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“As ABCT members, most of us work in some combination of psychological treatment, clinical research, and training. Dr. Beck's work is evident across all of these domains, and the field owes him a debt of gratitude.” -David Tolin (ABCT president)
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In this letter, we urge President-Elect Biden and Mr. Zients to add behavioral scientists to their COVID-19 Advisory Board.
#cbtworks
#COVID19
#COVID19Vaccine
@JoeBiden
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Today we mourn Dr. Charles Silverstein, who passed away on January 30. 23. A hero, an activist, a leader, and a friend. His contributions to psychology and the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals have been felt around the world.
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Our convention will be virtual this year. The convention will mostly be November 19th-22nd, from 7:30 am PST/10:30 am EST to 5:30 pm PST/8:30 pm EST. Recorded sessions will be available on demand after the convention dates for an extended period of time. More details to follow.
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Update from the ABCT Board of Directors:
On June 6, the ABCT Board of Directors and past leadership released an apology for behavior therapy’s contributions to the development and practice of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts.
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Effective treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) exist, but many people are treated with nonevidence‐based treatments which may worsen symptoms. Learn more in this review from ABCT members
@docmckay
,
@DrJonAbram
, & Eric Storch (
@bcm_ocd
) ⤵️
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ABCT is pleased to share the results of our election. Please join us in congratulating:
Steven A. Safren, Ph.D., 2023- 2024 President Elect
Colleen A. Sloan, Ph.D. 2023 – 2026 Representative-at-Large and liaison to Membership Issues
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ABCT has released an apology statement for its history involving so-called “conversion therapy.” 🧵
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The 2021 ABCT convention will be virtual. Announcement from President David Tolin is below.
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Mark your calendars!
✨ Developing Effective Allyship Through an Anti-Racist Framework ✨
a virtual panel on 2/22 with
🤩 Broderick Sawyer, PhD
🤩 Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD
🤩 Noor Sharif, BA
Moderators: Kevin Narine BA & Cindy Chang PsyM
Host
@ABCTSGMSIG
DM for link!
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ABCT learned that something that was said in one of our professional development workshops on the topic of supporting women in academia, reflected sentiments that are not consistent with our organization’s values.
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This new paper from ABCT member
@CraigAnthonyRS
and colleagues points to an (unconscious) bias among clinicians to diagnose sexual minority people with Borderline Personality Disorder independent of presenting psychopathology.
#BPD
#DBT
Full paper here:
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Did you know that it is harder to get into clinical psych grad school (Ph.D) than any other graduate program? More than med school, law school, or even vet school!
Only 8% acceptance rate nationally!
This site is chock full of info on getting in:
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The ABCT community mourns the loss of Dianne L. Chambless. Her impactful research on psychological interventions is legendary. A cherished friend, mentor, and colleague will be greatly missed. ✨🕊️
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At
#ABCT
, we celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
by featuring some of our amazing members. Today, we highlight the work of Dr. Sierra Carter.
@DrSCarter1
is an Assistant Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at Georgia State University (
@GeorgiaStateU
) in Atlanta, GA.
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In addition to the “triangle,” here’s another way of conceptualizing the foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sometimes we have physical or physiological signs of distress before we notice a thought or emotion. Thoughts about this model?
#CBTworks
#therapy
#mentalhealth
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Today is a day that will be remembered for decades
A day when trauma, gender, assault, memory, PTSD/anxiety & a psychologist took center stage
A day that will be triggering for so many who've suffered assault
Let's listen, learn, & support those who've suffered all around us.
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Happy Friday ABCT! Welcome to our
#FollowFriday
, to help connect us to each other. So here we go:
1) What stage are you at in your career and where are you based?
2) What are your clinical and/or research interests?
3) Follow each other!
#CBTworks
#PsychTwitter
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What an amazing time spent marching at
#NYCPRIDE
thank you to the ABCT members who were able to represent us in our
#first
attendance. Happy Pride everyone!
#ABCTAtPRIDE
#CBTWorks
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Hi everyone! This is Derek Novacek! I'm excited to be the curator for the week. I am currently a postdoc at UCLA/West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. My research interests include schizophrenia, stress, and mental health disparities. Looking forward to engaging with you all!
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As promised, there you have it: the Ultimate "Wish I Read You Earlier" List
Thank you to all of those who shared their thoughts and wisdom. I added a few more that I particularly like.
Feel free to suggest more and I will add to the list as needed
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September is Bisexual Visibility Month
#BiVisibilityMonth
ABCT members
@BFeinsteinPhD
&
@EsteemLabYale
team up with Christina Dyar on how to empower Bi+ people with CBT and how to become an ally in the world.
