The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Cognitive Therapy (CT) program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of: Depression Treatment (Adult).

• Child Welfare Outcome: Child/Family Well-Being
• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Adults with mental health disorders including depression, anger, and anxiety among others. The program is also designed to include family members in the treatment.

Cognitive Therapy (CT) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Depression Treatment (Adult). CT is a form of psychotherapy proven in numerous clinical trials to be effective for a wide variety of disorders. The therapist and client work together as a team to identify and solve problems. Therapists help clients to overcome their difficulties by changing their thinking, behavior, and emotional responses. CT and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are often used interchangeably. There are, however, numerous subsets of CBT that are narrower in scope than CT: e.g., problem-solving therapy, stress-inoculation therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, behavioral modification, exposure and response prevention, etc. Cognitive therapy uses techniques from all these subsets at times, within a cognitive framework. CT was developed by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy’s president, Aaron T. Beck, MD, in the early 1960s.