Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

Louis R. Franzini, PhD

$29.00

CE Credit Hours : 2

Target Audience : Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work

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Course Abstract

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides clinicians with practical guidance in understanding and using cognitive behavior therapy.

The present-day popular psychological therapeutic orientation known as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a hybrid of three historical streams of influence: behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and rational-emotive therapy. Problematic behaviors addressed during treatment are assumed to have been acquired by learned processes of conditioning or modeling. Those behaviors may be overt (readily observable) and/or covert (such as thinking, feeling, emotional arousal, sexual arousal, expectations, and so on).

Advances in CBT have been made based on both research and clinical practice. Importantly, CBT is an approach for which there is ample scientific evidence that the methods that have been developed actually produce change. In this manner, CBT differs from many other forms of psychological treatment.

This course describes the developmental trajectory of CBT and outlines its major tenets and techniques, including the sailboat metaphor, the lighthouse metaphor, and goal visualization.

This course ends by reviewing a case history, which is published by the American Psychological Association with permission and recommended by the APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the treatment of PTSD.

Course #21-54 | 2021 | 34 pages | 15 posttest questions

Learning Objectives

Identify three historical predecessors of cognitive behavior therapy
Name three specific therapeutic techniques applicable in cognitive behavior therapy
List the five essential elements of Ellis’ ABCDE model of rational emotive therapy
Identify six conditions for which CBT has evidence-based support
Differentiate between the Sailboat and Lighthouse metaphors in cognitive behavior therapy
Identify four characteristics of the Goal Visualization coaching tool technique

Course Directions

This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).

Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.

About the Author(s)

Louis R. Franzini, PhD : Find out More

Louis R. Franzini, PhD, received his B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.A. degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Toledo, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. He then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavior Modification at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (now Stony Brook University). Following the postdoctoral program Dr. Franzini joined the Psychology Department at San Diego State University, where he spent his entire academic career. He retired as Emeritus Professor of Psychology. His international academic experience included appointments as Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-le-Neuve, Belgium and Senior Fellow in the School of Accountancy and Business, Human Resource and Quality Management Division at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Franzini is licensed as a psychologist in Florida and in California.

Financial: Dr. Franzini receives royalties on his books from John Wiley & Sons, Rowman and Littlefield, Square One Publishers, Sage Publications and from Professional Development Resources on sales of his courses.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

CE Information

Counseling

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Approved Continuing Education Provider

Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 2 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).

Marriage and Family Therapy

American Psychological Association Approved Sponsor

Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 2 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).

Psychology

School Psychology

Social Work

Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 2 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).

Customer Testimonials

J.S. (MHC)

Good examples and breakdown of information.

M.S. (MHC)

I thoroughly enjoyed this program. It is a nice refresher. Thank you.

S.C. (SS)

Good information! I like the comparison between CT and CBT.

K.O. (SS)

Great refresher in a easy-to-digest format. Thank you!

B.S. (MHC)

This course provided a thorough overview of CBT.

More Testimonials

J.K. (PY)

Very informative. Great systematic coverage of the field.

P.H. (SW)

Good overview of the history of CBT and current applications.

T.V. (SW)

Excellent, brief course. Reminded me of things I already knew and presented other things in an easily understood manner. Wish there was a longer course in similar format. Will use most of what I learned/reviewed.

E.G. (PY)

Decades of learning and practice had not given me the concise, elegant, and practical knowledge provided in this two-hour course. Thank you!

S.L. (SS)

Great course just as it is.

A.C, (MHC)

It was really enlightening. Thank you.

A.T. (PY)

A good review.

J.P. (PY)

Good review and new ideas.

C.B. (MHC)

Great overview of CBT!

J.C. (PY)

Very educational and enjoyable.

I.C. (SW)

Very informative and educational.

F.H. (MHC)

Good refresher on the history of CBT, available techniques, and the reasons for choosing CBT.

M.V. (SW) (MFT)

Good overview of the history of CBT and current applications.

G.M.B. (MFT)

Great refresher course. I found the metaphor of The Sailboat beautiful and relevant. Thanks.

A.G. (PY)

I'll print this course out to refer to it. I utilize some of these CBT techniques naturally while doing therapy with my clients who have depression and/or anxiety, but the specifics of this course will help me tighten up my approaches a bit. Much of what I do is organic and intuitive incorporating a lot of gestalt and humanistic techniques, so this course was good for me because it's more evidence-based. Thank you so much.

B.R. (SS)

Information was very clear and organized well. Thank you!

D.L. (PY)

Very impressed with author Louis R. Franzini PhD. He not only presented CBT in an interesting manner that kept my attention but also provided additonal tools that will enhance my counseling practice. Thanks

A quick refresher of CBT theory and practice that was well organized and presented in a readable manner.

Well-written and clearly-presented material!

Very informative and well organized.

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