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This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. Beginning today, and over the next five days, Dr. John Ludgate will have one conversation per day with Dr. Mark Reinecke, author of “Little ways to Keep Calm and Carry On: Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry, Anxiety and Fear,” published by New Harbinger 2010. In each of these brief segments, Dr. Reinecke will offer practical techniques and strategies for dealing with worry and anxiety. The aim of these five brief podcast episodes is to provide tools to individuals to help make 2011 a time of less worry and better living. Today’s discussion will focus on behavioral avoidance. Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D. BIO Dr. Reinecke is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chief of the division of psychology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a distinguished fellow and past president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He lives in Chicago, IL. He is the author of Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On published by New Harbinger (2010). He has authored or co-authored a number of important texts in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy including Cognitive Therapy of Suicidal Behavior with Arthur Freeman, Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Frank Datttilio and Arthur Freeman, and Cognitive Therapy Across the Life Span: Evidence and Practice with David Clark and Aaron Beck. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Dr. Reinecke’s book, New Harbinger is offering our listeners a 35% discount here: http://www.newharbinger.com/bookstore/client/client_pages/aff_behavior-therapist.cfm?DiscCode=BETHrepvendorid=116

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. Beginning today, and over the next five days, Dr. John Ludgate will have one conversation per day with Dr. Mark Reinecke, author of “Little ways to Keep Calm and Carry On: Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry, Anxiety and Fear,” published by New Harbinger 2010. In each of these brief segments, Dr. Reinecke will offer practical techniques and strategies for dealing with worry and anxiety. The aim of these five brief podcast episodes is to provide tools to individuals to help make 2011 a time of less worry and better living. Today’s discussion will focus on dealing with obsessive/ruminative anxious thinking. Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D. BIO Dr. Reinecke is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chief of the division of psychology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a distinguished fellow and past president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He lives in Chicago, IL. He is the author of Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On published by New Harbinger (2010). He has authored or co-authored a number of important texts in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy including Cognitive Therapy of Suicidal Behavior with Arthur Freeman, Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Frank Datttilio and Arthur Freeman, and Cognitive Therapy Across the Life Span: Evidence and Practice with David Clark and Aaron Beck. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Dr. Reinecke’s book, New Harbinger is offering our listeners a 35% discount here: http://www.newharbinger.com/bookstore/client/client_pages/aff_behavior-therapist.cfm?DiscCode=BETHrepvendorid=116

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. Beginning today, and over the next five days, Dr. John Ludgate will have one conversation per day with Dr. Mark Reinecke, author of “Little ways to Keep Calm and Carry On: Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry, Anxiety and Fear,” published by New Harbinger 2010. In each of these brief segments, Dr. Reinecke will offer practical techniques and strategies for dealing with worry and anxiety. The aim of these five brief podcast episodes is to provide tools to individuals to help make 2011 a time of less worry and better living. Today’s discussion will focus on dealing with anxious thinking. Mark A. Reinecke, Ph.D. BIO Dr. Reinecke is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chief of the division of psychology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a distinguished fellow and past president of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He lives in Chicago, IL. He is the author of Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On published by New Harbinger (2010). He has authored or co-authored a number of important texts in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy including Cognitive Therapy of Suicidal Behavior with Arthur Freeman, Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Frank Datttilio and Arthur Freeman, and Cognitive Therapy Across the Life Span: Evidence and Practice with David Clark and Aaron Beck. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Dr. Reinecke’s book, New Harbinger is offering our listeners a 35% discount here: http://www.newharbinger.com/bookstore/client/client_pages/aff_behavior-therapist.cfm?DiscCode=BETHrepvendorid=116

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Steven C. Hayes, PhD about several aspects of his work. Some of the topics they discuss include: Functional Contextualism Exposure conceptualized from a habituation model vs. a psychological flexibility model Whether Cognitive Therapists interested in ACT, need to abandon cognitive restructuring The importance of Philosophy of Science The influence of JR Kantor in the ACT/RFT work The dissemination of ACT in the 3rd World Mediation Analysis Steven C. Hayes Bio Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 32 books and over 400 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and has developed "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas. His popular book "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" was featured in Time Magazine among several other major media outlets and for a time was the number one best selling self-help book in the United States. Dr. Hayes has been President of several scientific societies and has received several national awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Below is a link to a contribution page for helping to disseminate ACT in the developing world (which is discussed in the current episode): http://contextualpsychology.org/developing_nations_fund Readings Relevant to this Episode

