- Faculty:
- David M. Pratt
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 57 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- May 17, 2018
Description
Outline
Get Client Buy-In: Engagement and Motivational Enhancement Strategies
- Build a therapeutic alliance with young people
- Collaborative evaluation, treatment planning and case conceptualization
- Identify and build upon strengths
- Motivational counseling with youth
- Identify and work towards goals
The CBT Paradigm: Making it Simple to Understand and Use
- Modify cognitive distortions and build social confidence
- Self-Monitoring: feelings, behaviors and thoughts
- Behavioral activation: get active again
- Cognitive restructuring: learn to be a good “thought detective”
- The art of “Socratic Questioning”
- Problem solving: overcome “learned helplessness”
- Social skills training: build social competence and confidence
- Effective use of CBT homework assignments
- On-office therapeutic structured activities
- Learning CBT skills via hypothetical situations
Advanced CBT Techniques: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindful meditation practices for youth: relax your mind
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Decipher and manage “ambiguous situations”
- Collaborative empiricism: conducting real-life experiments
- Exposure therapy for behavioral activation and social skill development
- ”Acceptance & Commitment Therapy”: know and be yourself
- Coping plans for stressful situations
Parent Involvement Strategies: Build a Therapeutic Alliance with Families
- Don’t jeopardize your relationship with the client
- Involve parents in:
- Initial evaluation
- Treatment planning
- Case conceptualization
- Treatment sessions
- Homework assignments
- Enhance family communication and problem solving skills
- ”Win-Win” solutions for parents and teens
How to Handle Crisis Situations: Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention
- Conduct a behavioral chain analysis
- Self-harm trigger situations
- Validate reasons for self-harm and suicide
- Use distress tolerance and “Third Wave” CBT skills to manage a crisis
- Coping cards for crisis situations
- Develop a CBT skills based suicide prevention safety plan
Faculty
David M. Pratt, Ph.D., MSW Related seminars and products: 6
Western New York Psychotherapy Services
David M. Pratt, Ph.D., MSW, is in private practice and Director of the Mood Management Program at the Western New York Psychotherapy Services in Amherst, NY. He is presently on faculty with the University at Buffalo, School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, and a member of New York State, Office of Mental Health Advisory Board on Evidence-Based Treatments for Youth. He was the Principal Psychologist at the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and Adjunct Professor/Lecturer, University at Buffalo Counseling, School and Educational Psychology department.
Dr. Pratt has conducted numerous trainings/workshops in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at local, state, national, and international forums. He is well regarded as an engaging trainer who emphasizes practical skill development.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: David Pratt is in private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: David Pratt has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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