CBT for Depressive Disorder: A Clinician's Guide

Dr. Deborah Schwartzman, Psychologist

Clinical Techniques for Effective Depression Treatment

Adult Psychotherapy Cognitive / Behavioral

Overview

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is notoriously challenging to overcome, as its core symptoms include a lack of energy and self-defeating thoughts. To support you in guiding your clients toward recovery, Dr. Deborah Schwartzman, an experienced clinician, has compiled the most effective clinical techniques and best practices into a definitive guide. This comprehensive resource focuses on treating MDD and related depressive disorders using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

You will be guided through a comprehensive CBT protocol, focusing on the assessment, conceptualization, and development of individualized treatment plans for clients with MDD and its specifiers.

Evidence-based strategies, such as safety planning, behavioral activation to alleviate inactivity and anhedonia, cognitive restructuring to challenge maladaptive thought patterns and schemas, will be covered.

Additional topics include mood regulation strategies, problem-solving skills and communication techniques to address daily challenges.

In this workshop, Dr Schwartzman will also present relapse prevention methods to equip clinicians with tools to help sustain therapeutic progress and improve long-term well-being.

By the end of this workshop, you will have a thorough understanding of how to apply these evidence-based CBT interventions to enhance mental health outcomes for clients with depressive disorders.

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  • 3h of continuing education
  • 24 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
  • 1 certificate of achievement
  • 1 PowerPoint
  • 1 bibliography
  • 1 course evaluation
  • 7-day money back guarantee
  • Unlimited access
  • 97% of participants who completed the satisfaction survey declare they would recommend this course to a colleague

Accreditation

Ordre des Psychologues du Québec
Canadian Psychological Association
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Collège des médecins du Québec

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For physicians who do not practice psychotherapy, the College evaluates each recognition request based on the following criteria:

  • the relevance of the activity to the practice of the profession
  • the skills and experience of the trainer
  • the quality of the content and its adequacy with the physician's practice
  • the pedagogical framework of the activity
  • the quality of the documentation provided
  • compliance with the training objectives set out in the regulation
  • the presence of a certificate of participation or an evaluation

About the expert

Picture of Deborah Schwartzman
Dr. Deborah Schwartzman, psychologist, is an experienced psychologist who provides clinical services to a wide variety of clients and patients. She however specializes in providing support and treatment for individuals struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders.
She has extensive research and clinical experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a well-established and evidence-based approach. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Schwartzman provides clinical training and supervision to graduate students and interns as well as mental health professionals.

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Learning objectives

  1. Develop individualized treatment plans for clients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and related depressive disorders
  2. Implement evidence-based strategies such as safety planning, behavioral activation, and cognitive restructuring to manage symptoms and improve client outcomes
  3. Apply relapse prevention methods to sustain therapeutic gains and support long-term mental health and well-being for clients with depressive disorders

Learning material

A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course is composed of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The PowerPoint of the course to download.

Syllabus

  • PowerPoint
  • 1. Introduction

  • Foundations and Assessment in Treating Depression

  • 2. Introduction to Major depressive disorder and other depressive disorders
  • 3. Understanding the dimensions of MDD
  • 4. Why CBT
  • 5. Assessment
  • 6. Risk Assessment & Management
  • 7. Case Conceptualization

  • Core CBT Techniques and Skills Depression

  • 8. CBT Treatment Components & Session Structure
  • 9. Psychoeducation
  • 10. Cognitive Interventions
  • 11. Identifying Distorted Toughts
  • 12. Identifying Maladaptive Schemas
  • 13. Cognitive Restructuring
  • 14. Examples of Cognitive Restructuring
  • 15. Additional Cognitive Strategies
  • 16. Introduction to Behavioural Interventions
  • 17. Activity Scheduling 1- Lifestyle Adjustments
  • 18. Activity Scheduling 2- Overcoming Inactivity
  • 19. Activity Scheduling 3- Mindful Awareness & Values-Based Goals
  • 20. Additional Skills Training
  • 21. Relaxation Training & Emotional Awareness
  • 22. Specifiers & Other Considerations
  • 23. Relapse Prevention & Termination
  • 24. Conclusion
  • Bibliography


CE Credits

Download a certificate of successful completion.



Audience

This training is intended for mental health professionals.

Your comments

"The content was fabulous. I can't imagine any detail left out in MDD or treatment with CBT. Excellent." (automatically translated)
A social worker

Registration

Download the program

  • 3h of continuing education
  • 24 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
  • 1 certificate of achievement
  • 1 PowerPoint
  • 1 bibliography
  • 1 course evaluation
  • 7-day money back guarantee
  • Unlimited access

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    These evaluations are not graded and are intended primarily to support your professional reflection.

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