Orientation to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp)
This training was held in August 2023. The link to the recorded presentation will be available on this site for one year, expiring on August 16, 2024.
BHTP will not issue continuing education to those viewing the recording.
BHTP will not issue continuing education to those viewing the recording.
Course Description
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) has been recommended as a psychosocial treatment to be delivered to individuals experiencing psychosis adjunctive to medication management (Dixon et al, 2010; NICE, 2014). This one-day overview will introduce participants to the CBTp model drawing upon the main principles of CBTp including collaboration, recovery-orientation and engagement and normalizing. Through a variety of teaching techniques, including didactics, role play, discussion of clinical vignettes, and video examples of clinical interactions, the training will cover the following topics:
- Overview of CBT and CBTp
- Evidence base for CBTp
- Introduction to key skills of CBTp
- Engagement and normalizing
- Curious questioning
- Basic formulation
- Formulation informed intervention
- Integrating cultural considerations into formulation and intervention
About Your Trainer
Shannon Pagdon, BA
Shannon Pagdon is a clinical research coordinator and nationally certified peer specialist living with psychosis. Shannon has worked as a research assistant with the EPINET project and with the University of Pittsburgh. Shannon is the co-creator of Psychosis Outside the Box and was recently elected as IEPA's Vice President of Lived Experience Research.
Grace Eun Lee, PhD
Grace Lee, Ph.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor and a CA Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lee specializes in evidence-based, trauma-informed, and compassion-focused care for individuals presenting with psychosis. She is currently providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure Therapy within the INSPIRE Clinic and PTSD Clinic. She also leads trainings in CBTp to providers supporting individuals with psychosis.
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Sripriya Chari, PhD
Dr. Sripriya (Priya) Chari is a CA Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor working with the INSPIRE Clinic at Stanford. Dr. Chari's clinical interests lie in early identification of the psychosis risk syndrome and providing evidence based psychotherapeutic interventions from a recovery-oriented perspective. Prior to the INSPIRE Clinic, Dr. Chari was a clinical assessor for the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study, aimed at studying the predictors for conversion to psychosis of youth at clinical high risk for psychosis. She also worked for Santa Clara County Department of Mental Health, in inpatient, outpatient, and forensic settings providing psychotherapy and assessment services.