EP05 Keynote 03 – The Place of Cognitive Therapy Today – Aaron Beck, M.D.

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Dr. Aaron T. Beck, M.D. Are you a University Professor? of Department of Psychiatry (Emeritus). of Psychiatry, Perelman School of The University of Medicine of Pennsylvania and director of The Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center. He developed and tested the method based on his research into depression and other disorders. Cognitive Therapy Also known as Cognitive Verhalten TherapyThe most popular form of ) of The world’s leading psychotherapy provider. He has trained many people personally of These professionals helped to create centers. Cognitive Therapy All over the world, there are people who dedicate their time to research and serving many others. of patients. He has been the director of the Beck Initiative partnership since 2007, in collaboration with Arthur Evans (ex-Commissioner). of Mental Health of Philadelphia serving Medicaid patients. His group has been training providers and providing services to the most vulnerable individuals in the state and city: the severely mentally ill, confined to jails and prisons, as well as the homeless.

For several decades, Beck conducted research on the psychological and social factors involved in schizophrenia and developed a humanistic approach involved in activating the individual’s latent goals, motivations, and capacities, and has helped to restore large numbers to meaningful lives. His innovative approach to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania has been expanded to Georgia, Massachusetts and New Jersey. With the National Association of State Commissioners of He and his Center for Mental Health have begun to spread his methods across the country. He and his team also work with Gary Gottlieb Chief Executive Officer of Partners in Health will adapt cognitive therapy to each client’s needs of Individuals in 27 countries developing nations

Beck has written extensively about his work in 637 publications, which include 24 books. Medscape has named him one. of The 50 Most Influential Medical Doctors in the History: He ranks 20th on the list, and 1st of the living. He has received the 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, which “transformed the understanding and treatment” of The 2006 National Academy on Mentally Ill People of Medicine: Lienhard Award to the Advancement of Medicine of Health services, including the 2013 Kennedy Community Health Award for Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Award for Lifetime Achievement (June 2017).

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