Read in Cognitve and Behavioral Practice
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First things first. Researchers, clinicians, professors, post-docs, interns, grad students in their 2nd week of grad school & beyond: what advice would you share with someone at the very beginning of their graduate training in clinical psychology? ...asking for a friend 😉
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A message from
@ABCTPrez
Jill Ehrenreich-May: ABCT stands with
@APA
in condemning
#Florida
schools for failing to offer its students AP Psychology coursework that recognizes decades+ of science on sexual orientation and gender identity. This decision will deprive FL students… 🧵
“An advanced placement course that ignores the decades of science studying sexual orientation and gender identity would deprive students of knowledge they will need to succeed in their studies, in high school and beyond.”—APA CEO
@ArthurCEvans
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The deadline for 2021 ABCT convention submissions has been extended until March 15th at 3:00am!
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Abstract submission acceptances for
#ABCT2020
have been released and we are looking forward to learning about your great work! Let us know what you are going to be presenting at this years' conference (whether it be virtually or in-person)!
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The new issue of our most popular publication, The Behavior Therapist, is out!
Focused on "Psychologists' Role in Advocacy to Support the Health of Marginalized Populations " with guest editors
@BFeinsteinPhD
and
@JP_TransHealth
, it is a must read ⤵️
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“Think about the power if everyone at
#ABCT2018
tweeted once a week about a psychology topic!”
@mitchprinstein
moderating a panel on how to disseminate science to the public.
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⭐️⭐️ some good news re: accessibility for our virtual convention: all presentations will have closed captioning available!! ⭐️⭐️
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✨Pronouns Matter✨ Pronouns Are Not Preferences ✨
We are delighted to feature "Why Pronouns Are Important" by Kevin Narine &
@ColumbiaPsych
's Dr. Melina Wald on our homepage. Learn more about pronouns here ⤵️
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ABCT put out a call to all members to suggest anti-racism resources to share. The result is a new Anti-Racism Resource list that posted on the ABCT website.
Link:
PDF version :
Thanks very much to those of you who contributed!
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Hey ABCT, let's talk about diversity and inclusion!
What can we all do to make our organization and our upcoming convention more welcoming to folks from minority groups such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (
#BIPOC
)?
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🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨
The recent attack on Ukraine and unrest in Eastern Europe is impacting many families and colleagues. Many are also struggling with the ongoing impact of the pandemic on daily routines, health, daycare, and overall stress.
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In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we are highlighting some of the work done by our
#ABCT
members. Today’s featured psychologist is Dr. Krystal Lewis (
@DrKrystalLewis
), a Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of Education with the Emotion and Development Branch at the
@NIMHgov
.
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ABCT is adopting a new poster design that should increase both efficiency in poster preparation as well as impact! Check it out! & find SIMPLE, easy templates here: !
@mikemorrison
#BetterPosters
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Good luck to all of the internship applicants waiting to hear their results tomorrow morning! Happy Matching!
#InternApplicants
:
1. Timing of match result email is NOT related to how well you did
2. Clin psych admission is harder than ANY other profession - you got in, did well, and learned a ton on interviews! No one can take that away!
3. Day-drinking today is permissible
GOOD LUCK!
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Read
#ABCT
’s statement on the detrimental effects of limiting women's access to abortion on our website:
#RoeVsWade
#AbortionIsHealthcare
#MentalHealth
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🚨🚨We interrupt your regularly scheduled Twitter curation to announce CHILDCARE AT THE ABCT CONVENTION!! PLEASE SIGN UP BY OCTOBER 24TH IF YOU PLAN ON USING THIS SERVICE! WE NEED A TOTAL OF 12 KIDS AND ONLY HAVE 3 FAMILIES SO FAR!!!🚨🚨
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Yoga can help reduce anxiety...but CBT is better! check out this RCT!
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! Shout out to all the female clinicians and researchers who are making such a great impact in our field.👏🏼
#WomenInScience
On
#WomenInScience
Day,
👩⚕️👩🏾🎓👩🏽🔬👩🏻💻👩🏿🏫
We celebrate all the women who have had a pioneering role in advancing science and health.
👉
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Congratulations to the winners of the Student Travel Award!
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Happy Friday night of
#ABCT2021
!! Here are our some of our members who are feeling extra sparkly!
#glittertwitter
#cbtworks
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A warm welcome to Dr. Fani, a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor at Emory University! She specializes in brain and behavior PTSD research. Dr. Fani is taking over our
#ABCT
Twitter this week, from 8/15-8-19!
