LIVE: Treatment Outcomes in Depression, Reducing Drop-out Rates in Cognitive Therapy

Presented By
Alexandra Pentaraki, PhD

Dr. Alexandra Pentaraki obtained her Doctorate degree in Psychological Medicine from the University of London, King's College London, UK. Her MSc studies in Cognitive Psychology were completed at The University of Essex, UK. She is an Honorary Visiting Research Associate of the Institute of Psychiat...

Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.

Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

The program will discuss both therapist-related factors including competence and competencies as well as patient-related factors, such as engagement in therapy and external logistical problems with attendance that are related to drop-out. This program will discuss practical ways to address them and improve clinical outcomes. The presenters will examine cognitive and behavioral elements of manualized cognitive therapy and discuss findings relating to cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) in particular.

The live professional training program on Treatment Outcomes in Depression: Reducing Drop-out Rates in Cognitive Therapy is presented by Alexandra Pentaraki, PhD.

Cognitive therapy is a promising treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). However, high drop-out rates and, conversely, the specific elements that make the intervention effective continue to puzzle practicing clinicians. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

• Describe factors associated with high drop-out rates in the cognitive therapy of depression and ways to reduce them
• Describe treatment integrity in cognitive therapy of depression and its relationship to the clinical outcome
• Describe specific cognitive therapy techniques associated with patients’ improvement in depression
• Describe cognitive therapy techniques to improve clinical outcomes in depression
• Describe the efficacy of specific therapeutic techniques of manualized cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of depression
• Describe factors in supervision that can influence cognitive therapists competencies in therapy
• Describe the significance of Behavioral Activation in remission

CE / CPD Credit
APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC

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