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Rob Zettle, PhD about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the treatment of depression. Some of the topics they discuss include: His early work with Steve Hayes and the initial development of ACT and RFT The comparative trials of CT vs. ACT in the treatment of depression The ACT approach to depression as well as current directions in this area And much more! ROB ZETTLE, PHD BIOGRAPHY Dr. Zettle received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from UNC-Greensboro in 1984 and has been a Professor of Psychology at Wichita State University since 1984 . Dr. Zettle was the first doctoral student of Steven C. Hayes, PhD.  Dr. Zettle's dissertation (supervised by Hayes) was the first RCT involving what is now known as ACT in comparing it to Beck's cognitive therapy in treatment of depression. Since that time, Drs. Zettle and Hayes have published several papers together.  Prior to Dr. Zettle's training at UNC-G, he earned his BA in Psychology from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA (1974), and his MA in Psychology from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA (1976). Since arriving at WSU, Dr. Zettle has continued clinical research into both cognitive therapy and ACT for the treatment of depression. He has also been active in conducting analogue research involving processes that contribute to psychological flexibility/inflexibility which culminated in his 2007 book on ACT for Depression published by New Harbinger. Relevant Reading:

This episode is relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. LPC interviews Theresa McKeon about TAGteaching.  Items discussed include: An overview of TAGteaching The range of applications for this technology The research base The relationship between TAGteaching and Precision Teaching Current directions in TAGteaching And more! Theresa McKeon Biograpy Theresa is a co-founder and senior vice president of TAGteach International, LLC. She has introduced TAGteach to groups around the world, including gymnasts in Iceland, commercial fishermen in Washington State, military personnel in Norway, college professors in California, and specialists in the field of autism in Boston. Theresa has authored several articles, and continues to create individual presentations for TAGteach seminars and workshops in a wide variety of applications

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC interviews Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA about mindfulness meditation. Some of the items they discuss include: What mindfulness meditation is Why consumers of mental health services should be interested in mindfulness The types of difficulties mindfulness has been applied to A brief discussion of the research base in the area of mindfulness Current directions in mindfulness research and application Dr. Brantley also takes listeners through a brief mindfulness exercise JEFFREY BRANTLEY, MD, DFAPA BIOGRAPHY Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA, trained in, and practiced psychiatry, in both community mental health settings and in private practice for approximately 18 years. He became Board Certified in psychiatry in 1984, and was elected as a “Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association” in 2008. He is a Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke Medical Center. Dr. Brantley was trained in mindfulness as a resident in psychiatry at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, and has been practicing mindfulness for 30 years. He began teaching mindfulness meditation to health professionals and others in 1990. Dr. Brantley is one of the founding faculty members of Duke Integrative Medicine, where he started the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program in 1998. He is also a member of the Community of Scholars of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University. Dr. Brantley has participated in many intensive meditation retreats, practicing with a variety of teachers, including Joan Halifax, Thich Nhat Hanh, Larry Rosenberg, Christina Feldman, and members of the Amaravati Buddhist monastic community. He has also completed the professional training for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction offered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli. Dr. Brantley is the author of Calming Your Anxious Mind: how mindfulness and compassion can free you from anxiety, fear, and panic and is the co-author, with Wendy Millstine, of the Five Good Minutes series (www.fivegoodminutes.com) His most recent books, with Wendy Millstine, are: “Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind” and “five good minutes in your body: 100 mindful practices to help you accept yourself feel at home in your body.” Readings related to this episode can be found here:

This episode is relevant to both consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd,III, Ed.S., interviews Lee Kern, LCSW about the behaviorally-based residential weight loss program, Structure House, and issues related to the behavioral treatment of obesity.  A sampling of the topics they discuss include: ·The Structure House approach to treating obesity · The research base supporting this approach · Practical strategies for weight loss · Reasonable weight loss goals · The importance of exercise and methods of exercising when one has physical limitations which interfere with exercise · Causes of obesity · Resources for listeners LEE KERN, MSW, LCSW BIOGRAPHY Lee Kern, MSW, LCSW, is the Clinical Director at Structure House, a nationally recognized psychologically based residential weight control center in Durham, NC. He supervises a team of therapists and contributes to the development of the clinical program, providing psychotherapy and psycho-educational workshops. He received a Masters of Social Work from the University of North Carolina and serves as an Adjunct Instructor for the UNC-CH School of Social Work. He is a regular contributing author to WLS Lifestyles Magazine, and has conducted studies and authored publications on successful weight management. In addition to working with weight and eating issues his professional interests include stress management, relapse prevention, lifestyle change, motivation, life goals and addiction.

