Transdiagnostic Mechanisms: Mapping the Way to Case Formulation and Treatment Planning A Workshop with Drs. Shelly Frank and Joan Davidson Saturday, September 27, 2014, 10:00 am 4:00 pm (5 CE Credits) (Includes Lunch) Immediately Followed by an NCCBT Social Event Workshop Description Current trends within the scientific community are shifting toward a transdiagnostic perspective that focuses on the common psychological processes (mechanisms) underlying different disorders. However, the growing number of treatment options and the voluminous literature on psychological mechanisms often leave therapists feeling confused and overwhelmed when trying to effectively target patient problems. Largely based on the presenters recently released book, The transdiagnostic road map to case formulation and treatment planning: Practical guidance for clinical decision making, this workshop offers a clear, flexible, and practical resource for therapists striving to make sound clinical decisions for their patients in real time across a diverse range of psychological problems. The workshop will (a) identify the most recent transdiagnostic mechanisms (TDMs) derived from the empirical literature, illustrating their role as underlying vulnerabilities and patterns of responses that are hypothesized to trigger and maintain symptoms and functional impairments across diagnostic categories; (b) present a method for linking TDMs with patients problems; (c) present an innovative categorization of interventions to consider based on the functions they serve in addressing TDMs; and (d) illustrate a step by step process to guide clinicians through the treatment process from intake to termination. Experiential exercises, role plays, and clinical vignettes will be included to teach participants how to assess presenting problems for relevant TDMs, develop TDM driven case formulations, determine mechanism change goals to meet treatment objectives, and utilize a functionally based categorization system of clinical options to target TDMs with individualized treatment plans incorporating second and third wave cognitive behavioral interventions. Workshop Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the role of transdiagnostic mechanisms (TDMs) in the development and maintenance of psychological problems. 2. Implement a functionally based method of assessing presenting problems to identify specific TDMs for their patients. 3. Design individualized treatment plans that incorporate second and third wave cognitivebehavioral interventions to target TDMs across multiple problems. Key References Frank, R. I., & Davidson, J. (2014). The transdiagnostic road map to case formulation and treatment planning: Practical guidance for clinical decision making. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. Persons, J. B. (2008). The case formulation approach to cognitive behavior therapy. New York: Guilford Press. Workshop Leaders Shelly Frank, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Oakland, CA, where she maintains a private practice providing psychotherapy, professional consultation, supervision, and training workshops. She is also an assistant clinical professor in the clinical science program at the University of California, Berkeley. Frank has over twenty five years of clinical experience in outpatient, inpatient, and residential settings, and
specializes in the treatment of complex mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, and trauma and dissociative disorders. She is past president of the Alameda County Psychological Association, and served on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and several Bay Area clinical psychology graduate programs. Previously, she was a clinical director with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, where she contributed to the development and implementation of behavioral health care policies, procedures, and training curricula throughout county mental health programs. Joan Davidson, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, co director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, and an assistant professor in the clinical science program at the University of California, Berkeley. For over twenty years she has worked as a cognitive behavioral clinician specializing in treating adults with OCD, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and problems with body focused repetitive behaviors. She teaches, writes, and provides clinical consultation and supervision to students and licensed professionals, and has taught workshops and guest lectured on topics including the fundamentals of CBT, treatment for specific disorders, and case formulation and treatment planning. She is the author of Daring to challenge OCD: Overcome your fear of treatment and take control of your life using exposure and response prevention (2014), co author of book chapters on cognitive behavioral case formulation, and co author of The Essential Components of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression (2001) and videotape series of the same name. Location The training will be held at the Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94704 (510) 809 0900 Cost, Refund, and Cancellation Policy Members (registration, through Sept 12. Includes lunch & wine & cheese reception): $125 Members (registration, after Sept 12 & on site.includes lunch & wine & cheese reception): $140 Non Members (registration, after Sept 12 & onsite. Includes lunch & reception): $150 Interns/Psych Ass ts/students (member registration thru 9/12 or on site. Non member registration after 9/12 or on site. Includes lunch & reception): $75 Continuing Education Credits (5 CEs available: no additional cost. See registration form). Onsite Registration if space available. Registration: 9:30 am. CANCELLATION/REFUNDS: The San Francisco Bay Area Center of Cognitive Therapy must receive notice of cancellation 14 days prior to the date of the workshop. $10.00 processing fee. Continuing Education (CE) Credit The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy is approved to offer 5 hours of continuing education. No partial CE units granted. Those who attend this workshop in full and complete the appropriate evaluation form will receive continuing education (CE) credits. Please not that the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy will issue credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start time or leave before the workshop ends will not receive CE credit. The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy (Provider Approval No.: CEN034) is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for
psychologists. The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy (Provider Approval No.: PCE288) is approved by California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing professional education for Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Disclosure Information The California Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association require that continuing education providers inform participants as to the source, amount, nature, and disposition of any funding used to support the continuing education activity, whether in the form of educational grants, cash contributions, or in kind contributions. Individuals in a position to influence course content must also disclose whether they have one or more relevant financial relationships with individuals and companies who have a financial interest in activity content. These individuals include the CE Advisory Committee of the San Francisco Bay Area of Cognitive Therapy (SFBACCT) and the Steering Committee of the Northern California Cognitive Behavior Therapy Network (NCCBTN). Institutional Conflict of Interest Disclosure The San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy does not receive commercial support for any of the continuing education activities it provides. Individual Conflict of Interest Disclosure Joan Davidson, Ph.D., SFBACCT CE Advisory Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Janie J. Hong, Ph.D., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Lynn Martin, R.N, M.S. PMH CNS., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Jacqueline B. Persons, Ph.D., SFBACCT CE Advisory Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Daniela J. Owen, Ph.D., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Sharon Smith, L.C.S.W., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D., SFBACCT CE Advisory Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Melinda White, M.F.T., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Robin Yeganeh, Ph.D., NCCBTN Steering Committee, has no relevant financial relationships or Speaker Conflict of Interest Disclosure Shell Frank and Joan Davidson derive royalties from the book on which the workshop is based. It is not necessary to purchase the book in order to participate in the workshop. REGISTRATION FORM Make check payable to NCCBT Network. Mail check and Registration Form to
Melinda White, MFT NCCBT Treasurer, 1635 Solano Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707. Questions: Melinda White at adhdtreatment@mindspring.com. Registration forms received by 9 12 14 are guaranteed attendance. Name: Discipline (PhD, LCSW, MFT): License No.: E mail Address: Tel #: Mailing Address: (Members, registration, $125, through 9/12/14 $ (Members, registration., $140, after 9/12/14 $ (Non Members, $150, registration after 9/12/14) $ 5 CE (No charge. Check this box if you desire CEs (Interns, Students, Psychology Assistants, $75 $ Total fee $ Lunch: No charge. Check this box if you would like lunch provided. Social Event: No charge. Indicate the number of people attending the post workshop social event. (You MAY attend this event without attending the workshop). ** If there is adequate space, Onsite Registration will be permitted.** **Registration by 9/12/2014 ensures that you will have a spot at the seminar.**