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Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center 315 Elton Hills Drive NW Rochester MN 55901 Phone: 507-287-1443 / Fax: 507-281-6253 |
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Constructing a New Self: A New Paradigm for Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
“Excellence in Psychotherapy” Workshop Series
About Dr. Padesky |
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Dr. Christine Padesky Workshop Presenter |
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About Dr. Padesky
Christine A. Padesky, Ph. D
· Recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology reward from the California Psychological Association (2003)
· Named “Most Influential International CBT Researcher/Practitioner” by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (2002)
· Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy
· Former President of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy
· Co-Founder of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach, California
Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D., is considered one of the leading cognitive therapy workshop presenters in the world, appreciated for her depth of knowledge, compassion, and good-humored warmth. She has presented over 275 workshops to more than 30,000 professionals throughout North America and Europe as well as 25 workshops with cognitive therapy’s founder, Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Her clear, organized and compelling presentations integrate theory, empiricism, creativity, audience interaction, and practical skills.
Dr. Padesky develops audio and videotape training materials (described on her website, www.padesky.com) that demonstrate cognitive therapy processes and protocols and is a featured therapist in several award-winning educational films. The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies voted her best-selling cognitive therapy self-help book Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think (www.mindovermood.com) the most influential cognitive therapy book of all time.
Her books have been translated into 17 languages. In addition to Mind Over Mood, she is co-author of:
Clinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders, 2nd edition
Cognitive Therapy with Couples
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Who should attend this workshop:
Psychologists Marriage & Family Therapists Clinical Social Workers Corrections Staff Psychiatrists Addictions Counselors Psychiatric Nurses Other Mental Health Professionals Professional Counselors
This workshop is designed especially for intermediate and advanced level cognitive therapists. Although beginning cognitive therapists are welcome to attend, knowledge of basic CT skills is assumed and protocols for treating Axis I disorders will not be taught. |