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Cognitive Therapy

Remembering Dr. Beck on His Birthday

Dr. Aaron T. Beck was not only a pioneer in mental health, but a dedicated mentor, a passionate advocate, and […]

Behind the Scenes: What goes into Beck Institute training videos

By Annika Norris, BA, Communications Coordinator At Beck Institute, we provide high-quality Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy […]

Beck Institute CBT Certification: Dr. Marci Gaither’s Experience

Beck Institute launched its inaugural Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Certification program in 2019 to encourage excellence in the clinical practice […]

10 Lessons Learned from Dr. Aaron T. Beck

A. John Rush, MD is presently Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Medical School, Durham, NC and […]

Striving for Work-Life Balance: Managing Worry for Clinicians 

Dr. Broder will be leading our upcoming CBT Strategies for Work-Life Balance webinar on June 10, 2022, providing evidence-based guidance […]

Novel Systems of Delivery in CBT 

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is the most widely practiced (Knapp, et al., 2015) and heavily researched form of psychotherapy (David, et […]

Addressing Emotional Distress Due to Physical Illness: Applications of CBT in the Wake of the Pandemic

by Sofia Chernoff, PsyD As of today, there have been over 499 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, resulting in […]

Beck Institute Announces Partnership with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Beck Institute is proud to announce that we have officially partnered with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to help […]

Beck Institute’s 2022 Intentions

By Lisa Muchnick Pote, MSWExecutive Director Hello, January, and welcome to 2022. I know a lot of people are ready […]

CBT Meta-Analysis Review is Most Downloaded Article in CPR

It looks as if the research efficacy of Cognitive Therapy is becoming more well-known. Clinical Psychology Review is a peer-reviewed […]

Empirically Validated Treatments

There have been very interesting posts on the www.academyofct.org listserv this week, about the necessity (1) to validate the theory […]

Cognitive Therapy and Saudi Culture

Recently, Leslie Sokol, Ph.D., our Director of Education, traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to provide a five-day training program to […]

Homework

I often tell therapists and patients that the way people get better is to make small changes in their thinking […]

Using Cognitive Therapy to treat Delusions

Dr. Aaron Beck recently responded to an interviewer’s questions about addressing delusions among Schizophrenic patients. One of the central tenets of […]

Love is Never Enough

Say you’re having an argument with your partner, housemate or friend. What’s going through your mind during the interaction? How […]

Interview with Aaron Beck on the History of Cognitive Therapy

 Dr. Beck was originally trained in psychoanalysis in the 1950s. How did he transition from psychoanalysis, the predominant methodology of that time period, to developing Cognitive […]

Roleplaying with Aaron Beck

At our Extramural Workshop last week, we had about 40 trainees from around the world participate in a two-day Cognitive […]

Nurses Trained to use Cognitive Therapy with Children in Low-Income Communities

In a recent Philadelphia area pilot program, thirteen Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) were trained by the Beck Institute to use […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapist – How to Find One

Two days ago, we received a great comment that said, “This is *not* what I experienced when I saw a […]

Research Results: Cognitive Therapy Reduces Suicide Attempts by 50%

In light of all the recent discussion about antidepressant drugs that increase the risk of attempted suicide, we thought we’d […]