Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Serious Mental Health Conditions: WS203

Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy has demonstrated effectiveness in treating individuals diagnosed with a serious mental health condition. The same principles apply whether a client has depression or more serious mental health challenges. Treatment focuses on achieving one’s desired life, in alignment with their values, especially through strengthening positive beliefs, such as connection, purpose, competence, and control. Eliciting positive emotion in and between sessions is emphasized, along with helping clients draw adaptive conclusions about positive experiences. This intermediate workshop shows participants how to incorporate these principles in their practices.

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• Describe the core components of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R) and explain how CT-R principles can be integrated into CBT practice when working with depressed clients.
• Describe how to adapt treatment to clients’ individual characteristics and societal challenges.
• Identify at least four positive beliefs that can be strengthened to empower individuals experiencing depression or serious mental health conditions.

Judith Beck, PhD, and Ellen Inverso, PsyD