Positive Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Positive Reinforcement “Clients should always be positively reinforced for expressing their doubts and concerns about therapy or the therapist. “ […]

The Hallmark of Cognitive Therapy

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

The Hallmark of Cognitive Therapy The hallmark of cognitive therapy is understanding clients’ reactions—emotional and behavioral—in terms of how they […]

The Evolution of CBT in Community Mental Health

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

The Evolution of CBT in Community Mental Health Aaron T. Beck, MD Part 2 of 3 (Read part 1, A Biography […]

Teaching and Supervising CBT

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Teaching and Supervising CBT by Donna Sudak, MD Did you learn CBT through the tradition of “See one, do one, […]

Supervision Issues in Cognitive Therapy

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Supervision Issues in Cognitive Therapy Originally published in Cognitive Therapy Today, the Beck Institute Newsletter in 2004. I have recently […]

Children’s Emotional Buckets

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Youth by Torrey A. Creed, Ph.D. Imagine yourself lowering a ladle into a bucket of cool […]

Reducing Clinician Stress When Treating Traumatized, Suicidal Clients

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Reducing Clinician Stress When Treating Traumatized, Suicidal Clients Marjan G. Holloway, Ph.D., Beck Institute Faculty As an educator, I have […]

Perspectives of suicidal veterans on safety planning: Findings from a pilot study

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract Aims: Individual interviews were conducted and analyzed to learn about the engagement of suicidal veterans in safety planning. Method: […]

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and a Topical Steroid for Women With Dyspareunia

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract OBJECTIVE: This 13-week randomized clinical trial aimed to compare group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) and a topical steroid in the […]

Change in Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep in Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract As part of a larger randomized controlled trial, 188 participants were randomized to behavior therapy (BT), cognitive therapy (CT), […]

Conflicting Research on Dieting

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Conflicting Research on Dieting By Deborah Beck Busis, LCSW Director, Beck Diet Programs A recent article published in the New […]

Concreteness Training Improves Depressive Symptoms of Dysphoric Individuals

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

A recent randomized control study in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology was performed to determine if increasing concreteness in the thinking of […]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Benefited More by CBT than by Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

A recent randomized controlled study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry compared the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) […]

Hopelessness Among Clinically Depressed Youth

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Emily Becker-Weidman, a former staff member of Beck Institute, left us in 2004 to pursue her doctorate in Psychology at […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Anxiety for Terminal Cancer Patients

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Patients suffering from terminal cancer are often plagued by anxiety over disease progression, pain, decreased functioning, and death. Cognitive Behavior […]

Focusing on Long-Term Weight Loss: The Art of the Possible

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Deborah Beck Busis, LCSW Diet Program Coordinator Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy A recent article in the American Journal […]

Workshop Participant Spotlight – Deborah Zwick, PhD

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Meet Deborah Zwick, PhD, a clinical psychologist who traveled to Beck Institute from Vail, Colorado. She, along with 41 other […]

Workshop Participant Spotlight – Pablo Alonso

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

As a therapist in Madrid, Pablo knew he wanted to improve his skills and, after reading many of both Drs. Beck’s […]

How to Know if Therapy is Working

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

In many cases, it’s difficult for clients to know whether they’re making progress because therapists do not necessarily state the […]

Grant Porteous, LMSW and Kevin DeBruyn, LMSW – Workshop Participant Spotlights

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Traveling from Traverse City, Michigan, Kevin and Grant attended the 2-day CBT for Weight Loss and Maintenance workshop taught by […]