Training In CBT & Other Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies
Introduction
The last ten years have witnessed a revolution in the way that we think about mental health difficulties, with a shift towards so-called transdiagnostic approaches that traverse the traditional nosological boundaries enshrined within current psychiatric taxonomies such as the DSM-5.
The event will be equivalent to 2.3/4 hrs of CPD.
Content
This half-day workshop will discuss the conceptual and practical problems with the traditional psychiatric model. The case for a transdiagnostic alternative will be rehearsed and the leading theoretical contenders briefly reviewed. The implications for assessment and intervention within psychology will be developed and the emerging suite of transdiagnostic therapies reviewed. The barriers and drivers to adopting this approach will be fully explored.
Learning Objectives
• The conceptual and practical difficulties with the current psychiatric nosological systems such as the DSM
• The advantages and disadvantages of the transdiagnostic approach and a review of the leading transdiagnostic paradigms
• A summary of the emerging transdiagnostic psychological therapies
• The barriers and drivers to adopting a transdiagnostic psychological approach to assessment and intervention
Training Modalities
Didactic teaching and Q&A.
Key References
Barch, D. M. (2020). What does it mean to be transdiagnostic and how would we know?. American Journal of Psychiatry, 177(5), 370-372.
Dalgleish, T., Black, M., Johnston, D., & Bevan, A. (2020). Transdiagnostic approaches to mental health problems: Current status and future directions. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 88(3), 179.
Nord, C.L., Longley, B., Dercon, Q., Phillips, V., Funk, J., Gormley, S., Knight, R., Smith, A.J. and Dalgleish, T., 2023. A transdiagnostic meta-analysis of acute augmentations to psychological therapy. Nature Mental Health, 1(6), pp.389-401.
Schaeuffele, C., Meine, L. E., Schulz, A., Weber, M. C., Moser, A., Paersch, C., ... & Kleim, B. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapies for emotional disorders. Nature human behaviour, 8(3), 493-509.
Shah, J. L., Scott, J., McGorry, P. D., Cross, S. P., Keshavan, M. S., Nelson, B., ... & International Working Group on Transdiagnostic Clinical Staging in Youth Mental Health. (2020). Transdiagnostic clinical staging in youth mental health: a first international consensus statement. World Psychiatry, 19(2), 233-242.
About the presenter
Tim Dalgleish and Anna Bevan are senior researchers and clinical psychologists at the University of Cambridge. Their work focuses on understanding and developing transdiagnostic psychological approaches to common mental health problems in children and adults. They work within a translational framework, ranging from discovery experimental and neuoro-imaging science, through experimental medicine and epidemiological studies, to randomised controlled prevention and intervention trials.
Who should attend
The event is suitable for primary care low and high intensity practitioners, psychologists, nurse therapists, counsellors, and psychiatrists. Practitioners may work in research, in adult primary or secondary care or with children and young people.