We have transitioned all our CBT for psychosis trainings to a new hybrid format. They will now consist of material to work through online, on-demand, plus three live 3-hour webinars to consolidate this material with experiential exercises. This will help maximize learning and minimize zoom fatigue. In addition it makes all our programs as accessible as possible. 

This is a hybrid online plus live webinar training. Students must work through the relevant online materials prior to the live webinar dates to be eligible to attend, and pass CE quizzes. 

CBT for Psychosis Training

This 15 hour training which includes online, on-demand and live webinar material is a simplified version of our Full CBTp workshop, for clinicians working psychosis in any type of setting. CBT for psychosis (CBTp) is an evidence-based treatment, commonly available in Europe, and recommended by best practice guidelines in both the US and the UK in the early intervention for psychosis.

Important Dates

August 11th, 2025 –– Online Material Goes Live

August 25th, 2025  –– All Registration Closes

September 9th, 2025–– Live, Zoom Webinar #1

September 15th, 2025–– Live, Zoom Webinar #2

September 29th, 2025–– Live, Zoom Webinar #3

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

1. Describe what is psychosis, listing typical symptoms and possible diagnoses that include these

2. Summarize the evidence base for CBT for psychosis, including key critiques

3. Summarize the ABC model of CBT

4. Explain the concepts of delusions and voice hearing as part of the spectrum of normal human experience

5. Demonstrate increased empathy for psychosis by applying at least one empathy generating exercises

6. Describe the concept of “working within a delusional belief system” and be able to recite both one reason why we do it and one technique how we do it

7. Demonstrate the concept of normalizing

8. Set operationalized, patient-centered goals to track progress over time and utilize empirically supported measures to track change

9. List at least five examples of ‘curious questions’

10. Demonstrate how to pull relevant information together into a CBT formulation

11. Summarize the concept of coping skills enhancement

12. Demonstrate interventions for beliefs about voices

13. Differentiate between the three different types of delusions

14. List three ways of generating alternative explanations for delusions

15. Describe the role of homework or action plans in cognitive behavioral skills building

Successful completion to be awarded CE credits

In order to successfully complete this online training and be eligible for CE credits participants must:

  • Review the material from all 15 modules

  • Watch every slide and video to the end

  • Complete all quizzes and evaluations

  • Post comments to discussion where requested

  • Score 75% or higher for evaluation quizzes (maximum 3 attempts)

Course curriculum

    1. A message from Dr. Riggs

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to use this course

    3. Learning objectives

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. Before we begin...

    5. How to download workbook for this course

    6. PDF Workbook for this training

    7. How to download transcript for this course

    8. PDF Transcript for this training

    9. Follow along case example

    1. What is psychosis?

    2. What is psychosis? Discussion

    3. What is psychosis?

    4. Which DSM diagnoses include psychosis?

    5. Which DSM diagnoses include psychosis?

    6. Evidence base

    7. The CBT model

    8. ABCs

    9. The CBT triangle

    10. Is it a thought or a feeling? learning quiz

    11. Is it a thought or a feeling?

    12. Follow along case example

    1. Strongly held beliefs exist on a continuum

    2. Plausibility of Beliefs Exercise instructions

    3. Plausibility of Beliefs Exercise

    4. Plausibility of Beliefs Discussion

    5. How common are so called unusual beliefs? Gallup & Newport (1991) Exercise instructions

    6. How common are so called unusual beliefs? Gallup & Newport (1991)

    7. What did you use to determine your answers for the last quiz?

    8. Strongly held beliefs on a continuum

    9. Follow along case example

    1. Hallucinations are also part of normal human experience

    2. Voices simulation

    3. Trail running for beginners

    4. Feedback voice simulation

    5. Prevalence of voice hearing

    6. Pre-quiz Survey

    7. Learning Objectives 1 - 4 Evaluation Quiz

    8. Follow along case example

    1. Empathy enhancement

    2. Key points on empathy

    3. How to express empathy practice quiz

    4. Follow along case example

    1. Working within the belief system

    2. Working within the clients belief system

    3. Clip 1

    4. Lessons from clip 1

    5. Clip 2

    6. Lessons from clip 2

    7. Clip 3

    8. Lessons from clip 3

    9. Video feedback

    10. Why do we work within the belief system?

    11. Thoughts about the concept of Working within the belief system

    12. How do we work within the belief system?

    13. Don’t assume symptom is part of “illness”

    14. Suspend disbelief quiz

    15. Answering the question "do you believe me?"

    16. More on the how

    17. Is this colluding, challenging or working within the belief system? Quiz

    18. Update to answering the question "do you believe me?"

    19. Follow along case example

About this course

  • $1,149.00
  • 161 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

What people are saying about our previous CBTp trainings

  • "Great learning environment combining different learning styles so everyone can benefit from the class."

  • "I enjoyed how interactive it was and the way in which learning was welcomed."

  • "I found this training very helpful! The information was presented in a clear way, all the skills were very clinically relevant, and I liked that we could focus on one of our cases throughout."

  • "Really one of the best trainings I've attended. Information is useful and well presented."

  • "The course was well structured, engaging, and very informative. The instructor did an excellent job making sure everyone understood the content and was able to provide ample examples of how to apply the information to my clients. Everything involving the instructor and course content were amazing."

  • "The simulations that were utilized to help us understand the client experience is a game-changer and something I plan to utilize with my families and staff that work within my program. I did not really see anything that needed improvement, as all the material and the way it was taught not only kept my interest, but immediately began changing the way I worked with clients and families. It taught me what areas I was not exploring that were vital to the therapeutic process and how to find those out."

  • "This training was useful because it gave lots of concrete examples and reminded me of some important principles (curious questions; avoiding adversarial challenges; examining beliefs) that I can use with my current patients."

  • "This was wonderful! Overall, I am very happy that I took this course and feel that I have a much better understanding of CBT for psychosis. It left me eager to continue my learning and growth in this area."

  • "I love the blended format of the learning and the experiential exercises in the webinars.."

  • "No suggestions other than have more trainings available. Best training I have attended.."

Instructor

CBTp trainer in training Roshane Wright

Dr Wright is a licensed psychologist with 10 years of experience working with individuals who experience psychosis. She completed Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis training under Dr. Sally Riggs and has been utilizing CBTp with clients for the past 5 years. She received her doctorate from Howard University in Washington DC in 2013 and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Serious & Chronic Mental Illness at the Oklahoma City VA through the University of Oklahoma Fellowship program in 2014. Since then she has worked primarily in public health settings including inpatient and outpatient state and forensic psychiatric facilities, providing treatment to individuals with psychosis and other complex psychiatric presentations. Currently she works at a city hospital in NYC on the acute inpatient psychiatric unit.

Financial & commercial disclosure:

Dr. Riggs and Riggs Psychology PLLC and sallyriggs.com receive no financial or commercial support for this online training, the content of this training, and gain no commercial support or benefit from endorsement of products. They also report that in the past 12 months they have had no other financial relationship with a commercial organization that produces healthcare goods or services that could be considered a conflict of interest.