Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse

15 CE Hours
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About the Course

Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse was written in response to the ever growing need to formulate and test cost-effective treatments for substance abuse disorders. Representing a major advance for meeting this pressing need, cognitive therapy offers a well-documented and demonstrably efficacious psychological treatment model.

This course is based on the book, Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse created by Fred D. Wright et al in 1993.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: Guilford Press
Publication Date: 1993

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Fred D. Wright

Fred D. White, Ed.D., is the Director of Training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

Cory F. Newman

Cory F. Newman, Ph.D., is the Clinical Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy.

Bruce S. Liese

Bruce S. Liese, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Director of the Kansas City Center for Cognitive Therapy and Associate Professor of Family Practice and Psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Aaron T. Beck

Aaron T. Beck, M.D., is a University Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Director of its Center for Cognitive Therapy.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about cognitive therapy of substance abuse. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe the cognitive model of addiction.
  2. 2 Explain the theory and therapy of addiction.
  3. 3 Identify relapse prevention in the cognitive therapy of substance abuse.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

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Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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