Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy , a nonprofit organization located in suburban Philadelphia, is a cognitive and behavioral international therapy (CBT) training and resource center. Founded in 1994 by Aaron T. Beck, MD, and his daughter, Judith S. Beck, PhD. The Beck Institute offers training in CBT in various forms. Its mission is "to improve lives around the world through excellence in cognitive behavioral therapy."
Aaron T. Beck currently is President Emeritus Beck Institute. He is recognized as the founder of cognitive therapy, one of the elements from which cognitive behavioral therapy developed. Her daughter, Judith Beck, is the current President of the Beck Institute. Aaron Beck is Professor Emeritus University of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and continues to do research there, while Judith Beck is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the same university. Lisa Pote, MSW, is the Executive Director of Beck Institute, and Allen R. Miller, PhD, MBA is the Director of the CBT Beck Institute Program.
Among Beck Institute training programs are the Philadelphia Workshops held at Beck Institute, On the Road Workshops held throughout the US, Beck Institute's Supervision program, and Training for Organizations where Beck faculty travel around the world to teach. Beck Institute workshops cover a wide range of topics, including CBT for Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Adolescents, PTSD, Schizophrenia, and more. Beck Institute offers scholarships to therapists who work with military and veteran active duties through their Pediatric Suicide Prevention initiative and hold an annual scholarship competition for graduate students and faculty.
Beck Institute also runs a clinic at its location in suburban Philadelphia.
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