Online Material live on February 24th, 2025

Live Zoom Webinar March 24th, 2025, 1:00 - 4:30pm EST. Course registration closes March 10th, 2025

We have transitioned all Group CBTp trainings to a new hybrid format. They will now consist of material to work through online, on - demand, plus one live 3-hour webinar to consolidate this material with experiential exercises. This will help maximize learning and minimize zoom fatigue.

Group CBTp Training

  • I am excited to repeat this popular training in 2025: an open-enrollment training in Group applications of CBT for psychosis. 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.

  • This workshop provides 6 hours towards your 40 didactic hours required for future CBTp accreditation (www.nacbtp.org/resources).

Learning Objectives

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

  • Summarize the three levels of group understanding, key skills for CBTp group therapists and demonstrate self-awareness of their own learning stage with these skills

  • List the pros and cons of utilizing a group co-facilitator and demonstrate skills in utilizing guided discovery in a group setting

  • Describe three different treatment models of group CBT for psychosis and potential settings where each are more or less appropriate

  • Demonstrate knowledge of cultural issues which can commonly impact groups and/or reduce access to Group CBT for psychosis and how to facilitate overcoming these

  • Set operationalized patient-centered goals to track progress over time and utilize empirically supported measures to track change within the group setting

  • Describe twelve potential presentations of the “difficult” group participants and twelve possible solutions for working with such presentations

CE Credits Awarded Upon Successful Completion

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

  • Review the material from all 7 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)

  • Complete and submit the Continuing Education evaluation and feedback form at the end of the workshop

Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Refresher of CBT model

    • The CBT model

    • ABCs

    • ABCs mini formulation

    • ABCs mini formulation paranoia

    • ABCs mini formulation voices

    • Models of psychosis

    • The disease paradigm

    • The stress vulnerability model

    • The CBTp approach
  3. 3

    • Group setting

    • Levels of group understanding

    • Skills for group CBTp therapists

    • Pros and cons of co-facilitator

    • Lecomte participating rating

    • Lecomte participation rating

    • Being Good Enough

    • Guided Discovery & Socratic Questioning

    • Guided Discovery & Socratic Questioning

    • Guided Discovery Questions and Socratic Questions for Group

    • Columbo technique

    • Columbo Tries To Trick A Surgeon _ Columbo

    • Guided discovery approach discussion

    • Pre-quiz Survey

    • Quiz #1: Learning Objectives 1 +2
  4. 4

    • Cultural issues and diversity in Group CBtp

    • Cultural issues 1: voices prevalence

    • Learning quiz cultural issues in voices prevalence

    • Cultural issues 2: CBTp

    • Discussion: why?

    • Myth or Fact?

    • Group CBTp through a cultural lens

    • Cultural issues and diversity assignment
  5. 5

    • Group CBTp manual

    • Where to buy the Group CBTp manual

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Group CBTp manual slides

    • Goal setting and review in the Group CBTp protocol

    • Personal goal form

    • Goal of the week sheet

    • What is The Quick LL

    • The Quick LL

    • Experiential exercise one intructions

    • Experiential exercise one (need for live webinar)
  6. 6

    • CBSST

    • Where to buy the CBSST manual

      FREE PREVIEW

    • CBSST content

    • Tips on Role Plays

    • Cultural considerations in skills training

    • Discussion: cultural considerations in skills straining

    • CBSST goals exercise

    • CBSST goals exercise handout (need for live webinar)

    • Experiential Exercise Expressing Unpleasant Feelings instructions

    • Experiential exercise expressing unpleasant feelings (need for live webinar)

    • Skills - expressing negative feelings
  7. 7

    • What is real title & what is not? Group

    • Where to buy Isabel Clarke's book

      FREE PREVIEW

    • What is real and what is not?

    • What is Real & What is Not? Group downloadable manual

    • What is real group manual updated

    • Measures

    • Measuring What you would like to get out of group (Goal setting - need for live webinar)

    • Keeping Notes Chart (need for live webinar)

    • CORE-10

    • Mental Health Confidence Scale

    • Satisfaction Questionnaire

    • Instructions for experiential exercise

    • Handout session 2 (need for live webinar)

    • Pre-quiz Survey

    • Group CBTp protocols Brillium Quiz

    • Quiz #2: Learning Objectives 3 + 4
  8. 8

    • Difficult presentations

    • Difficult presentations slides

    • Pre-quiz Survey

    • Quiz #3: Learning Objectives 5+6
  9. 9

    • How to access the live Webinar

    • Live Zoom Webinar
  10. 10

    • Fair Use Disclaimer

    • Financial disclosure

    • Evaluation Quizzes Answer Key

    • Feedback evaluation instructions

    • Feedback evaluation

    • More resources for you

    • References

Testimonials

  • “I really enjoyed the mock groups that Lauren facilitated. It helped me better understand how to use the handouts for different modalities.”

  • “I loved learning about the 'What is Real, What is Not' and CBSST groups. Both formats are incredibly applicable to my current setting, and I’m excited to practice them!”

  • “The role-playing of sample group sessions from different protocols was extremely valuable. The content was spot-on and practical.”

  • “Practicing and role-playing the groups in small sessions was very engaging. It enhanced my skills significantly.”

  • “The insights on managing 'difficult' patients were eye-opening. The language and techniques provided in the ‘What is Real, What is Not’ workbook are incredibly useful for addressing psychosis.”

  • “The group content was all new to me, and I’m particularly excited to apply the ‘What’s Real and What is Not’ group format. Thank you for the introduction!”

Instructor

Expert CBTp trainer

Sally E. Riggs

Dr. Sally E. Riggs, DClinPsy, A-CBT, is a licensed psychologist and expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis with 20 years of experience working in this field in both London, UK and the US. She earned her Doctorate in clinical psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK in 2005, during which time she was trained in CBTp. She completed her Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Unit, University of Pennsylvania, working on a pilot study for CBT for negative symptoms, and pioneering training in CBTp in community mental health agencies.

She moved to NYC in 2011 and has been working in public and private healthcare settings, practicing and teaching and training mental health professionals in CBTp since this time. She has been an invited member of the Annual International CBT for Psychosis Research Meeting since 2009, and is a Founding Member and first President of the North American CBT for psychosis Network. She founded NYC CBTp in 2016, the first ever private practice dedicated to providing evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy for people with psychosis.

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.