Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis to Improve Outcomes for System Involved Youth

Maggie Mullen, LCSW, DBT-LBC

Training Description

Learn the basics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), a collaborative, evidence-based therapy that reduces the distress associated with the symptoms of psychosis and improves overall functioning for system involved youth who experience psychosis. This presentation will introduce you to practical applications of CBTp with system involved youth through discussion, video clips, and opportunities to practice.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to explain the basic theory of CBTp and identify at least 2 CBTp techniques.

• Participants will be able to identify at least 2 strategies for engaging system involved youth with psychosis. 

• Participants will be able to identify at least 2 basic CBTp strategies for managing distressing thoughts and voices.

Agenda

9:00-9:15AM  Introduction and CBTp research base

9:15-9:30AM  Theory of CBTp

9:30-9:45AM  Principles of CBTp

9:45-10:00AM  Video Review

10:00-10:15AM  Video Coding exercise 

10:15-10:30AM  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

10:30-11:05AM  Strategies for Testing Thoughts

- ABCDE

- Survey method

- Pros and cons

- Behavioral experiments 

11:05-11:50AM  Practical Interventions

- Stress bucket

- Skills for coping with voices 

11:50AM-12:00PM  Questions & Answers, Wrap-up

Meet Our Trainer

Maggie Mullen, LCSW, DBT-LBC (they/them) is a clinical social worker, international trainer, and community activist with over a decade of experience helping people navigate psychosis. They are the author of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Psychosis, a self-help book designed for people experiencing psychosis and their loved ones. Maggie specializes in culturally responsive, evidence-based care for psychotic spectrum disorders, trauma and PTSD, the LBGTQ+ community, and formerly incarcerated people. As a training director at Kaiser Permanente, they take great pride in mentoring, training, and supervising the next generation of social workers. You can find them online at www.maggiemullen.com. 

This course meets the qualifications for (2.75) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.