Live Webinar June 21 - Culturally-Attuned Behavioral Activation Across the Lifespan with Dr. Ann Steffen

Friday, June 21, 2024

11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Eastern/ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central/ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Mountain/ 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Pacific

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

Intermediate Level

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

Long considered an important treatment for depression, behavioral activation (BA) is a robust and transdiagnostic change process. Because reinforcement-based deficits are evident across disorders, BA is an evidence-based means of targeting reward systems and avoidance for disorders beyond depression (e.g., in PTSD, anxiety, disordered eating and substance misuse/abuse).  Culturally-attuned BA combines activation with an intentional focus on personal values and meaning, and can be implemented by providers across levels of professional training. Improving session effectiveness and outcomes requires viewing age as a facet of diversity that intersects with other identities, calling for both humility and the age-appropriate application of culturally-attuned change strategies. This webinar highlights strategies and age-appropriate resources for applying BA with culturally diverse individuals across the lifespan, as we help our clients cultivate meaning in their daily lives.

Presenter Biography:

Ann Steffen, PhD, ABPP is a professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and an experienced clinician, clinical supervisor and professional trainer.  Dr. Steffen is a faculty clinician at the UM-St. Louis Community Psychological Service, and is dual board certified in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology and in Geropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She is lead author on the 2^nd edition of Treating Later-Life Depression: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach workbook and clinician guide  in Oxford University Press's Treatments ThatWork Series (Steffen et al., 2021).

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1.  Identify the features and advantages of Behavioral Activation as a transdiagnostic change strategy.

2.  Discuss rationale and technique for at least three components of Behavioral Activation that are culturally congruent.

3.  Describe clinician resources for age-appropriate Behavioral Activation with clients at specific points across the lifespan.

Recommended Readings:

1. Santos, M. M., Nagy, G. A., Kanter, J. W., & López, S. R. (2021). Applying a process-oriented model of cultural competence to behavioral activation for depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(2), 127-146.

2. Fernández-Rodríguez, C., Coto-Lesmes, R., Martínez-Loredo, V., González-Fernández, S., & Cuesta, M. (2023). Is activation the active ingredient of transdiagnostic therapies? A randomized clinical trial of behavioral activation, acceptance and commitment therapy, and transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy for emotional disorders. Behavior Modification, 47(1), 3–45.

3.  Martell, C. R., Dimidjian, S., & Herman-Dunn, R. (2021). Behavioral Activation for Depression: A Clinician's Guide. Guilford Publications.

4.  Wood, W. (2019). Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes that Stick. Macmillan Press.

5.  Steffen, A. M., Thompson, L. W. & Gallagher-Thompson, D. (2021) Chapter 8: Skills for Doing: Values-Based Living and Solving Problems (pp. 127-143), in Treating Later-Life Depression: A Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Approach, Clinician Guide. Treatments That Work Series, Oxford University Press

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied. Certificate of completion is included in the cost of the webinar

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Lamb, ABCT Membership and Marketing Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 209
rlamb@abct.org

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