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LaCrosse Continuing Education

Douglas K. Smith Memorial Summer Institute 2009

June 23-24, 2009

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Douglas Smith Summer Institute

Working with Depressed and Anxious Teens: Evidence-Based Approaches
by Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D., Northwestern University

In this workshop we will review Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) programs developed for teens, and will discuss how they can be employed in practice.

This is a workshop that will provide practical, evidence-based strategies for working with some of the most challenging adolescents. <More>

Objectives

Participants will develop an understanding of:

  • Recent research on cognitive, social, and biological risk factors for depression and anxiety
  • Diagnosis and assessment of depression and anxiety among youth
  • Alternative cognitive-behavioral models and how they can guide case formulation
  • The results of recent outcome studies of CBT and how they inform treatment planning
  • “Modular CBT” techniques and strategies
  • Strategies for fostering a cooperative relationship with challenging, unmotivated teens and for encouraging treatment participation
  • Findings from the TADS project and their clinical implications

One graduate credit is available to participants.

Summer Institute Rates:

  • $195 Early Bird Institute Registration (must be completed by June 5, 2009)
  • $215 Institute Registration (After June 5, 2009)
  • $80 College Credit (1 Graduate Credit)

Printable Registration Form (1 page PDF)

Glacier Canyon Lodge at the Wilderness Resort & Convention Center

45 Hillman Rd.
Wisconsin Dells, WI
608.253.9729
www.wildernessresort.com

Please reference the Wisconsin School Psychologist Association (WSPA) Summer Institute when making reservations.

Hotel Rates:

  • $125 per room for 1-4 individuals
  • Deadline: May 21, 2009

Douglas Smith Summer Institute  

Speaker: Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Chief of the Division of Psychology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. Mark is a Distinguished Fellow and former president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. <More>

Contact Us

Registration and Program Information:
Jan Olson, 608.785.6506 or olson.jani@uwlax.edu

General Information:
Continuing Education and Extension, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1725 State Street, 205 Morris Hall, La Crosse, Wis. 54601
608.785.6500 or toll-free 1.866.895.9233
fax: 608.785.6547
continuinged@uwlax.edu

www.uwlax.edu/conted/wspa

Sponsor: Wisconsin School Psychologists Association, Inc.