#TwitterTakeover
#EmoryUniversity
#FANslab
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THIS FRIDAY!! Register now!
**Enough talk, more action - Exploring ways to be actively anti-racist across professional domains in our work as MH professionals with Allison Briscoe-Smith, Ph.D., Jessica Graham-LoPresti, Ph.D., Hayden Dawes, M.S.W., and Enrique Neblett, Ph.D**
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We hear that lots of our members are creating Twitter accounts in the "Crafting a Message for the Masses" session with
@DrIlanaSvD
,
@CarmenMcLeanPhD
,
@JCCAP_Editor
, and
@drglasofer
! Say hi below so we can welcome you to the Twitter club 👋
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With convention ~ 2 months away, we are brushing on our reading!
ABCT members
@StevenCHayes
& Stefan Hofmann suggest that the era of CBT protocols is over and propose a new vision for Process-Based Therapy (PBT).
What is Process-Based Therapy?
#CBTworks
#PsychTwitter
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That’s a wrap, folks! We hope you enjoyed the virtual convention, and we are SO excited to see you in person in NYC! Thanks to all for an excellent convention!
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I also love this statistics blog. There are visually stunning displays of a number of statistical concepts. Ever wonder what a confidence interval actually tells you? Hint: It isn't the chance that you have captured the true population parameter (e.g mean)
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Welcome to our October edition of
#FollowFriday
, to help connect us to each other! So here we go:
1) Name, pronouns, & where you work
2) What are your clinical and/or research interests?
3) Mask up! Include a photo of yourself in a mask (if you like 😉)
4) Follow each other
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Exposures in the works this week: eating pizza of unknown caloric content (eating disorder), riding subway (specific phobia), mock interview questions (social anxiety), sitting w/o sucking the belly in or crossing legs (eating disorder). What exposures are you up to?
#CBTworks
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The recipient of the ABCT 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award is Dr. Richard Heimberg!! Congratulations to all those recognized last night!
Have someone in mind to nominate for next year? —>
#ABCT2020
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In honor of
#MisterRogers50
, here's a quote by him, "And I feel that, if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health."
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ABCT stands with APA in denouncing the Supreme Court’s decision on the use of race in college admissions decisions. ABCT firmly believes that a more diverse student body and academy enriches us all.
#SCOTUS
#ABCT
“APA deeply regrets that
#SCOTUS
discounted the substantial body of research demonstrating that exposure to diversity can reduce bias and improve educational outcomes for all students.”—APA CEO
@ArthurCEvans
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Childcare: Coming to a conference near you*!!
*near you=Atlanta
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This
#BlackHistoryMonth
,
#ABCT
highlights Dr. Monnica Williams (
@DrMonnica
), Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, Research Chair in Mental Health Disparities, and Director of the Laboratory for Culture and Mental Health Disparities.
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May is
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
! What are some CBT-oriented ideas that can promote mental health awareness?
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ABCT stands firmly against threatening and hate-filled behavior, especially when directed toward those who are most vulnerable. Link for full statement:
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Please see the attached statement from ABCT regarding the recent events on racism and discrimination. To our BIPOC members: We see you. We hear you. We are committed to listening to you and standing with you.
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Top 10 Tips to Get Into Clinical PhD Program (
#1
):
Research exp is a must, but CRUCIAL to learn about the hypotheses, methods, & make your own observations about the study. In essay, you need to show that you can be an ind. scholar - not just assist someone else's research.
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We wouldn’t say, “I’m SO Parkinson’s” if we tended to shiver easily, so why would it ever be okay to say “I’m SO OCD” if we were highly organized?
When we use “OCD” as an adjective, we trivialize the experiences of the roughly 1 in 50 people who are living with OCD. No more, ‘k?
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This
#HispanicHeritageMonth
, ABCT highlights Andres De Los Reyes,
@JCCAP_Editor
, psychology professor at
@UofMaryland
, and Editor of the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. We thank Dr. De Los Reyes as one of our most accomplished reviewers for our journals.
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Did you know that there’s a set of best practice guidelines for treating
#trichotillomania
,
#ExcoriationDisorder
,
#onychophagia
and other disorders involving
#BFRBs
?
These guidelines are: 1)evidence-based, and 2)very helpful! 🔥🔥🔥
#CBTworks
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We are receiving all of your thoughts and feedback related to our recent apology statement. We are listening. We will carefully consider each one of your comments as we determine next steps. Thank you for your patience as we thoroughly evaluate this very important issue.
