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Dr. Martin Seligman to be honored with PBTA's Lifetime Achievement Award!!  May 25, 2010 - Don't miss this exciting opportunity!!  Stay tuned for details.

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Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association is an interdisciplinary organization that promotes the practice of scientifically-based psychotherapy in the Philadelphia region.  It has a long tradition of providing education, promoting dissemination, and facilitating networking among the local CBT-oriented community.  The organization sponsors lectures, workshops, and discussions on therapy issues for the purpose of educating practitioners, clinical scientists, and the public on the effective practice of psychotherapy

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The Many Benefits of PBTA Membership:

  • Free admission to PBTA talks.  Talks are given by prominent CBT-oriented professionals on topics of special interest to PBTA members. 

  • Free CE credits for psychologists, Pennsylvania-licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and clinical social workers.

  • Discounted admission to bi-annual ethics workshop (required by November 2009 for licensure renewal) facilitated by Donald Bersoff, J.D., Ph.D. 

  • Networking. Joining PBTA provides opportunities to interface with like-minded professionals.

  • Electronic referral directory.  The PBTA online referral directory serves as a useful source for members who are in practice, for those looking to make referrals to CBT practitioners, and for the public.

  • Joining an important movement.  When you join PBTA, you become part of an effort to educate the local community about cognitive behavior therapy and empirically supported treatments.

Monday, May 17, 2010: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Drexel University Department of Psychology and PBTA present:

 

Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders

 

Dr. Sue Orsillo

Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Founder of the Acceptance, Mindfulness, and Emotion Lab, Suffolk University

Dr. Lizabeth Roemer

Professor, Founder of the Roemer Research Collaborative, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Tuesday, May 25, 2010:  5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient:

Dr. Martin Seligman, University of Pennsylvania

Student Poster Session: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

PBTA Lifetime Achievement Award and Lecture by Dr. Seligman: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Student Poster Poster Session and Reception:

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION

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