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The American Psychological Association Psychotherapy Video Series is a five-part demonstration of theory-driven, empirically supported interventions. The series is designed for mental health professionals and is appropriate for both new and experienced clinicians. The tapes teach important clinical skills in a systematic, step-by-step manner, providing hands-on demonstrations and clear guidelines for replicating the skills shown in the demonstrations.
Each video in the series demonstrates a fundamental component of cognitive–behavioral therapy for depression. These components are also used in cognitive–behavioral therapies for many other common psychological and medical disorders and problems, including anxiety disorders, substance abuse, chronic pain, eating disorders, and marital problems.
An important goal of the series is to teach empirically supported methods. Four of the tapes in the series—Activity Scheduling, Using the Thought Record, Schema Change Methods, and Structure of the Therapy Session
teach central components of empirically supported cognitive–behavioral therapies for depression. The Individualized Case Formulation and Treatment Planning video offers methods for adapting these standardized methods to an individual case in a systematic, empirically driven manner.
is the director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Persons presented cognitive–behavioral therapy in the first of the American Psychological Association Psychotherapy Video Series, Systems of Psychotherapy, released in 1995.
Trained at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Persons has been a practicing cognitive–behavioral therapist for more than 15 years and maintains an active clinical practice. She is an internationally known workshop presenter, author of the widely used basic teaching text Cognitive Therapy in Practice: A Case Formulation Approach (1989), and the author of numerous research and clinical articles on topics related to the outcome and process of cognitive–behavioral therapy. She has served as editor of The Behavior Therapist and associate editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research. She recently served as president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (Section 3, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association).
is the director of clinical services at the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley. She is a practicing cognitive–behavioral therapist, specializing in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, and a clinical supervisor to graduate students learning to conduct cognitive–behavioral treatments. Dr. Davidson consults, teaches, and lectures on numerous topics about cognitive–behavioral treatment to both professional and lay audiences.
is the director of professional training of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Tompkins specializes in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in adults and children. He is the author or coauthor of numerous book chapters and journal articles on cognitive–behavioral therapy and has presented widely on this topic.
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