REGISTRATION FORM

Friday, November 20, 2009
Marriott Marquis Hotel | Broadhurst/Belasco Room, 5th Floor

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT) is pleased to announce a special event - "Social Work and ABCT: A Partnership Comes of Age." This day-long event is aimed at increasing awareness of the involvement of social workers in ABCT. Social workers deliver the majority of psychosocial services in the area of mental health in the United States and many of these practitioners utilize cognitive and behavioral interventions. ABCT is the largest and most influential organization in the country devoted to the development, advancement, and dissemination of cognitive and behavioral therapies. This event aims to welcome social workers to the organization and its outstanding conference by inviting social workers to a morning event organized by social work members of ABCT. The event features leading speakers from the field of social work who will present their latest research involving cognitive and behavioral therapies. The session promises to be of great interest to social work clinicians, educators and students. Upon completion of the morning event, participants will enjoy a full range of conference sessions for the rest of the day.

This special one-day event is offered to social workers at the substantially reduced fee of $50 for practicing social workers and $25 for social work students. Social workers attending the Friday event will also be offered a reduced fee if they wish to attend the final two days of the conference (November 21-22). We invite you to join in this exciting event that will build the foundation for a growing partnership between social work and ABCT.

• 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration, gathering
• 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome - Daniel Beck, M.S.W., Senior Supervisor, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy, and Joseph Himle, Ph.D., University of Michigan School of Social Work
• 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome from ABCT - Robert Leahy, Ph.D., ABCT President
• 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Gail Steketee, M.S.W., Ph.D., & Jordana Muroff, M.S.W., Ph.D., Boston University School of Social Work - "Overwhelming Stuff: Social Workers Deliver CBT for Hoarding"
• 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
• 10:45 - 11:45 Andre Ivanoff, M.S.W., Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work - "Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Complex Disorders"
• 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. Preview of conference highlights for rest of the day; information about joining ABCT; invitation to informal brown-bag to discuss future social work involvement in ABCT - Sandra Pimentel, Ph.D., Dan Beck, M.S.W., and Joseph Himle, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Pick up a convention program book at the registration desk. Browse the Subject Index, starting on page 341, to choose events to attend. Below are sessions that might be of interest.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Symposium 27 | Gramercy/Olmstead Room
Understanding the Marital Context of the Impact of Combat Deployment

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Symposium 29 | Shubert/Uris Room
The Role of Peer Relationships in the Psychopathology and Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Panel Discussion 6 | Broadhurst/Belasco Room
Putting the "B" Back in ABCT: Promoting Behavioral Interventions for People with Serious Mental Illness

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Symposium 35 | Plymouth/Royale Room
Behavioral Parent Training fo ADHD: Next Steps for Difficult-to-Engage Families

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Clinical Grand Rounds 3 | Manhattan Ballroom
Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Family Therapy
Frank M. Dattilio, Harvard Medical School

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Symposium 38 | Shubert/Uris Room
Treatment Preferences and Barriers to Care Among Depressed Perinatal Women: Emerging Themes From Diverse Patient Groups

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Symposium 43 | Alvin/Edison Room
Testing the Universality of Risk Factors for Psychopathology in Highly Stressed Youth

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Clinical Round Table 4 | Wilder Room
Familial Intergenerational Conflict Variation Among Immigrant Asian-Americans: Searching for Appropriate Cognitive Behavioral Model Coherence

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Panel Discussion 7 | Broadhurst/Belasco Room
Coupled and Parenting in 2009: The Intersection of Romantic Relationship and Parenting Behaviors

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm | Symposium 48 | Shubert/Uris Room
Child Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS): New Findings

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | 8th Floor - Broadway Lounge
Special Interest Group Exposition and Welcoming Cocktail Party
Finish your day by experiencing the diversity and range of ABCT's Special Interest Group (SIG) program. This is a great opportunity to chat with members of the 35 groups who will be displaying research results.