Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treating Victims of Bullying N562

Course Summary

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective therapeutic approach for people who have experienced bullying. Bullying can result in various negative psychological impacts, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. CBT addresses these issues by targeting maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors that often develop from being bullied. CBT therapists collaborate with members of the mental health team and other community professionals, such as teachers, to identify cognitive distortions common in bullying victims, such as catastrophizing, overgeneralization, and personalization, and on cognitive restructuring techniques used to challenge and replace these thoughts with more balanced perspectives.

Course Format

Homestudy

Course Syllabus

• Introduction
  • Identifying Negative Thought Patterns
  • Behavioral Components of CBT for Bullying Victims
  • Psychoeducation
  • Complex Cases and Integration of Therapy Models
  • Case Study: CBT AND EMDR to Treat OCD AND PTSD In a Bullying Victim
  • CRIES AND CY-BOCS
  • Takeaway Points for Clinicians and Therapists

Authors

Susan Depasquale, MA, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Susan DePasquale is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her current practice is with families, youth and adults who have mental illnesses in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including telepsychiatry for Montana, Washington and Wisconsin communities. She completed her Masters of Art in Political Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Masters of Science in Nursing at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington with a focus in neurogastroenterology and the Post-Masters of Science in Nursing at the Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana with a focus in psychiatry. She has worked with small and rural healthcare teams in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada, and in teaching and research hospitals such as Providence Health and Virginia Mason Medical Center Digestive and Liver Disease Departments in Seattle. Since 2012, she has been actively involved in online continuing education program development for nurses and health teams.

William Cook, PhD

William Cook, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who worked for 15 years in private practice in Montana before leaving his practice to work full time as the Director of CE4Less. He earned his doctorate degree from Texas A&M University, and focused much of his psychology practice in the area of child and family counseling, as well as psychological testing. Dr. Cook likes new challenges, foreign traveling to Africa and areas of Europe and the near East, scuba diving, running, music, and spending time with his family.