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Marolyn Morford, PhD about Reactive Attachment Disorder. Specifically, they discuss: What Reactive Attachment Disorder is Difficulties with the RAD Diagnosis What Attachment is The weak relationship between attachment treatment and attachment research The dangers associated with many of the “specialized” treatments for RAD “Thinking Errors” that lead clinicians and parents to make faulty conclusions about extreme behavior problems Effective treatments for extreme behavior problems Marolyn Morford, PhD Biography Marolyn Morford received a B.A. in French Language and Literature, then tossed away her frivolous life and pursued a PhD from the University of Chicago in Educational Psychology, Committee on Child Development, becoming licensed in psychology practice. She has received clinical training in hospital, community, and school contexts, is licensed in Pennsylvania as a psychologist, and listed in the National Health Register of Service Providers in Psychology. She is past president of the Central Pennsylvania Psychologist Association, a member of the American Psychological Association’s Division 53 (Clinical Child Psychology), the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapists, Pennsylvania Psychological Association’s Child Custody Task Force, Committee on Ethics, Continuing Education, the Practice-Research Network, and chair of PPA’s E-newsletter. She has over 25 years of experience working with children and their families as well as young adults. Besides her clinical practice, at the Center for Child and Adult Development in State College, she enjoys consulting to schools, groups and individuals providing direct care, and giving presentations to professional and community groups to increase awareness of human development, behavior, and emotional health needs

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Donna M. Sudak, M.D. about combining CBT with medication. In this episode they discuss : When a prescriber should consider CBT Essential things prescribers should know about using medication alongside CBT Whether anxiolytics interfere with exposure therapy How cognitive-behavioral therapists can better communicate with prescribers CBT in brief formats Her work with training psychiatric residents in CBT And much more! Donna M. Sudak, M.D. Donna Sudak is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Sudak is Director of Psychotherapy Training, and lectures widely about topics in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, including topics such as Cognitive Conceptualization, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and training residents in Psychiatry in Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Sudak is a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and completed her Psychiatry residency at the University of Washington. She has made a number of significant contributions to the literature in CBT education. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at Drexel University College of Medicine, Dr. Sudak is an adjunct faculty member at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and teaches residents at Albert Einstein and Thomas Jefferson University. She has a private practice in Philadelphia. She has an active research interest in psychiatric education, and has played a major role in developing suggested curricula and guidelines for resident competency in Cognitive Therapy. Readings related to this episode can be found here:

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Irving Kirsch, PhD about his research on antidepressant effectiveness.  In this episode they discuss: An overview of the current controversy pertaining to the effectiveness of antidepressants How antidepressants perform relative to placebo A summation of Dr. Kirsch's research in the area Criticisms leveled at Dr. Kirsch's conclusions as well as Dr. Kirsch's responses to those criticisms Effective treatments for depression IRVING KIRSCH, PHD BIOGRAPHY Irving Kirsch is professor of psychology at the University of Hull and professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut.  He has published 10 books and more than 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters on placebo effects, antidepressant medication, hypnosis, and suggestion.  His meta-analyses on the efficacy of antidepressants were covered extensively in the international media and influenced official guidelines for the treatment of depression in the United Kingdom.  His book, The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, was published in the UK by The Bodley Head, a division of Random House, and by Basic Books in the US.  It has also been published in Japanese, and French and Polish editions are currently in press. Reading related to this episode can be found here:

