During mass trauma such as the events of October 7th in Israel, there are many critical issues to consider regarding how to organize and respond to mental health issues. Some key questions that arise include: What are the various cultural and language factors that are likely to impact treatment and recovery? How exposed were the clinicians to the trauma? Given the estimates of thousands of individuals to likely suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and depression, how does one choose what treatments to train clinicians in? What are the commonalities and differences in the different approaches? Given the existing knowledge of Prolonged Exposure and EMDR in Israel, we worked on training therapists in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Written Exposure Therapy in the first major roll outs, and then added trainings in the Unified Protocol and Interpersonal Psychotherapy more recently. We will present how we developed expedited training models to try to quickly provide response while maintaining quality, and challenges that we faced along the way.

During mass trauma such as the events of October 7th in Israel, there are many critical issues to consider regarding how to organize and respond to mental health issues. Some key questions that arise include: What are the various cultural and language factors that are likely to impact treatment and recovery? How exposed were the clinicians to the trauma? Given the estimates of thousands of individuals to likely suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and depression, how does one choose what treatments to train clinicians in? What are the commonalities and differences in the different approaches? Given the existing knowledge of Prolonged Exposure and EMDR in Israel, we worked on training therapists in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Written Exposure Therapy in the first major roll outs, and then added trainings in the Unified Protocol and Interpersonal Psychotherapy more recently. We will present how we developed expedited training models to try to quickly provide response while maintaining quality, and challenges that we faced along the way.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT; Cohen et al., 2017) is a well-established treatment for children with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related mental health problems. Unlike most CBTs developed for children, in TF-CBT, caregivers have their own sessions, parallel to what their children are learning. Thus, to honor the work of Dr. Mary Cover Jones, the mother of behavior therapy and a groundbreaking scientist, we will present emerging research on caregiver responses to TF-CBT and their influence children’s outcomes. Dr. Tohar Scheininger will present a phase-based analysis of caregiver symptom change in TF-CBT.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is showing promise as a highly effective form of mental health treatment and appears poised to become a major new form of mental health care moving forward. This workshop will provide CBT professionals with an evidence-based overview of this new clinical area and provide examples of how CBT can be integrated into PAT.

Many clinicians have faced personal and professional challenges due to the current sociopolitical environment and may feel unsure how to respond to these issues in CBT. This webinar will offer practical strategies for clinicians to sensitively help to clients that are affected by political anxiety, concerns about immigration and discrimination while maintaining fidelity to CBT protocols. Ethical dilemmas and considerations related to client interactions and clinician burnout will also be discussed.

Gambling opportunities are rapidly expanding across the United States with many states legalizing sports betting, online gambling, and casinos. Gambling disorder affects about 2-4% of the general population. These individuals, their families, and communities experience significant harms due to their maladaptive gambling behavior. This workshop will review the disorder and its etiology, identify high-risk populations, and discuss evidence-based treatment options for individuals and families.