Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) for patients with Psychosis: Theory and Practice

Works in Progress Seminar:

“Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) for patients with Psychosis: Theory and Practice”

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

8:00 pm

Presenters: Paul M. Grant, PhD and Christine Bartholoma, PhD

Dr. Paul Grant will present the theory of CT-R and its application for patients with psychosis. Dr. Christine Bartholoma will present an ongoing case treated with CT-R at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.

No CME or CE credits offered.

Paul M. Grant, PhD is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research Center, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grant  is dedicated to supporting people to get the life they wish to be living. In connection with Dr. Aaron T. Beck, he is the co-developer of Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R), an active approach that focuses upon understanding and overcoming the challenges of serious mental health conditions and to promote meaningful lives imbued with purpose and connection. Paul has developed innovative team-based, milieu, and group versions of CT-R and successfully applied it to promote recovery and resilience for individuals experiencing intensive behavioral, social and physical health challenges. He has also conducted the basic research that supports the approach and the clinical trial to validate it. He and his colleagues have trained mental health personnel in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Montana, Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia.

Christine Bartholoma, PhD is a staff psychologist at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center.