Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Online CME Course
Continuing Medical Education
The American College of Psychiatrists periodically schedules Pre-Meetings in conjunction with its Annual Meetings to allow participants to explore discrete psychiatric topics in greater depth. As a service to its Members, The College makes certain of these Pre-Meetings available online as Internet-based enduring materials.
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: What, When and How?
Description
"Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: What, When and How?” is an online program adapted from a Pre-Meeting originally held on February 26-27, 2008, in Kauai, Hawaii, by The American College of Psychiatrists. Participants will be able to access synchronized audio and video recordings of the program along with slides presented during the lecture.
Audience
This program is intended for Members of the American College of Psychiatrists who wish to advance their understanding of cognitive-behavior therapy.
Objectives
Overall Learning Objectives
After this program, participants should be able to:
- Understand the basic science underpinnings and clinical research evidence relating to cognitive behavior therapy for the treatment of adolescent mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and PTSD.
- Translate current and emerging research pertaining to cognitive-behavior therapy into practice parameters for use in the clinical setting.
Basic Science of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will understand the basis of CBT in animal learning experiments and be able to apply principles from that preclinical work to their practice.
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments: Evaluating the Evidence Base
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to specify the neuropsychiatric differential diagnosis of aggressive behavior and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
CBT for Unipolar Depression: Principles and Practice
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to describe basic theories that guide CBT interventions for depression; identify general CBT procedures for depression; and recognize specific CBT methods for reducing negative automatic thoughts, anhedonia, hopelessness, and suicidality.
CBT for Adolescent Mood Disorders
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to specify and describe the processes of therapeutic interactions defining CBT for adolescent mood disorders.
CBT for OCD: Principles and Practice
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will have a working knowledge about CBT for OCD and be able to apply this to patients.
CBT for PTSD: Principles and Practice
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, the audience will be able to specify various treatments for PTSD (psychotherapy, CBT, and pharmacotherapy), including descriptions and rationales for treatments, as well as available data on their efficacy.
Accreditation Statement
The American College of Psychiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The American College of Psychiatrists designates this activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release/Termination Dates:
The American College of Psychiatrists introduced this online Pre-Meeting program in August of 2008. The College certifies this program for CME credit through July of 2010.
Internet Privacy Policy
Purpose:
This policy is written in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The American College of Psychiatrists is accredited by the ACCME to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians. The ACCME requires that its accredited providers who offer Web-based activities have a separate Internet privacy policy. The purpose of this document is to inform the learner about how his/her privacy is protected when participating in a web-based CME activity accredited by The American College of Psychiatrists.
Privacy Policy Statement
The American College of Psychiatrists is committed to protecting the privacy of its Internet CME customers. Internet activities sponsored by the American College of Psychiatrists may be used as an educational resource for psychiatrists.
Personal and credit information collected over this Internet site will be kept confidential and used to maintain an adequate record of an individual’s participation in the relevant activity. This information will not be released, sold, or distributed to an outside organization except as required by law.
If you have any questions about Web-based CME activities delivered by The American College of Psychiatrists, please contact:
The American College of Psychiatrists
122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1360
Chicago, IL 60603
312-662-1020
Author/faculty disclosures
The Pre-Meeting was planned by The College’s Task Force on Psychotherapy and developed in cooperation with the featured speakers. Members of the Task Force and faculty have disclosed the following relationships with proprietary entities producing healthcare goods or services:
- Barad, Mark G. (Faculty) - Nothing to disclose
- Craighead, W. Edward (Faculty) - Honorarium
Forest Laboratories, Inc. - Davidson, Joyce E. (Faculty) - Nothing to disclose
- Gabbard, Glen O. (Faculty, Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Oldham, John M. (Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Reynolds, Charles F. (Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Rothbaum, Barbara O. (Faculty)
Scientific Advisory Bd., Tikvah Therapeutics
Speakers' Bureau/Grant, Wyeth
Stock, Virtually Better - Shear, M. Katherine (Faculty, Psychotherapy Task Force) - Speakers' Bureau
Forest Pharmaceuticals - Spiegel, David (Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Wright, Jesse H. (Faculty) - Author/Stock Mindstreet
