Welcome to the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies

2008-2009 Aaron T. Beck Institute Workshop Information
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The Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies hosts internationally recognized psychologists and psychiatrists during its annual lecture series and offers numerous clinical workshops and conferences on cognitive therapy for Mental Health professionals and students.

The goal of Institute workshops is to provide Mental Health professionals and the community at large with information about cognitive therapy and its efficacy in resolving problems in daily living. Intensive instruction is provided in clinical topics that enhance the professional skills of Mental Health professionals.

The Institute's programs offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Mental Health Counselors and Social Workers. Students enrolled at Assumption College can attend these programs at no cost.

The Institute grants a certificate to students who complete the Concentration in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies.

Recent clinical workshops have addressed developments in cognitive therapy for depression and suicide in children, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders (posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder), and moderate to severe depression in adults, as well as teaching parenting skills so that parents can raise happy, resilient children.

Speakers and award recipients include:

1995 - 1996
Aaron T. Beck, M.D.
Director, Center for Cognitive Therapy and University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
"Current Developments in Cognitive Therapy"

1996 - 1997
Aaron Lazare, M.D.
Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Professor of Psychiatry
"The Use of Apology"

1997 - 1998
Robert D. Enright, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Teaching Forgiveness"

1998 - 1999
David H. Barlow, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and Professor of Psychology
Boston University
"Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Antidepressant Medication, and Their Combination, in the Treatment of Panic Disorder"

Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"Shattered Assumptions and the Transformation of Trauma"

1999 - 2000
Aaron T. Beck, M.D.
Director, Center for Cognitive Therapy and University Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
"New Frontiers of Cognitive Therapy"

Jill Hooley, D. Phil.
Professor of Psychology
Harvard University
"Family Factors in the Clinical Course of Major Mental Illness"

2000 - 2001
Wayne G. Rollins, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Theology
Assumption College
"Psychology, Religion, and the Care of Souls"

David M. Clark, D. Phil.
Professor of Psychology
Oxford University
"Developments in Cognitive Therapy for Social Phobia"

2001-2002
Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Nature and Management of ADHD in Children"

Robert J. DeRubeis, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania
"Cognitive Therapy for Moderate to Severe Depression"

2002-2003
David Brent, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Depression and Suicide in Children"

2003-2004
Judith Beck, Ph.D.
President, Beck Institute
Bala Cynwyd, PA
"Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders"

Lynn Dowd, Ph.D.
Director, Anger Management Programs, UMass Memorial Health Care
"Assessment and Intervention of Anger Problems with Men and Women"

Mary Ann Mariani, Ph.D.
Director, School Counseling, Assumption College
"Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents"

2004-2005
Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Vanderbilt University
"Cognitive Therapy of Depression: From Action to Insight (and Back Again)"

Peter Moran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, UMass Medical School
Senior Partner and Clinical Manager, Prescott Health Care
"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Adults: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach"

Rebecca Hanson-Richardson, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Worcester State Hospital
Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, UMass Memorial Medical Center
"Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Clinical Introduction"

2005-2006
Donna Pincus, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Director of the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program, Boston University
"Recent Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents"

George Tremblay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of Research, and Assistant Director of the Antioch Psychological Services Center, Antioch New England Graduate School
"Reaching Out to Maltreating Families"

Candace Monson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
"Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for PSTD"

Diane Chambless, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training
University of Pennsylvania
"Empirically Supported Treatments: What Could Be Bad?"

2006-2007
Jessica Griffin, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School
"Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy"

Martin Young, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Developmental and Behavioral Consultation Program, UMass Medical School
"Parent Training: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy to Decrease Oppositional Defiant Behavior in Children"

Dana Kennedy, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Assistant Clinical Director, Children's Friend Inc.
"Suffering in Silence: Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder"

Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D.
Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy
"Building Resilience with Cognitive Therapy"

2007-2008
Ellen Flannery-Schroeder, Ph.D., ABPP
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Rhode Island
"Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Tips from the Trenches"

George DuPaul, Ph.D.
Professor of School Psychology
Chairperson of the Department of Education and Human Services
Lehigh University
"Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessment and Intervention Strategies"

James Cordova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of Clinical Training at Clark University
"A Guide to Conducting Effective Couple Therapy: Promoting Intimacy, Acceptance, and Change"

Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
"An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder"

Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Cornell University Medical School; Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, NYC
"Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Worry"

For more information contact:
Leonard Doerfler, Ph.D.
Kennedy Science Building, Room 123
doerfler@assumption.edu