A Series of Workshops for Mental Health Professionals

The Psychological Consultation Center (PCC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln sponsors PCC Practice Updates, four-hour clinically-relevant workshops for psychologists and other mental health practitioners in Lincoln and the surrounding communities. PCC Practice Updates are intended to offer clinicians opportunities to learn about recent clinical psychology research that is applicable in day-to-day practice.

Upcoming Workshop [registration form]

The UNL Psychological Consultation Center

Presents

Behavioral Activation for Depression: Putting Behavioral Principles into Practice

Appropriate for all mental health professionals interested in broadening their skills in treating depression, presented at an intermediate level of knowledge and expertise.

Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D., ABPP
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Washington
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

PCC PRACTICE UPDATE SERIES

Friday, April 27, 2012

Gaughan Multicultural Center
Room 212 (Unity Room)
8:45 AM–1:15 PM

8:45–9:15 AM: Registration
9:15 AM–1:15 PM: Presentation

Cost is $50.00     CE credit available

Pre-registration requested by 4/18/2012

The registration form is available here.

Contact: Ashley Brauer at 402/472-2351 or abrauer2@unlnotes.unl.edu for CE and registration information.

The Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education (CE) for psychologists. The Department of Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Abstract:

Coming soon.

Target audience:
Psychologists, other behavioral health professionals, graduate students

Learning Objectives - This workshop is designed to help you:

Coming soon.

  • Describe the history of behavioral interventions for depression and how they relate to a behavioral analysis of depression
  • Describe how behavioral activation is similar to and how it differs from earlier behavioral interventions such as pleasant events scheduling
  • Articulate the difference between an emphasis on the form of a behavior versus a behavioral activation emphasis on the function of behavior
  • Describe 3 or 4 primary intervention strategies that are used in behavioral activation

Bio:

Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D. is in private practice in Seattle and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. He is board certified in both clinical psychology and cognitive & behavioral psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. The co-author of four books, he has published widely on behavioral treatments for depression, couples therapy, and issues affecting gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals. He is first author of Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action with Michael Addis & Neil Jacobson; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients, with Steven Safren & Stacey Prince; and Behavioral Activation for Depression: A Clinician’s Guide with Sona Dimidjian and Ruth Herman-Dunn; and has co-authored two other books. He was the recipient of the Washington State Psychological Association's Distinguished Psychologist Award in 2004. He is a past President of APA Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues). Dr. Martell received his Ph.D. in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University in 1988.

Parking is available at the University parking structure located at the Southeast corner of 17th and R St. for $3/5hr. From that structure, walk West, towards campus, along R for 2.5 blocks to the Gaughan Multicultural Center on the right. Downtown parking is also available.

Past Workshops

Friday, October 21, 2011
“Wait, that’s my job?” Assessing and Treating Pediatric Obesity in Psychological Practice
Tom Tiegs, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
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Friday, August 26, 2011
I love you, I hate you, I'm amazing: A refresher course and update on Axis II Disorders
Tim Nelson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Friday, April 1, 2011
Inform Your Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach for Clients with Dual Diagnoses
Dennis McChargue, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Friday, July 24, 2010
Evidence-Based Strategies for Anxiety Disorders
Debra A. Hope, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Friday, May 8, 2009
Cognitive Processing Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach for Treating PTSD
Andrea Perry, Ph.D.
Attending Psychologist
Trauma Recovery Program
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Friday, September 26, 2008
An Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Sarah Hayes, Ph.D.
The Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
University of Massachusetts–Boston
Friday, August 15, 2008
Behavioral parent training: What to do and how to do it
Keith D. Allen, Ph.D.
Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation
Co-author of the new APA book:
Working With Parents of Noncompliant Children:
A Guide to Evidence-Based Parent Training for Practitioners and Students
Friday and Saturday, April 4/5, 2008
Working with Immigrants and Refugees:
Culture, Language, and Practice [brochure]
Michael Goh, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Kathryn McGraw-Schuchman, M.A.
Fraser Non-profit Group
David McGraw-Schuchman, M.S.W.
People, Incorporated
Friday, February 29, 2008
Psychosocial Treatment with Transgender Clients [brochure]
Jillian C. Shipherd, Ph.D.
National Center for PTSD, Boston University,
and VA Boston Healthcare System