehensive Clinicians Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Teaching and Supervising Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens: A Cognitive Therapy Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Creating Unshakable Self-Esteem; Think Confident, Be Confident: A Four-Step Program to Eliminate Doubt and Achieve Lifelong Self-Esteem; and The Think Confident, Be Confident Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Create Unshakable Self-Confidence and Reach Your Goals.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Leslie Sokol maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Montgomery County. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Sokol receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and record royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Leslie Sokol is a member of the Academy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior and Cognitive Therapy. She serves as the president-elect of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Dr. Sokol is on the advisory board of the Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy and Research.

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. Point out, challenge and modify clients’ dysfunctional self-talk, thoughts and core beliefs to improve client level of functioning.
4. Develop case conceptualization skills for treating DSM-5® diagnosis with CBT informed strategies.
5. Implement rapport-building tools to improve the therapeutic alliance and client engagement.
6. Evaluate behavioral activation strategies useful for improving treatment resistant depression.
7. Develop strategies for treating depressive relapses to improve to improve client level of functioning.
8. Implement cognitive behavioral methods to reduce intrusive, obsessive compulsive thoughts.
9. Integrate strategies for impulse control to treat clients with substance use-disorders.
10. Provide exposure and cognitive processing interventions to treat symptoms of PTSD and trauma.
11. Utilize cognitive reprocessing for clients with PTSD in order to improve treatment outcomes.
12. Implement CBT-informed symptom management strategies for personality disorders.
13. Articulate the role of early maladaptive schemas in developing and maintaining chronic mental health conditions.
14. Utilize schema-based strategies for breaking lifelong destructive behavioral cycles in clients.
15. Determine eight motivations for parasuicidal behaviors and how to effectively intervene for each motivation.
16. Determine how family dynamics are affected by an individual with Borderline Personality Disorder and identify strategies for improving family communication.
17. Implement suicide assessment skills and compose accurate documentation in order to minimize risk and liability.
18. Develop strategies to increase buy in with clients with substance abuse disorders.
19. Determine the demanding imperative of anger and replace with more helpful preferences to improve treatment outcomes.
20. Determine and differentiate the meanings given to unfulfilled demanding expectations as a strategy to reduce hurt and fear.
21. Implement cognitive behavioral strategies in a group.
22. Utilize techniques to enhance individual participation in group therapy.
23. Develop a comprehensive understanding of clients through the lens of the cognitive model.
24. Determine the specific cognitive content of fear associated with individual anxiety disorders.

Outline

Master the Core Skills and Competencies of CBT

Foundations in CBT

• Evolution of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
• Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
• Outcome Studies

Offshoot Models

• Third Wave Approaches
• DBT
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Schema Therapy

Treatment Concepts

• Socialization to Treatment Model
• Establishment of Problem lists and Goals

The Therapeutic Relationship

• Establish Rapport
• Ruptures in the Therapeutic Alliance

Cognitive Conceptualization

• Case Formulation
• Collaborative Empiricism
• Sociotrophic and Autonomous Personality
• Identifying Underlying Beliefs

Key Components of CBT Practice

• Structure
• Feedback
• Guided Discovery
• Collaborative Empiricism
• Homework

Proficiency and Fidelity to the Model

• The Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale

CBT for Mood Disorders, Anger, Anxiety, PTSD, Substance Abuse and Group Settings

CBT for Mood Disorders

• Cognitive Model of Depression
• Behavioral Activation
• Sleep Hygiene
• Activity Monitoring & Scheduling Modify Negative Cognitions
• Bipolar Disorder

Behavioral Activation

• Assessment
• Basic Principles
• Scheduling

Cognitive Restructuring

• Levels of Cognition
• The Downward Arrow Technique
• Identify & Evaluate Automatic Thoughts
• Eliciting & Labeling Distortions

Application to Clinical Practice

• Case Studies/Role Plays

CBT for Anger

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

CBT for Anxiety

• Model Overview
• Appraisals and Restructuring Fear
• Exposure Strategies

Specific Anxiety Disorders

• Generalized Anxiety
• Phobias
• Panic Disorder
• Interoceptive Strategies
• OCD
• Intrusive Thoughts
• Metacognitive Strategies
• Behavioral Experiments

CBT for PTSD

• Prolonged Exposure
• Cognitive Reprocessing
• Trauma Narratives

CBT for Substance Abuse

• Impulse Control Models
• Monitor Cravings & Resist Urges
• Relapse Prevention
• Application to Clinical Practice
• Case Studies/Role Plays

Group CBT

• Basic Principles
• Video Demonstration

Difficult Cases, Cluster B & C Personality Disorders

Overview of CBT for Challenging Cases

• Why are they challenging
• Adaptations in CBT
• Modified Expectations for the Therapist

Treatment Model

• Early Maladaptive Schemas
• Breaking Destructive Behavioral Cycles
• Belief Modification Protocol

CBT for Cluster B Personality Disorders

• Antisocial
• Narcissistic
• Histrionic
• Borderline

CBT for Cluster C Personality Disorders

• Modifying Avoidant Schemas and Strategies
• Changing Dependent Beliefs and Behaviors
• OCPD: Interventions and Strategies

Please Note: PESI is not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychotherapists
• Case Managers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Addiction Counselors
• Mental Health Professionals

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