CBT Training Programs

 

Distance Education

  • Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Suburban Philadelphia, PA)
    A national and international training center for mental health and health professionals, students and faculty.

    CBT Workshops

    Our three-day, Level I, Level II, and Specialty CBT workshops held at the Beck Institute provide trainees with the opportunity to participate in wide range of experiential learning – both fundamental and advanced – including case discussions, live client sessions, and demonstration roleplays.

    Customized CBT Training

    Under the direction of Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Beck Institute faculty develop CBT training curriculum to meet the unique needs of universities, hospitals, mental health centers and other organization.

    Supervision

    In this highly individualized training experience, Beck Institute Supervisors review audio recording or English language transcripts of participants’ therapy sessions. Supervision via telephone, email, or video-calling (e.g., Skype) provide the participant a unique opportunity to develop or improve as a cognitive behavior therapist.

    Online/Webinar Training

    Currently under development, online learning will be available in 2012-2013. Dr. Judith Beck and other faculty are often available via Skype for one-to two-hour CBT training opportunities.

  • The Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy
    An intensive training program that consists of a series of seminars that meet one day a month for ten months.

Northeast United States

Mid-Atlantic United States


CBT Workshops

Our three-day, Level I, Level II, and Specialty CBT workshops held at the Beck Institute provide trainees with the opportunity to participate in wide range of experiential learning – both fundamental and advanced – including case discussions, live client sessions, and demonstration roleplays.

Customized CBT Training

Under the direction of Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., Beck Institute faculty develop CBT training curriculum to meet the unique needs of universities, hospitals, mental health centers and other organization.

Supervision

In this highly individualized training experience, Beck Institute Supervisors review audio recording or English language transcripts of participants’ therapy sessions. Supervision via telephone, email, or video-calling (e.g., Skype) provide the participant a unique opportunity to develop or improve as a cognitive behavior therapist.

Online/Webinar Training

Currently under development, online learning will be available in 2012-2013. Dr. Judith Beck and other faculty are often available via Skype for one-to two-hour CBT training opportunities.

South United States

Midwest United States

  • Anxiety Treatment Center(Beachwood, OH)
    Training for Mental Health Professionals
  • Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy (Cleveland, OH)
    Training for Professionals in Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling

  • + Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy: hosted by Cleveland Cognitive Therapy Center (Cleveland, Ohio)


    Held every October - July. An intensive training program designed to meet the needs of practitioners, this series of seminars meets one day a month for 10 months.

    It covers the application of Cognitive Therapy to the treatment of depression, suicidality, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and other problems. The program combines didactic presentations, discussion, live and video-taped demonstrations, practice in using Cognitive techniques, and consultation on the application of Cognitive Therapy in clinical practice.

    Faculty are Founding Fellows of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Successful completion meets the academic requirements for certification by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

    The program is sponsored by the Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy and has been presented annually since 1984.

    For more information contact James Pretzer, Ph.D. at 216-831-2500 or jimpretz@sbcglobal.net

  • Northwestern Clinical Psych(Chicago, IL)
    Education Program and Training for Graduate, Internship, and Postdoctoral Clinical Psychology

West United States

International

  • Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Suburban Philadelphia, PA)
    Trainings and Workshops for Mental, Medical and Related Post-Graduates
  • Beckian-approach Cognitive Therapy Training in Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Training and Supervision for Mental Health and Medical Professionals

  • + Cognitive Therapy Training (Ankara, Turkey)


    The program is designed to meet the needs of clinical training in cognitive therapy for mental health professionals. The program is in accordance with the training standards of Academy of Cognitive Therapy. It has consists of two levels: First level of the program called “Basic principles and applications of cognitive therapy", it lasts 40 hours of clinical theoretical training. Some of the topics which are covered in the first part of the program are as follows: history and background of Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Cognitive Therapy for Panic Disorder Cognitive Therapy for social phobia, Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive compulsive Disorder Cognitive Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorders.

    Trainees are awarded a certificate of participation in this program. After theoretical part, a written examination takes part. If the attendee passes this exam he or she can apply for the clinical supervision part of the training. In supervision all of the trainees’ present verbatim text of their one session and also audiotapes of actual sessions was listened. Each theoretical group has approximately 45 trainees and Supervision groups consist of 10 attendees. Each year, theoretical course begins in March and October and lasts four months. At the end of 100 hours of supervision trainees receive a certificate for 200 hours of supervision training. After this period they can attend advanced training and supervision groups in cognitive therapy. Attendees also can apply for the certification after the total number of teaching hours reaches 450 hours. They can become certified members of the Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies (TACBP).

    Program Faculty
    This training course is conducted by Associate Professor Hakan Turkcapar, Board member of Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, Fellow ACT, Member of IACP, Director of 2nd Psychiatry Clinic of Diskapi Research and Training Hospital, Ankara University Department of Social Anthropology.


    For more information, please contact him at:
    Email:     hakanturkcapar@superonline.com
    Phone: +90.312.468.0240 or +90.312.468.0241
    Mobile: +90.532.417.7487
    Address: Billur Sokak, 5/3 Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey.

  • + Cognitive Therapy Training & Supervision in Turkey (Istanbul, Turkey)


    This training course consists of one year of theoretical training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), followed by one year of CBT supervision. Each year, the course begins in October, and continues for 10 months until the following July. Trainees receive 10 hours of training per month (100 hours total each year).

    Professionals based in Istanbul have training hours scheduled on weekdays (twice a month, for 5 hours each occasion). Professionals from other areas of Turkey have training hours scheduled on weekends (once a month, for 10 hours each occasion). Each group has approximately 45 trainees.

    Year One – Theoretical Training
    During theoretical training, trainees receive intensive instruction about the fundamentals of CBT, including didactic presentations, discussions, and role plays. Trainees are also educated about depression and anxiety disorders (phobias, panic disorder, OCD, GAD and PTSD.)

    Year Two – Supervision
    During supervision, each trainee is asked to bring 2 cases for supervision. Every session is recorded and then decrypted and sent to all of the trainees before the training session. A group (peer supervision) is done initially, followed by a supervision session given by the program faculty.

    Training Course Completion
    At the end of 200 hours all of the trainees take an exam and those who succeed receive a certificate for 200 hours of training. Those who finish their 200 hours of training go through a stage called personal development during which they learn more about their own schemas and how they influence therapy and the therapeutic relationship. Once they learn more about the application of CBT in other areas of psychopathology (eating disorders, sexual disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, etc.) and the total number of teaching hours reaches 450 hours, they become certified members of the Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (TACBP); www.kdtd.org.

    Program Faculty
    This training course is run by Professor Mehmet Sungur, President of Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies; Past President of EABCT (European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies); Chief of the Anxiety Disorders Unit and sexual and marital therapies clinic of Marmara University.

    For more information, please contact him at:
    Email: mzsungur@superonline.com
    Phone: +90.216.3637134 or +90.216.4112173
    Mobile: +90.532.2911277
    Address: Bagdat caddesi, Ahenk Apartmani, No: 344/3, Erenkoy, Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College (London, England)
    Post-Graduate Education and Specialized Training for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Mettaa Institute of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Seoul, Korea)
  • Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre(Oxford, England)
    Training and Supervision for Clinicians
  • Romanian Center for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (Romanian Assoc. of CBT) (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
    Trainings and Certification in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy for Professionals and Post-Doctoral Studies
  • SIAD-Centro de Terapia Cognitiva in Guatemala(Guatemala ciudad, Guatemala)
  • The Israeli Association for Behavior and Cognitive PsychotherapiesIsraeli website; no English-language site available.