Mindfulness Quote of the Week

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” -Lao Tzu

Post Doctoral Fellowship Position at CCDBT

*POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN DIALECTICAL AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY
AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE & DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY, LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK
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The Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CCDBT) PLLC invites
applications for a year long post-doctoral fellowship beginning Summer/Fall
2013.

Professional activities will include:

Providing individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy for
adolescents, adults, &
families; providing cognitive therapies for depression & anxiety;
providing skills training for parental management of childhood
behavior disorders, and providing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
to medically referred clients. Postdoctoral fellows will participate
in program development and administration, monitoring client outcomes,
and conducting research. Specific activities will be determined with
the fellow to match his/her career goals.

The Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CCDBT) PLLC,
is a privately-owned therapy center made up of licensed psychologists
and social workers. The mission of CCDBT is to provide effective and
specialized treatment to people of all ages who are experiencing
difficulties in their lives. The goal of CCDBT is to help people meet
the challenges in their lives and develop the skills needed to deal
with such challenges. For more information, see our website.

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Applicants will be considered who: Complete a clinical psychology
doctorate by the start date: demonstrate strong potential for a career
in programmatic implementation of DBT, have substantial experience in
CBT and with adolescents and families*. Experience with Dialectical
Behavior Therapy is highly desirable. *Applications are reviewed and
interviews are granted on a rolling admissions basis.

Please email or fax letter of interest, CV, & 3 letters of reference
to Jennifer Byrnes, Ph.D., CCDBT. Email: jbyrnes@ccdbt.com, Fax: (516)
396-2195.

This week in Adolescent and Family DBT Group...

This week in Adolescent and Family DBT we are reviewing the Mindfulness module.  In this module we discussed the 3 States of Mind, the What skills (for What to do to get into Wise Mind), and the How skills (for How to do them).  The homework is to practice mindfulness skills as needed this week.  Next week we will start the Distress Tolerance module.

This week in Adult DBT Group...

This week in Adult DBT Group we are teaching the skill of Radical Acceptance.  This is often one of the most difficult DBT skills that we teach as it asks us to accept a difficult and/or painful reality.  At the same time, Radical Acceptance can also be an incredibly powerful skill in that it helps us to let go of suffering.  This skill may be helpful as we contemplate how to cope with damage or destruction from Hurricane Sandy.

Join us at ISIT DBT!

Several members of the CCDBT staff (including conference program chair Dr. Adam Payne!) will be going to the annual ISIT DBT Conference this week in Maryland.  We are so proud of Adam for organizing this event and we can't wait to attend!  Check out the conference schedule here.

This week in Adolescent DBT Group...

This week in Adolescent DBT Group we reviewed the Mindfulness WHAT skills and learned the mindfulness HOW skills.  The HOW skills have to do with how to get into Wise Mind.  They include:

- Non-Judgmentally - describe the facts, don't evaluate the situation or behavior
-One-Mindfully - doing one thing at a time
-Effectively - doing what works in the situation instead of having to be "right"

This week in Adult DBT Group...

This week in Adult DBT group we reviewed the IMPROVE skill and learned the skill of Pros/Cons.  In Pros/Cons, we look at the pros and cons of both resisting an impulse and acting on the impulse.  We also look at both short-term pros/cons and long-term pros/cons.  This skill can be used both in the moment of an emotional crisis and ahead of time, before a crisis occurs.  When you are in emotion mind, it is especially important to focus on the pros of resisting the impulse and the cons of acting on the impulse. 

CCDBT is open!

We are happy to report that CCDBT has fully restored power and will be open, as normal, today.  We look forward to seeing all of our patients and families.

CCDBT Office Update

Due to a continued power outage, CCDBT will be closed today, 11/1.  We will re-open on Monday, 11/5, regardless of whether or not we have power.  We ask that patients please come prepared in the event that we do not have power.  Please bring a flashlight, if you can.  Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone next week!