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1. Apply evidence-based CBT techniques to multiple symptom sets.
2. Illustrate methods for conducting CBT psychoeducation to elicit “buy in” from most difficult clients.
3. Detect, challenge and modify dysfunctional self-talk, thoughts and core beliefs.
4. Develop case conceptualization skills for treating any DSM-5® condition.
5. Measure three cutting-edge uses of technology to improve treatment outcomes.
6. Implement rapport-building tips and tools to improve client relationships.
7. Summarize key behavioral activation strategies useful for alleviating treatment resistant depression.
8. Develop nutritional strategies for treating bipolar and depressive related disorders.
9. Implement cognitive behavioral methods to overcome intrusive, obsessive compulsive thoughts.
10. Illustrate key strategies for impulse control used to treat substance use-disorders.
11. Illustrate exposure and cognitive processing interventions used for treatment PTSD and trauma.
12. Utilize nightmare re-scripting for clients with PTSD.
13. Measure symptom management strategies for personality disorders.
14. Apply DBT skills training for borderline personality disorder.
15. Summarize the role of early maladaptive schemas in maintaining chronic conditions.
16. Utilize schema-based strategies for breaking lifelong destructive behavioral cycles.
17. Summarize eight motivations for parasuicidal behaviors and how to effectively intervene for each motivation.
18. Discuss how family dynamics are affected by an individual with borderline personality disorder and discover how to improve family communication.
19. Acquire suicide assessment skills and learn how to document to minimize liability.

MASTER THE CORE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF CBT

Foundations in CBT

• Rationale for Techniques Approach
• Neurobiological Findings
• Outcome Studies

Treatment Concepts

• Socialization to Treatment Model
• Levels of Cognition
• Eliciting & Labeling Distortions
• Identify & Evaluate Automatic Thoughts

Offshoot Models

• Third Wave Approaches
• DBT
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Schema Therapy

The Therapeutic Relationship

• Establish Rapport
• Ruptures in the Therapeutic Alliance
• Predictive of Outcome

Cognitive Conceptualization

• Case Formulation
• Collaborative Empiricism
• Symptom Driven Treatment Planning

Technology in CBT

• Smart Phone Apps
• Text Dialogues
• Computerized CBT

Application to Clinical Practice

• Case Studies/Role Plays

CBT FOR MOOD DISORDERS, ANGER, ANXIETY, PTSD & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

CBT for Mood Disorders

• Cognitive Model of Depression
• Behavioral Activation
• Sleep Hygiene
• Activity Monitoring & Scheduling
• Modify Negative Cognitions
• Gratitude & Meaning
• Nutritional Interventions
• Bipolar Disorder

CBT for Anger

• Cognitive Model of Anger
• Role of Values & “Moral Resistance”
• Symptom Management

CBT for Anxiety

• Generalized Anxiety
• Cognitive Model of Anxiety
• “Worry Cure”
• Phobias
• Hierarchy Work
• Desensitization
• Panic Disorder
• Cognitive Model of Panic
• Interoceptive Strategies

OCD

• Intrusive Thoughts
• Metacognitive Strategies
• Behavioral Experiments

CBT for PTSD

• Prolonged Exposure
• Nightmare Re-scripting
• Trauma Narratives

CBT for Substance Abuse

• Impulse Control Models
• Monitor cravings & Resist Urges
• Relapse Prevention

Application to Clinical Practice

• Case Studies/Role Plays

DIFFICULT CASES, CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS & CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Treatment Model

• Early Maladaptive Schemas
• Breaking Destructive Behavioral Cycles
• Belief Modification Protocol

CBT for Co-occurring Conditions

• Substance Abuse
• Cross-Cutting Symptoms
• Impulse Control Conditioning

CBT for Dissociation

• Grounding
• Scheduling
• Mindfulness

CBT for Cluster B Personality Disorders

• Antisocial
  • Psychopathy
  • Behavior Management
• Narcissistic
  • Subtypes of Narcissism
  • Schema Mode Work
• Histrionic
  • Schema Modification
  • Constructive Alternatives for “Getting Noticed”
• Borderline
  • DBT Based Strategies
  • Emotion Regulation Skills
  • Distress Tolerance Skills
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Advanced Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders:

• Modify Deep Seeded Beliefs
• Continuum Work
• Construct New Beliefs
• Internalization Exercises
• Build Resilience
• Cognitive Behavioral Chain Analysis
• Schema Mode Work

CBT for Suicidal Clients

• Risk Assessments
• Reasons for Living Inventories

Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D., is one of the most sought after educators in North America in the area of CBT and personality disorders. Over the past 15 years he has developed and overseen CBT based Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder treatment programs at two different psychiatric hospitals serving over 3,000 clients at multiple levels of care. Dr. Riggenbach trained at the Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia, is a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and has presented in all 50 United States, Mexico, and Canada on topics related to CBT, DBT and Personality Dysfunction.

Dr. Riggenbach has authored two best-selling books, The Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians (PESI, 2012) and Borderline Personality Disorder Toolbox: A Practical Evidence-Based Guide to Regulating Intense Emotions (PESI, 2016), which was Amazon’s #1 new release in its category. Jeff is known for bridging the gap between academia, research findings and day-to-day clinical practice, and his seminars on DBT, CBT, and Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy receive the highest evaluations in terms of clinical utility as well as entertainment value.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Jeff Riggenbach has an employment relationship with Brookhaven Psychiatric Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Jeff Riggenbach has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.

Price includes CE for one participant. Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 with questions.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. This online course may include multiple product formats. To receive full credit, please submit the CE test for each format that has self-study materials included.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Addiction Counselors

This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 22.5 CE in the skill group. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.

Connecticut Addiction Counselors: Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 19.0 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.

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Counselors
This intermediate self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

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Counselors
This intermediate self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

South Carolina Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists: This program has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.

Texas Counselors: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a continuing education sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Provider #: 2477. This self-study course qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

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Marriage & Family Therapists
This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. Provider #: 168-000156. Full attendance at this self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 credits.

Texas Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a continuing education sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. Provider #: 503. This self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

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Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists
This intermediate activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please contact your licensing board to determine if they accept programs or providers approved by other national or state licensing boards. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance and who complete the program evaluation.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 19.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 19.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 22.8 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Psychologists
This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline and the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity. Contact us for more information on your state board or organization specific filing requirements.

Canadian Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 19.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: https://catalog.pesi.com/page/ceinformation#psychologists

Florida Psychologists: PESI, Inc., is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Psychology. Provider Number 50-399. This product qualifies for 19.0 self-study continuing education credits. Please make sure to bring your license number to the seminar so that we can report your attendance to CE Brokers.

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Social Workers
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this self-study course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 19.0 Clinical Practice continuing education credits. Course Level: Intermediate. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation.

Canadian Social Workers: PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this self-study course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 19.0 Clinical continuing education credits. Course Level: Intermediate. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation. Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.

Illinois Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 contact hours.

Kansas Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider #14-006. This self-study course has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours.

Minnesota Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study course has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of a post-test.

California Social Workers/ Counselors/Marriage & Family Therapists/Licensed Educational Psychologists: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Florida Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

Ohio Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #: RCST071001. Successful completion of this self-study course meets the qualifications for 19.0 clock hours of continuing education credit.

Pennsylvania Social Workers/Counselors/Marriage & Family Therapists: This intermediate activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please contact your licensing board to determine if they accept programs or providers approved by other national or state licensing boards. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance and who complete the program evaluation. Full attendance is required, variable credits may not be awarded per the Pennsylvania State Board.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals