Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide
University of Pennsylvania |
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Department of Psychiatry |
Center Information
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Training Opportunities
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Case Consultation with Dr. Beck |
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| Biweekly meetings at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research provide the opportunity to hear a case conceptualization and view a live cognitive therapy session conducted by Dr. Beck via closed-circuit television. Audience discussion with Dr. Beck follows each session. | |
| Postdoctoral Training Program | |
| The postdoctoral fellowship is a one year training program. Each postdoctoral fellow outlines a list of specific clinical and research goals in collaboration with his or her mentor during the first month of the fellowship, and there are quarterly reviews of progress toward these goals. | |
Individual and Group Research Supervision |
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| Postdoctoral fellows receive supervision from a primary research mentor. Postdoctoral fellows often serve as Project Directors for individual studies and receive intensive training relevant to those studies (e.g. administration of standardized measures, participant recruitment, report writing, etc.). | |
Individual and Group Clinical Supervision |
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| Postdoctoral fellows receive clinical supervision from core faculty for treatment administered to participants in clinical trials. Therapy sessions may be audiotaped or videotaped and therapist competence can be evaluated using the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale. Postdoctoral fellows may also elect to provide treatments for patients at the Center for Cognitive Therapy (CCT) and receive clinical supervision from CCT director Dr. Cory Newman. | |
| Postdoctoral Professional Seminars | |
| These weekly seminars are an opportunity to discuss ongoing research projects and obtain feedback from colleagues. Educational topics are selected in accordance with the specific training needs of the fellows. | |