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CBT Strategies: Core Skills and Competencies to Treat Your Most Challenging Clients!
Day One: The Canadian Mental Health Summit
Presented by Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Calgary, ab
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Date & Location
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
9:00am – 4:00pm
Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE, T2A 6B6, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403.248.8888
Website: www.calgaryplaza.com/
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the most empirically supported therapeutic approach for multiple psychiatric disorders, and is widely considered the “gold standard” treatment for a variety of issues. Most mental health professionals claim to do “some CBT,” but many clinicians in the trenches resort to a more “eclectic” approach and treatment often loses direction. Leave this 1-day intensive breakthrough course with international CBT expert Dr. Jeff Riggenbach with core competencies, transformed clinical skills, and an improved understanding of conceptualization based treatment that will ensure you never get stuck in therapy again.
You will be able to utilize concrete strategies for helping your clients who suffer from:
- Bipolar and depressive related disorders
- Anger
- Anxiety disorders
- Personality Disorders
Through case studies, interactive discussions, role-plays, and reproducible handouts, you will take away practical CBT strategies to use immediately with any client. Leave this conference armed with tools you can use in your very next session!
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Who Should Attend
Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants, School Counsellors, Behaviour Specialists, Rehabilitation Consultants, Geriatric Specialists, and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.
Learning Objectives
- Develop core competencies in CBT, including the therapeutic alliance, collaborative agenda setting, fostering behavioural and cognitive change, and giving client feedback.
- Understand the role of cognitive distortions in information processing and the unique processing present in specific symptom sets.
- Learn evidence based strategies for treating clinical conditions including depression, anxiety disorders, anger management, and personality disorders
- Utilize techniques from traditional CBT, meta-cognitive, and schema based approaches
- Demonstrate how case conceptualization drives effective treatment planning & improves therapy outcomes.
- Discuss case studies to increase understanding of specific cognitive models of depression, anxiety and anger and effective treatment strategies for each.
Your Presenter
Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D.
Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D. is a best-selling and award winning author who has earned a reputation as an international expert in CBT and personality disorders. Over the past 20 years he has developed and overseen CBT-based treatment programs for Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviour disorders and Personality Disorders at two different psychiatric hospitals and clinics serving over 3,000 clients at multiple levels of care. Dr. Riggenbach trained at the Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia, is a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a certified cognitive therapist. He has trained over 20,000 professionals worldwide including audiences in all 50 United States, Canada, Mexico, the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Dr. Riggenbach is the author of six publications including his most recent release The CBT Toolbox (2nd ed): A Workbook for Clients, Clinicians and Coaches.
Jeff is known for bridging the gap between academia, research findings and day-to-day clinical practice, and his work has earned him the reputation for being. “The practical tools guy.” His seminars on CBT, DBT, and Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy routinely receive the highest evaluations from conference participants in terms of clinical utility as well as entertainment value.
Testimonials
“Workshop was great! The materials we received were awesome and very helpful. Jeff did very good with explain and going into detail when questions arouse.”
– Calgary, AB | November 20, 2019“The examples paired with actual real life interventions are very helpful – a great way of explaining moving from the theory to practical tools in session totally worth it!”
– Calgary, AB | November 20, 2019
“Overall enjoyed Jeff’s perspectives and relaxed nature! Spoke clearly and effectively, and delivered content in an easy and approachable way.”
– Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017
“Definitely worth the dime and time. This course is structured so as to reach a wide variety of professionals. Jeff is a great presenter who knows his stuff and holds his audience’s attention. So glad I traveled to get here! I would have liked to have more handouts in regards to the examples he uses – ie. models, exercises, charts, logs.”
– Amanda Weeks | Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017“Wonderful overview of the models. Jeff was an amazing grasp of research and it’s application to client populations. Thank you.”
– Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017
“I have been nursing for 28 years and have attended many education sessions over the years, and this workshop is in my top 5 of favourites. Very thorough, engaging, and so educational (easy to understand + implement). Thank you!”
– Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017
“Very informative, Jeff. I enjoyed your sense of humour and the way you made things very real not just clinical.”
– Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017
“Very good workshop – content and presentation. Liked the most was how Jeff used examples. Certainly lots of knowledge to share. I would say best I ever attended. Thanks!”
– Charlottetown, PEI | July 10-12, 2017
“Jeff provided some good tools and strategies for helping to map out motivations/issues/thinking disorders so that clients might see why & how they think like they do.”
– The Manitoba CBT & DBT Conference | June 3, 2016
“Very thought-provoking. Provided tangible evidence and resource supports.”
– The Manitoba CBT & DBT Conference | June 3, 2016
“Very good presenter. Very dynamic, fluid, and knowledgeable with good use of personal experience and humour.”
– The Vancouver CBT & DBT Conference | May 25, 2016“I learned so much today. Thank you, you have made me a better therapist.”
– Calgary, AB | December 4, 2015
“Very well organized presentation, it ‘flowered’ very good will to describe how the treatment process was taught to patients.”
– Calgary, AB | December 4, 2015
“Informative and validating. [He] offered comprehensive relevant background to hugely significant approaches in psychotherapy and shared [his] clinical experience with interesting and relevant vignettes of [his] clients.”
– Calgary, AB | December 4, 2015“Excellent, organized presentation. Very helpful to have outline and handouts. Jeff clearly knows his subject and reflects his experience with clinical examples.”
– Calgary, AB | December 4, 2015
Registration & Fees
| Registration | Super Early Bird Fee | Early Bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual 1 Day Enrollment | -- | $249 | $269 |
| Individual 2 Day Enrollment | -- | $449 | $469 |
| Individual 3 Day Enrollment | -- | $639 | $659 |
| Group 3-7 | -- | $619 | $639 |
| Group 8-14 | -- | $599 | $619 |
| Group 15+ | -- | $579 | $599 |
| Full-Time Student | -- | $579 | $599 |
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD).
Fees do not include applicable taxes (5% GST).
Early bird cutoff date: November 17, 2019
The early bird date has passed. Regular rates apply.
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Recommended Accommodation
Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
1316 33 St NE, T2A 6B6, Calgary, AB
phone: 403.248.8888
website: www.calgaryplaza.com/
Our rates:
Call: Please contact the hotel directly for current group rates, when booking please reference “Jack Hirose & Associates“. To make a reservation over the phone, please call 403.248.8888.
King Bed, $139. Plus taxes
2 Queen Bed, $139. Plus taxes (single or double occupancy)
*please note, room reservations are subject to availability*
Please keep in mind when booking Jack Hirose and Associates corporate guest rooms, reservations booked for most hotels can be cancelled within 48 hours. If you are booking guest rooms through third-party websites in many instances the reservations booked cannot be cancelled.
Continuing Education Credits
This workshop has been formally approved by the following associations:
- Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF)
CACCF is only pre-approved for the workshop Navigating Addictions by Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych - Canadian College of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (CCPCP)
- Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
- Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA)
- Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Jack Hirose & Associates is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Jack Hirose & Associates maintains responsibility for the program.
- Indigenous Certification Board of Canada (ICBOC)
- Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada (MDPAC)
- Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)
- Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association (OEATA)
† The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers (NLASW) accept CPA-approved CEUs.
* Participants will receive a certificate of completion after every workshop. Workshops are pre-approved for 5.5 or 6 credits per day unless otherwise specified.
This workshop may be eligible for CEUs from the following associations: Show more
- Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)
- Canadian Centre for Accreditation (CCA)
- Canadian College of Professional Counsellor & Psychotherapists (CCPCP)
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT)
- Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care (OACYC)
- Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Ontario Society of Psychotherapists (OSP)
* Please contact your accrediting body for more information on individual association requirements.