Zindel Segal, PhD - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for the treatment of Mood Disorders

CE Objectives

1. Recognize the mindfulness and cognitive therapy elements in MBCT and consider their complementarity.
   
2. Identify patients who are suitable or unsuitable for this intervention.
   

Cost 

• Professionals: $80 ($40 for PBTA Members)
  
• Students: $20 ($10 for PBTA Student Members)

About Dr. Segal

Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto – Scarborough and a Senior Scientist in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Dr. Segal has pioneered the use of mindfulness meditation for promoting wellness in the area of mood disorders. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Douglas Utting Research Prize and the Mood Disorder Association of Ontario’s Hope Award and has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the past 15 years. His program of research has helped to characterize psychological markers of relapse vulnerability in affective disorder, especially the link between affective and self-devaluation components of dysphoria. This work has in turn provided an empirical rationale for offering training in mindfulness meditation to recurrently depressed patients in recovery. An author of over 10 books and 130 scientific publications, including The Mindful Way Through Depression – a patient guide for achieving mood balance in everyday life – Dr. Segal continues to advocate for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health.

Target Audience

This presentation is intended for mental health professionals, researchers, and graduate students. The instructional level of this presentation is introductory.

Continuing Education

This program provides 2 CE credits. CE credits are free for PBTA members and for professionals paying the non-member rate. Student members and those paying the student rate are not eligible to receive CEs. The Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association (PBTA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PBTA maintains responsibility for the program. This program provides two (2) hours of CE credits. PBTA is also an authorized provider for CE credits for Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Clinical Social Workers licensed in the state of Pennsylvania.