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In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, ACT interviews Dr. Judith Beck about:

• The basics of the Cognitive Model

• Her recent work with Cognitive Therapy and weight loss

• The Academy of Cognitive Therapy

• How to find a competent Cognitive Therapist

• Current directions in Cognitive Therapy

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Judith S. Beck, PhD

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., is the Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, a non-profit organization in suburban Philadelphia that trains mental health professionals, nationally and internationally, in Cognitive Therapy. She is also Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982 and currently divides her time among teaching and supervision, administration, clinical work, program development, research, and writing.

Dr. Beck has written nearly 100 articles and chapters and made hundreds of presentations, nationally and internationally, on a variety of topics related to cognitive therapy. She is the author of the widely adopted textbooks, Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond, translated into over 20 languages, and Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems. Her other books include Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders and The Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy. She has written extensively on a cognitive behavioral approach to weight loss, including The Beck Diet Solution and two other books for consumers.

Dr. Beck is a founding fellow and past president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a non-profit organization that certifies mental health professionals in cognitive therapy, and has been a consultant for several NIMH research studies.

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