Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to theoretical and therapeutic concepts of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This course was designed to help student understand the practical application of cognitive behavioral techniques in psychotherapy. Empirical research by leading researchers in the field will be reviewed. Core concepts used in CBT will be discussed at length. Students will learn how to identify and evaluate automatic thoughts (ATs), identify emotions, and restructure ATs, assumptions, and schemas. The core strategies and techniques of CBT will be incorporated in an overall framework for students to utilize from assessment through the process of treatment. In addition, the course will focus on the various disorders in which CBT has demonstrated efficacy and will introduce students to the effective behavioral interventions utilizing CBT as well as therapeutic interventions that integrate CBT (i.e ACT, DBT, MCBT)This course is for Mental Health Counseling majors only. All other students must obtain permission from the WSAS Office of Graduate Studies.