Drs. Beck and Evans Discuss Evidence-Based Practices
Within the span of a few decades Dr. Aaron T. Beck, widely regarded as the “Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy”, has changed the way we think about mental health treatment. In 2007 the city of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), and Dr. Aaron Beck joined in a collaboration unlike any other to bring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy out of academia and into Philadelphia’s behavioral health system.
This unique partnership is one of many strategies employed by DBHIDS to ensure that all Philadelphians have access to the most effective treatments. To capture this fascinating story Dr. Beck, and DBHIDS’ Commissioner Dr. Arthur C. Evans have joined to create this short video about their work.