The New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association
Presents
A Master Clinician Full-Day Workshop
Mindfulness, CBT and the Effective Management of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
by
Zindel Segal, Ph.D
Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto Scarborough
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
9 - 9:30 Registration & Coffee / Pastries
9:30 -12:00 Presentation
12:00 - 1:00 Break for Lunch (Not Provided)
1:00 - 4:00 Presentation
4:00 - 4:30 Wrap up and Evaluations
Middle Collegiate Church (Social Hall)
112 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
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Established professionals, early career professionals, and students from all applied, research, and academic settings are invited to attend. Tickets are non-refundable or exchangeable.
CEs will be available, for a $25 additional fee, from the following certifying bodies:
NY Social Work Board
NY Mental Health Counseling Board
NYC CBT Members Only: Register by March 29th for $85 for professional members, $65 for student members
After March 29th: $125 for professional members, $80 for student members
Tickets are expected to sell out, so pre-register to reserve your seat now!
Topic Description:
Recent treatment approaches for anxiety and depressive disorders stress the importance of addressing transdiagnostic factors such as rumination, worry, and impulsivity as part of comprehensive intervention. Both CBT and training in mindfulness meditation have shown the ability to disengage neural networks supporting rumination and worry, along with enhancing clinical outcomes through increased tolerance of negative affective states. This workshop will explore, from both a data and personal practice perspective, which elements of mindfulness training are best suited to be incorporated into clinical practice, how their utilization can be compatible with a pre-existing CBT therapeutic frame, and how doing so has the potential to yield benefits for both patients and therapists alike.
Objectives:
Review the evidence base for mindfulness meditation in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders.
Understand how to integrate and appropriately sequence formal/informal mindfulness practices into the psychotherapeutic treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.
Engage in experiential practice of the 3 Minute Breathing Space and understand how brief changes in attentional focus can be used to address negative automatic processing cycles.
Speaker Bio:
Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto – Scarborough. Dr. Segal has pioneered the use of mindfulness meditation for promoting wellness in the area of mood disorders. He has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the past 15 years. An author of over 10 books and 150 scientific publications, including The Mindful Way Through Depression – a patient guide for achieving mood balance in everyday life – Dr. Segal continues to advocate for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. For Dr. Segal’s Ted Talk, please click HERE.