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Anne Marie Albano, PhD about Child Anxiety Disorders. In this episode they discuss: The major child and adolescent anxiety disorders Whether parents should be concerned about shyness Steps parents can take to prevent the onset of anxiety disorders in their children Risk factors for the development of anxiety disorders When parents should consider seeking professional help and where they might go to locate appropriate help Anne Marie Albano, PhD Biographical Information Anne Marie Albano is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University and Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi, interned at the Boston-VA/Tufts Consortium, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders at SUNY Albany. Dr. Albano is the former Recanati Family Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at NYU. She is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Beck Institute Scholar, and is Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. In 2008, Dr. Albano received the Rosenberry Award for service to children, adolescents and families from the University of Colorado at Denver. Currently, Dr. Albano is President-Elect of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology of the American Psychological Association and is past-president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Dr. Albano is past editor of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice and currently, in addition to serving on the editorial board of several journals, she is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. She has published more than 90 articles and chapters and is the co-author of several cognitive behavioral treatment manuals and of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children, all published by Oxford University Press. Currently, Dr. Albano is co-editor with David Barlow of the Oxford University Press Programs That Work series of mental health treatment manuals, and is the editor of a new series of practitioner’s guides from the Guilford Press. Anne Marie served as a Principal Investigator of a 6-site, National Institute of Mental Health-sponsored study entitled “Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Treatment Study” (CAMS) and also was a PI for the Treatments for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). Both trials examined the relative efficacy of CBT, medication, combination treatment, and pill placebo in youth. She is the clinical training and consultation director of the Evidence Based Treatment Dissemination Center, a New York State Office of Mental Health initiative to bring evidence based treatments to community-based mental health workers. Anne Marie is also the Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Columbus Circle, a cognitive behavioral therapy specialty clinic for children, adolescents and adults. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Mark Olfson, and step-daughters Emily and Rachel. Readings related to this episode can be found here:

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Abigail Calkin, PhD about Ogden Lindsley.  In this episode they discuss: Ogden Lindsley's life and his research Standard Celeration Charting and Precision Teaching The application of SCC to private events or "inner behavior" The Lindsley archive And more! Abigail Calkin, PhD Biography Education B.A. from the University of Colorado with a double major in psychology and philosophy studied philosophy for two years at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland M.A. in special education under Barbara Bateman from the University of Oregon Ph.D. in educational administration and school psychology from the University of Kansas under Ogden R. Lindsley Career in 1965 set up the first learning disabilities classroom in Oregon faculty of Western Oregon College school psychologist special and regular education administrator for the Topeka, Kansas Schools consults for Morningside Academy in the U.S. and Canada working with schools in academic difficulty chair of Og Lindsley's Archives Committee past president of the Standard Celeration Society, member of the Association for Behavior Analysis, the National Association of School Psychologists, and a charter member of the Standard Celeration Society Former Consulting Editor Journal of Precision Teaching and Celeration The Behavior Analyst Writing 40 published poems 40 articles in the educational and behavior analytic fields of precision teaching education books—Pebbles, Mops, and Thimigs (1974); Eating with a Spoon (1975); Toilet Training: Help for the Delayed Learner (1978) novels—Nikolin, (1994) short-listed for a Benjamin Franklin Award; The Carolyne Letters (1995) current books in progress—non-fiction: a commercial fishing disaster; how to change thoughts, feelings, and urges; and leaving the urban life for a peaceful life in a remote Alaskan village; poetry collection on loss

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, John Ludgate, PhD interviews Leslie Sokol, PhD about the new book “Think confident, be confident: A four-step approach to eliminate doubt and achieve lifelong self-esteem.” Dr. Sokol is co-author of this book along with Marci G. Fox, PhD. In this episode they discuss: Why people have issues with doubt The effects of doubting The difference between doubt based on competence and doubt based on desirability Doubt distortions and how they operate Steps people can take to deal with doubt Leslie Sokol, PhD Bio Dr. Sokol is a licensed psychologist and distinguished founding fellow, past president, treasurer, and credentials chair in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She is the director of education at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, lectures nationally and internationally, and maintains a private practice in the Philadelphia suburbs. READINGS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND HERE:

This podcast is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews journalist Maia Szalavitz about her work in the area she calls the "Troubled-Teen Industry." In this episode they discuss: What the “Troubled-Teen Industry” is What the research has to say about the effectiveness of “wilderness treatment” programs Dangers associated with some of these programs The problem of "peer deviancy training" Suggestions for parents with out-of-control and substance abusing teens MAIA SZALAVITZ BIOGRAPHY Maia Szalavitz is a journalist who covers health, science and public policy. She is co-author, with leading child trauma expert Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, of Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential-- And Endangered (Morrow, 2010) and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love and Healing (Basic, 2007). She is also the author of Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids (Riverhead, 2006) and co-author, with Dr. Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Pennsylvania, of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide: How You and Your Loved Ones Can Understand and Treat Alcohol and Other Drug Problems (John S. Wiley, 2000). She has written for numerous major publications including the New York Times, Time Magazine online, Elle, the Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, New York Magazine and New Scientist. READING PERTAINING TO THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND HERE: