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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINAR:
Remembering the 'B' in 'CBT': Principles of Behaviorism
Friday, June 14, 2024
9:00AM - 10:30AM PDT
*A recording will be made available for those who can't attend live
Presented by Amanda Gorlick, Ph.D.
About Presenter:
Dr. Amanda Gorlick is a licensed clinical psychologist at Cognitive Behavior Associates. She provides evidence-based treatments to adults with a variety of presenting concerns. Dr. Gorlick is also an adjunct faculty at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology where she teaches graduate students in psychology on the topics of learning theory, behavioral principles, and evidence-based practices. Dr. Gorlick is passionate about sharing her knowledge to both mental health and non-mental health professional audiences through the development and delivery of tailored speaking engagements, lectures, trainings, and consultations.
1.5 CE credits provided
Amanda Gorlick, Ph.D.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Institute (CBTI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBTI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Joel L. Becker, Ph.D., Founder and Director
Webinar objectives:
- Explain the theory that underlies the major behavioral principles.
- Describe the major behavioral principles that modify behavior and their utilization in a variety of clinical settings.
- Create treatment plans that incorporate the major behavioral principles as well as the addition of creativity to allow for more tailored treatment plans.
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UPCOMING LIVE WEBINAR:
A Palette of Emotions: Understanding the Use of Art Therapy Alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Friday, October 25, 2024
9:00AM - 10:30AM PDT
*A recording will be made available for those who can't attend live
Presented by Georgie Landy, LCAT, ATR-BC
Georgie Landy, LCAT, ATR-BC
ABOUT PRESENTER:
Georgie Landy, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed and board-certified creative arts therapist holding a master’s degree in art therapy from New York University. She has a private art therapy practice based in Los Angeles working with children, adolescents, families, and adults and is a senior therapist and internship program director at the LGTBQ+ affirming practice Harris & Long Psychotherapy in New York City.
In her art therapy practice, she has worked with a wide variety of clients in both group and individual sessions. Populations include LGBTQIA+ community, incarcerated young men impacted by addiction, survivors of sexual assault, psychiatric patients in hospital settings, adults with traumatic brain injuries, schools, and various treatment centers. Today, Georgie specializes LGTBQIA+ affirming care, trauma, unhealthy attachment styles, and anxiety/neurological disorders such as ADHD and OCD.
As an artist herself, Georgie believes in the power of creativity as a catalyst for transformation to individuals of all backgrounds. Her spontaneous nature and individually tailored sessions accelerate self-exploration and a sense of identity through visual art making, music, and/or drama to build self-esteem, emotionally regulating tools, and connection.
Georgie presents at professional conferences worldwide on ways to incorporate creative arts into traditional psychotherapy/ clinical spaces such as the International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Westchester Psychoanalytic Institute, and the Gallatin School of Independent Study. Her professional affiliations include Elmhurst Hospital, Maimonides, Bellevue Hospital, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, and The Head Injury Association.
1.5 CE credits provided
ABOUT PRESENTER:
Georgie Landy, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed and board-certified creative arts therapist holding a master’s degree in art therapy from New York University. She has a private art therapy practice based in Los Angeles working with children, adolescents, families, and adults and is a senior therapist and internship program director at the LGTBQ+ affirming practice Harris & Long Psychotherapy in New York City.
In her art therapy practice, she has worked with a wide variety of clients in both group and individual sessions. Populations include LGBTQIA+ community, incarcerated young men impacted by addiction, survivors of sexual assault, psychiatric patients in hospital settings, adults with traumatic brain injuries, schools, and various treatment centers. Today, Georgie specializes LGTBQIA+ affirming care, trauma, unhealthy attachment styles, and anxiety/neurological disorders such as ADHD and OCD.
As an artist herself, Georgie believes in the power of creativity as a catalyst for transformation to individuals of all backgrounds. Her spontaneous nature and individually tailored sessions accelerate self-exploration and a sense of identity through visual art making, music, and/or drama to build self-esteem, emotionally regulating tools, and connection.
Georgie presents at professional conferences worldwide on ways to incorporate creative arts into traditional psychotherapy/ clinical spaces such as the International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Westchester Psychoanalytic Institute, and the Gallatin School of Independent Study. Her professional affiliations include Elmhurst Hospital, Maimonides, Bellevue Hospital, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, and The Head Injury Association.
1.5 CE credits provided
Georgie Landy, LCAT, ATR-BC
About the webinar:
Curious to learn how art making can aid in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment? Now is your chance to find out! Art Therapy is a powerful modality that harnesses creative self-expression towards increased self-awareness, understanding, and healing, and can be used as an effective tool alongside CBT to treat a variety of disorders. This webinar will teach the fundamental components of art therapy and how it can enhance and complement cognitive behavioral mechanisms of change. Georgie Landy will be joined by a panel of CBT experts (Drs. Joel Becker, Greg Stanford, and Emily Owens) to lead an interactive discussion about the application of art therapy and how it can be used alongside Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Please bring 5 sheets of unlined paper and colored markers or pencils to participate in an art therapy exercise!
Webinar objectives:
- Name two interventions from art therapy that involve emotion regulation.
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Apply the gradual exposure model and document ratings.
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Identify one mechanism of change using visual self expression.
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