#ABCT
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STUDENTS! Apply now for a chance to be awarded free registration and a $100 travel grant to the 57th Annual Convention in Seattle.
Submit by Sep 22.
Students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply.
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Finally, all individuals, with or without special needs, are worthy, valued, and deserving of respect.
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This week,
@ABCTNOW
welcomes back past curator Dr. Kristin Bianchi! Please give her a warm welcome! You can follow her personal account here:
@BianchiKristin
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There has been an increase in racism & racial violence toward Asians, Asian Americans, & Asian Canadians during COVID, stoked in part by denigrating rhetoric from some in leadership positions. Sadly, we must once again condemn violence against individuals of Asian descent.
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Thank you to our ABCT Board for leading our annual meeting of ABCT members and for all that you do!
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ABCT is committed to supporting women in academia, and every decision made about about whether and when they have children. Furthermore, ableist statements are not consistent with our mission and values.
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Have you checked out the posters yet?? They are on 🔥!
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Three beliefs that make it difficult to manage anxiety:
1) I need to reduce anxiety or eliminate it to function better
2) When I’m anxious, it’s best to remove myself from a situation until I’m calm
3) Positive thinking will help me become less anxious
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Dave Barlow and Michelle Craske discussing how to use treatments that work to save the world (I assume).
#notstaged
#abct2017
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What are some of your tips for successful collaborations?
Some general advice:
-Be kind
-Know your value, what do you bring, what are you looking for?
-Learn to say no, you want to have time and focus to do the things you commit do
-Work with people you like to spend time with
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My fave:
Therapist in Media: *serious face the whole time*
My Therapist: *laughs awkwardly*
Turns out you can deliver
#evidencebasedpsychotherapy
& be human at the same time.
#CBTworks
#BeingHumanWorksToo
via
@boredpanda
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4. The ABCT Board has heard the call to support retractions of articles on so-called “conversion therapy.” The Board is taking this request very seriously and is investigating various options as well as any legal implications.
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We are proud to include pronouns for convention and beyond! 💜 Pronouns are essential for promoting care, respect, and safety for all. Learn about why pronouns matter, and how to ask someone for their pronouns in this article from ABCT members Kevin Narine & Melina Wald, PhD ⤵️
On
#PronounsDay
, Dr. Melina Wald, from Columbia Psychiatry's Gender Identity Program writes about the importance of pronouns.
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Did you know that there is a whole science,
#impsci
, dedicated to the scientific study of methods to promote the uptake of evidence-based practices into real world settings? This excellent paper is a good primer.
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At
#ABCT
, we are celebrating
#BlackHistoryMonth
by highlighting the work of some our members. Today, we feature Dr. Ryan DeLapp (
@DrDelappPhD
).
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Another must read! It’s crucial that we raise awareness about disorders such as compulsive hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail-biting. Even if you don’t treat them yourself, learning more about
#BFRBs
can help you make informed referrals to clinicians who do.
It’s
#BFRBAwarenessWeek
.
#SkinPicking
&
#HairPulling
disorders are so much more common than many realise. They affect 1 in 20. Chances are, a colleague, a friend, or a loved one you know may suffer with a
#BFRB
. Vital info is available
@tlcBFRB
@CanadianBFRB
@PickingMeFdn
RT
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Disorders that involve body-focused repetitive behaviors (
#BFRBs
) like skin-picking, hair-pulling, cheek chewing, and nail-biting are NOT:
1)Forms of intentional self-harm
2)”Bad habits” that can be easily changed
3)OCD
4)Caused by unconscious, unresolved internal conflicts
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Happy holidays from ABCT!
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Good morning ABCT! Convention is approaching and we hear folks are starting to work on their presentations. Given Zoom will be the format for live presentations, what tips do you all have for presenting on Zoom?
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You can keep up with Gio's work here:
@El_GioRamos
Meet Gio, a Ford Foundation and UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine. Researching MH inequities in minoritized populations, improving cultural fit and digital accessibility of treatments.
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Hi all-the ABCT board is aware of the issue with an attendee heckling at talks. ABCT is NOT ok with heckling and we are actively working to stop this behavior. Thanks for all your suggestions-we will consider them all!
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We are live with host
@DrIlanaSvD
for our live screening of
#Conversion
. Stay with us afterwards for a discussion with director Gregory Caruso as well as gay rights activist and ABCT pioneer Dr. Charles Silverstein.
#ABCT
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Introducing Jasmin Brooks Stephens, a Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate at the University of Houston. Researching suicide and mental health in Black youth. She is dedicated to reducing racism-related stress and disparities.
#Psychology
#MentalHealth
#Equity
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