Dates: 4/30/24 & 5/7/24

Time: 9:00 – 10:30

Contact Hrs: 3

CEUs: 3

It has been determined that WJCS staff would benefit from access to a general training specific to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The cognitive behavioral paradigm provides a unique way to conceptualize pathology and to plan therapeutic intervention. The majority of clinicians practicing today identify that some part of their work is informed by CBT. Research consistently indicates the efficacy of CBT with many psychological disorders and with a diverse range of clients. CBT is often embedded in frequently used
interventions at WJCS such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT). Being better able to recognize and identify CBT-specific techniques has the potential to deepen a clinician’s
understanding of the interventions he/she/they utilize in treatment. In addition, mastery of the CBT model empowers a clinician to purposefully target common challenges for which research has demonstrated efficacy
(such as anxiety and depression). The course will outline the historical foundations of CBT, provide an overview of CBT theory and core techniques, and incorporate opportunities for application of theoretical concepts via case studies and analysis of CBT demonstrations.

Method: Lecture, discussion, and video clips

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify the theoretical foundations of the cognitive behavioral paradigm.
• Participants will be able to explain how the cognitive behavioral model conceptualizes pathology across a wide range of disorders.
• Participants will be able to give several examples of therapeutic interventions that are indicative of the cognitive behavioral model of psychotherapy.
• When provided with case study material, either via video or in written form, participants will be able to identify what characterizes the work as being unique to cognitive behavioral psychotherapy.
• Participants will be able to provide an example of an intervention that they have implemented or are planning on implementing that is congruent with the essence of the cognitive behavioral paradigm.

Cost: $150
Instructor: Kenn Mann, Psy.D. / Natasha Kostek, Psy.D.
Location: Live via Zoom

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW0067.

Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.

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