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Today is Giving Tuesday! Please take this opportunity to contribute to our Giving Tuesday campaign and support ABCT’s charitable giving programs.

This year we are further increasing our investments in initiatives that provide charitable offerings to our membership and the communities we serve. Your support in this effort is invaluable, and we are grateful for your commitment to building a more inclusive and supportive community within ABCT. Every gift, no matter the size, goes a long way in helping us to advance our mission.

See our full listing of awards below to which you can make donations and help support the ABCT community.

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Some of the ABCT awards play a crucial role in advancing our mission of inclusion and support for emerging professionals.

Your generosity has the power to make a lasting impact on underrepresented students pursuing excellence in behavioral and cognitive treatments. If you haven’t already done so, we invite you to be a part of this meaningful initiative and contribute to some of our named awards such as the Francis Cecil Sumner Award, the Mary Jane Eimer Student Convention Scholarship, and the Student Travel Award.

The Francis Cecil Sumner Award recognizes Black or Indigenous graduate students and early career professionals who excel in research, clinical work, teaching, and/or service. The Student Travel Award provides a $500 cash grant to outstanding student presenters, with one of the two annual awards granted to an underrepresented student member, broadly defined by race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or discipline. The Mary Jane Eimer Student Convention Scholarship was established in recognition of her 45 years as ABCT’s executive director and in honor of her commitment to supporting students.

As a reminder, ABCT is a 501 (c)(3) organization, ensuring that 100% of your donation goes directly to the fund(s) you choose. We do not charge an administrative fee, and a thank-you letter for tax purposes will be sent to you.

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What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of treatment that is based firmly on research findings.  It places emphasis on changing your cognitions (thoughts) or behaviors (actions) in order to effect change in how you feel. These approaches help people in achieving specific changes or goals.

Changes or goals might involve:

A way of acting: like smoking less or being more outgoing;
A way of feeling: like helping a person to be less scared, less depressed, or less anxious;
A way of thinking: like learning to problem-solve or get rid of self-defeating thoughts;
A way of dealing with physical or medical problems: like reducing back pain or helping a person stick to a doctor’s suggestions.

Cognitive behavioral therapists usually focus more on the current situation and its solution, rather than the past. They concentrate on a person’s views and beliefs about their life. CBT is an effective treatment for individuals, parents, children, couples, and families. The goal of CBT is to help people improve and gain more control over their lives by changing behaviors that don’t work well to ones that do.

How to Get Help

If you are looking for help, either for yourself or someone else, you may be tempted to call someone who advertises in a local publication or who comes up from a search of the Internet. You may, or may not, find a competent therapist in this manner. It is wise to check on the credentials of a psychotherapist. It is expected that competent therapists hold advanced academic degrees. They should be listed as members of professional organizations, such as the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies or the American Psychological Association. Of course, they should be licensed to practice in your state. You can find competent specialists who are affiliated with local universities or mental health facilities or who are listed on the websites of professional organizations. You may, of course, visit our website (www.abct.org) and click on “Find a CBT Therapist”

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) is an interdisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of a scientific approach to the understanding and amelioration of problems of the human condition. These aims are achieved through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive, and other evidence-based principles to assessment, prevention, and treatment.