Live Trainings
Live open enrollment trainings and webinars will be offered throughout the year by NACBTp trainers.
Essentials of Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Learning Lab Series
The Learning lab series consists of eight 2-hour topical sessions that include expert-led instruction and experiential learning focused on aspects of supporting individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) across a range of routine care settings. This series is appropriate for direct service providers who help support individuals living with SMI, particularly for individuals just entering the field in positions such as case manager, peer support, community worker, substance use disorder professionals, nursing, and housing and employment specialists. CEUs will be provided.
When: April 9 - May 28 2025; Weekly sessions on Wednesdays 10 AM - 12 PM (PST)
Where: Zoom
Cost: $280 per learner
Intro to CBT for psychosis for Mental Health Providers
This workshop will orient mental health care providers to the most recent literature on the cognitive behavioral approach to treating individuals with psychotic symptoms, introduce a recovery-oriented model for treating psychosis, and provide training in CBTp-informed concepts and strategies for this population. This two-day live workshop will consist of lecture, audio and video presentation, and role play demonstrations. CEUs will be provided.
When: June 10 - 11 2025, 8 AM - 2 PM
Where: Zoom
Cost: $300 per learner
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Bipolar Disorder
Many psychological treatment models for bipolar disorder emphasize the need for mood stabilizing medication and focus on methods of ensuring medication adherence. Although medications can be helpful for some people, modern cognitive behavioural therapies also emphasize cognitive approaches to mood stabilization. This 5-Day experiential workshop focuses on developing clinical skills for working with clients experiencing bipolar disorder to reduce mood swings and enhance recovery. This workshop emphasizes practical development of clinical skills through live clinical demonstrations, video demonstrations, case examples, role-plays, and discussions of common challenges.
When: Every Friday from May 9 - June 6 2025; 9 AM - 4 PM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Cost:
Graduate Students:
Early Bird (Before April 1): $500
Full Fee: $600
Postdoc/MD Residents:
Early Bird: $600
Full Fee: $700
Healthcare Professionals:
Early Bird: $700
Full Fee: $800
Master Clinician Series 2024
The Master Clinician Series offers a variety of monthly virtual 4-hour workshops focusing on clinical interventions for psychosis. The Master Clinician Series is designed for clinicians with experience of working with individuals with complex mental health needs (including psychosis and bipolar disorder) who are interested in learning skills to advance their clinical practice.
When: Third Friday of each month
9:00am-1:00pm PST/ 12:00-4:00pm EST
Cost:
Bundle Pricing Available Until January 31, 2024
Bundle Package - Full Price
$1545
Bundle Package - Affiliate*
$1310
*Affiliate = participants who have completed (or who are currently undergoing) training and consultation with Stanford faculty
On-Demand Trainings
Pre-recorded courses and webinars are available on-demand.
Click on the links below to learn more about each offering.
Working with Substance Abuse within CBTp
This 3 hour course is intended to provide clinicians who are trained in CBTp additional training on how to work with Substance Use within the context of CBT. The course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between substance abuse and schizophrenia, focusing on co-occurrence and effective treatment strategies. Through units covering diverse topics such as integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), cognitive models of substance abuse, tailored psychoeducation, and coping with cravings, you will learn to collaboratively address these complex issues.
Cost: $79.99
Until August 31, 2024, you can purchase each course for a 50% discount using the code BEST50
CBTp: Working with PTSD, Trauma, and Dissociation
This 3-hour course is intended to provide clinicians who are trained in CBTp additional training on how to work with PTSD, trauma and dissociation within the context of CBTp treatment.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1) Conceptualize psychosis from a trauma-informed perspective
2) Identify when it is appropriate to integrate trauma into CBTp
3) Understand trauma within the context of comorbid PTSD & psychosis
4) Learn skills to address trauma within CBTp
Cost: $79.99
Until August 31, 2024, you can purchase each course for a 50% discount using the code BEST50
Fundamentals Behind CBT for Psychosis
This first course will address the Fundamentals Behind CBT for psychosis. It will provide a foundational training for those licensed clinicians looking to get competency, and it will also provide a useful stand alone training for frontline staff looking to learn techniques to help them work more effectively with psychosis and reduce burnout. Recently re-launched with 5 CE credits available.
Cost: $369
CBT for psychosis
This 6 hour course, with APA & some other CE credit, presents the fundamentals of CBTp as an individualized, recovery oriented approach. Learn the basics of collaboration, normalizing, developing a map or formulation, and then addressing each of the major problem areas associated with psychosis.
Cost: $89
Working with Trauma, Dissociation, and Psychosis
This 6 hour and 6 CE course explores the continuum of difficulties which can occur in response to adverse life events, and then outlines how to use CBT and related approaches to help people change their relationship with their reactions and experiences. Using the methods covered in this course, you will become able to collaborate with people in building coherent and compassionate self-narratives even regarding extremely confusing and disturbing events, helping to set the stage for real recovery
Cost: $89
CBTp e-primer course
This free self-paced 3-hour course, sponsored by SAMHSA, is open to all learners. It is designed as an introduction to foundational concepts related to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and its application to psychotic symptoms and experiences. This course offers 3 continuing education credits for completion. Modules include:
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Psychosis Education
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CBT Fundamentals
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Applying CBT to Psychosis
Cost: Free
CBTp: Understanding the Basics
This free 1-hour webinar hosted by SMI Advisor provides clinicians and clinicians-in-training with a brief orientation to the application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to psychotic symptoms and disorders, its evidence base and the core principles and techniques of the intervention. This training offers 1 continuing education credit.
Supporting a Loved One with Psychosis
This free 1-hour webinar will explain how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) can effectively support loved ones experiencing psychosis. An overview will be provided, along with key skills family members can draw on to support their lived one.
Telehealth and Individual CBTp
This free 1-hour webinar aims to help practitioners consider critical intervention targets and high-yield motivational, cognitive, and behavioral strategies that are amenable to telephonic encounters, telehealth, or digital accompaniment. Companion clinical tip sheets and self-directed CBT for psychosis learning resources are available.
Telehealth and
Group CBTp
This free 45-minute webinar discusses:
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How is group CBTp different or the same via teletherapy?
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What problems can arise and how to resolve them?
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Does it work as well as in person?
Psychosis REACH Training
Psychosis REACH is intended to teach family members and caregivers CBTp-informed skills and strategies to improve communication and their relationships with loved ones with psychosis.
Trainings have been scheduled through 2023.
CBT for psychosis:
Evidence and Evolution
This free 1-hour webinar provides an overview of the evidence base, the evolution of CBTp models of clinical application and highlights key training and implementation challenges in
North America.
Foundational Principles of CBTp e-Course
We are thrilled to now offer a self-paced, online training in Foundational Principles of CBTp. This course provides didactics and reflection activities to support the development of a CBTp mindset and gain a foundational understanding of both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psychosis. Asynchronous online training is appropriate for behavioral health and allied professionals looking to increase their understanding of psychosis and psychosis care. The course takes between 3-5 hours to complete and is available at $150. No previous therapy or CBT experience is required.
Conferences
Learn more about upcoming conferences
International Early Psychosis Association 15 Conference
September 8-10, 2025
Berlin, Germany
More information coming soon! Click the link below to view the Save the Date.