Workshop Description:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has traditionally been thought of as a highly effective and empirically-validated treatment for depressive and anxiety disorders. In this workshop, the application of CBT for psychosis will be demonstrated.  There will be a focus on the unique challenges of working with clients suffering from psychosis, as well as modifications to standard CBT techniques, such as exposure and response prevention, behavioural experiments, cognitive restructuring, and core belief work, in order to effectively work with this population, particularly in terms of treading delusions and hallucinations. Read more…