Behavioral activation: Principles and strategies

**Attendance for this program is capped at 30 attendees.**

Once we reach the enrollment capacity, the online registration will close. If you would like to be added to the wait list, please send an email to Emelia Carmel, outreach representative, (emelia.carmel@rogersbh.org) with “Seattle CE seminar wait list” as the subject line. In your message, please include your first and last names, your credentials (e.g., LCSW, PhD), and a daytime phone number where you can be reached.

Behavioral activation (BA) is an evidence-based approach shown to reduce symptoms of depression while helping
...Read more individuals live a more meaningful life in line with their values. This program will review the principles and strategies for using BA with patients who present with moderate to severe depression and a variety of co-occurring diagnoses. BA has empirical support not only for adults, but also for adolescents, and modifications for its use with this population will also be discussed. The presentation will also include case examples and opportunity for discussion. Appropriate for intermediate-level practitioners who work with clients with depression and related disorders. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the application of three behavioral activation techniques to adolescents and/or adults with depression.
  • Identify three barriers to successfully implementing behavioral activation and strategies to address them.
  • Summarize at least three skills that may be used to complement BA to address safety concerns and common comorbidities.
  • Describe at least one technique for how family members can support this treatment approach and at least two options for how to include them in the treatment process.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Friday, February 10, 2023

Training Room, Conifer Building
1450 114th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA, 98004

08:30 AM PST - 02:00 PM PST

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EARN 4 CE Credit Hours
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About the speakers

Agenda

8:30 am Registration and brunch

9:10 am Welcome and speaker introduction

9:15 am Core features of BA

      • Depression in adolescents and adults; COVID impact
      • Cognitive behavioral therapy treatment and application
      • TRAP/TRAC
      • Behavioral activation and hierarchy development

11:15 am Break

11:30 am Strategies to address challenges in applying BA

      • Rumination
      • Family accommodation
      • Interventions for frequently co-occurring symptoms
      • Troubleshooting
      • Case discussion and questions

1:30 pm Closure

      • Instructions for completing evaluation and receiving CE certificate

CE Information - Earn 4 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
Rogers Behavioral Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Rogers Behavioral Health designates this live program for 4 continuing education credits; no partial credits will be awarded.
Association of Social Work Boards
Rogers Behavioral Health, provider number 1101, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory board have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this course. Approval period: October 18, 2020 – October 18, 2023. Social workers completing this course receive 4 clinical continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Rogers Behavioral Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6192. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Rogers Behavioral Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 4 instructional clock hours will be awarded.
Other Professionals
Rogers Behavioral Health will issue a certificate of attendance for your participation in this activity.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

Participants must attend for the entire program to be eligible to receive CE credit and must check in/out with the room monitor. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive an email with the link to the evaluation form – this will be sent to the email account used to register. Once the evaluation form is completed, participants will be able to download their certificate. 


A Continuing Education Certificate for this program will be obtained using the website CE Go. After the event, you will receive an email with a link to CE Go. This link will be emailed to the account you used to register for this event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go website, you will be able to:

  • Complete the mandatory evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your CE Certificate in PDF form

Disclosure

The presenters have each declared that they do not, nor does their family have, any financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the presentation. The presenters have each declared that they do not have any relevant non-financial relationships. Additionally, all planners involved do not have any financial relationships.
Register for this event
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