Board of Directors
Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association (PBTA) began as a regional affiliate of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT, previously the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy or AABT). It is a long-standing, interdisciplinary organization that promotes the practice of scientifically-based psychotherapy in the Philadelphia region, and has a tradition of providing education, promoting dissemination and facilitating networking among the local CBT-oriented community.
Membership in PBTA carries many benefits, including:
· Free admission to PBTA talks
· Free continuing education (CE) credits for psychologists and Pennsylvania-licensed LPCs, LMFTs, and LCSWs
· Discounted admission to bi-annual ethics workshop
· Networking and interacting with like-minded professionals
· Electronic referral directory
CE CREDITS
PBTA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PBTA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. PBTA is also an authorized provider for Continuing Education credits for Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers licensed in the state of Pennsylvania.
President:
Donald Marks, Psy.D.
Kean University
Past President:
Brian Daly, Ph.D.
Drexel University
Treasurer:
Megan Spokas, Ph.D.
La Salle University
Secretary:
David
Bennett, Ph.D.
Drexel University
College of Medicine
Membership
Chair:
Stephanie Felgoise, Ph.D.
Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Publicity Chair:
TBD
Continuing Education Chair:
Chris Molnar, Ph.D.
META & Psychological Wellness Center
Members at Large:
LeeAnn Cardaciotto, Ph.D.,
LaSalle University
Evan Forman, Ph.D.,
Drexel University
Deborah Ledley, Ph.D.
Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety
Brigette Erwin, Ph.D.,
OCD Program Coordinator, Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center
Student
Representatives:
Connor Puleo
Temple University
Kim Wesley
LaSalle University
Tim Wright
La Salle University
Aaron Warchal
LaSalle University
Tonya Swartzendruber
LaSalle University
Julie Garson
LaSalle University
Sanjay Shah
Drexel University
Michael Keesler
Drexel University
Elizabeth Nicholls
Drexel University
Richa Aggarwal
Drexel University
Craig Stohmeier
PCOM
Jacqueline Blessinger
PCOM
Jennifer West
PCOM
Webmasters:
Michael Keesler
Sanjay Shah
Drexel University
PHILADELPHIA BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION