I’m pleased and honored to announce that I am now officially a Beck Institute certified Cognitive Behavior Therapist. The Beck Institute is the birthplace of CBT. It is an honor to be a part of such a proud lineage.
In addition to over 200 hours of training and supervision, I had to submit a recorded therapy session that was rated on the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale. My receiving the certification was contingent on my score on that rating scale. This means that the certification is not just an acknowledgement of my having completed a course of training; it’s a verification that my clinical skills, as reflected in my therapy sessions, meet a high standard, based on a set of objective, evidence-based criteria.
I look forward to continuing my training in the years ahead. In the meantime, my humble thanks to the late Dr. Aaron T. Beck, the originator of CBT, his daughter Dr. Judith S. Beck, President of the Institute, and my clinical supervisor, Dr. Robert Hindman, who helped me immensely in this attaining this honor.
My listing in the Beck Institute provider directory can be found here.