Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Join ABCT for our Live Webinar on January 9 - Telehealth Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Practical Guide for Therapists with Dr. Matthew Young. Register: https://lnkd.in/emtSbUyA

The final volume of tBT in 2024 is now available. Volume 47 of the Behavior Therapist rounds out with issue 8, and includes the Call for Abstracts and Ticketed Sessions for the 2025 Convention. The issue is online for all members to read through our website here: https://lnkd.in/eVvRi_US

Join ABCT for our Live Webinar on January 9 - Telehealth Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Practical Guide for Therapists with Dr. Matthew Young. Register here: https://lnkd.in/emtSbUyA

Submissions have opened for ABCT’s Graduate Student Research Grant! Up to $1000 will be made available to graduate students who need grant funds to ensure their project succeeds. Priority will be given to masters and dissertation projects. Candidates must be an ABCT member. One grant will be awarded based on a combination of merit and need and one honorable mention will be named. Submissions are open until March 3rd, 11:59 PM EST. Learn more on our ABCT awards page: https://lnkd.in/dv9CScm5

Today is Giving Tuesday! Please take this opportunity to contribute to our Giving Tuesday campaign and support ABCT’s charitable giving programs. Your generosity has the power to make a lasting impact on underrepresented students pursuing excellence in behavioral and cognitive treatments. Every gift, no matter the size, goes a long way in helping us to advance our mission. ABCT is a 501 (c)(3) organization, ensuring that 100% of your donation goes directly to the fund(s) you choose. We do not charge an administrative fee, and a thank-you letter for tax purposes will be sent to you. Donate here: https://ow.ly/U2Oo50UkiAO

We hope to see you at the upcoming 2024 ABCT Annual Convention in Philadelphia. With the big event only days away, remember to use the #ABCT2024 hashtag on any convention-related posts!

ABCT is taking orders for Shabbat dinner and lunch at the convention. If you are interested, kindly complete the form below by Thursday, November 7 at 9:00 AM ET. Meals may be picked up at the local arrangements desk located on Level 4 outside Franklin Hall at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel at 3:00 PM on Friday. Reimbursement can be made in cash only. Please bring exact change. https://lnkd.in/ejUSF8pa

We are proud to announce the release of the latest Sanity x ABCT’s podcast celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Gerald Davison’s landmark ABCT Presidential Address, ‘’ Homosexuality: The Ethical Challenge.” Co-hosted by Dr. Jason Duncan, this special episode of the Sanity X ABCT podcast series features our esteemed guest, Dr. Gerald Davison, engaging in in-depth conversations with Dr. Joel Becker, longtime distinguished ABCT member and clinical psychologist in private practice. This podcast commemorates the impact of Dr. Davison’s ABCT presidential address in 1974, his transformative change of heart and professional stance after meeting with Dr. Charles Silverstein, as well as a look back through the historic and societal changes that have occurred over these past five decades. This special podcast is being released to coincide with the day of the original Davison ABCT presidential address in 1974. The video podcast is on Youtube here. https://lnkd.in/egmwDHDy You can also listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Richard Liu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Suicide Research in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and ABCT's latest Spotlight on a Researcher. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esxUSbVT

Want to learn how to use transdiagnostic treatments to address the needs of young clients? Try “The FIRST Program for Children and Adolescents: Using Principles of Change for Treatment Planning and Clinical-Decision Making” Workshop #13 at the 58th Annual ABCT Convention. https://lnkd.in/dQPkWB2e