Welcome to ACBTA! The next event we have is the webinar by our Global CBT Ambassador, Professor Kyongmee Chung in conjunction with World CBT Day on 7 April 2024.
World CBT Day on April 7th is sponsored by the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (WCCBT: https://wccbt.org) also coincides with the WHO’s World Health Day, as a way to commemorate the importance of CBT in global health given its evidence-based efficacy in addressing various mental health problems.
The 8th Asian CBT Congress in New Delhi, India was held from 28 February 2024 to 3 March 2024 at AIIMS, New Delhi, India (www.acbta2024.com). It was a successful event that featured top experts in the field of CBT, with over 600 delegates from 25 countries. We thank everyone who came together to make this event a very memorable and impactful one.
We would also like to announce a that a new executive committee (EXCO) has been appointed for the term 2024-2027, which will conclude at the next congress – the 9th Asian CBT Congress in Japan (venue and dates to be advised later). The new EXCO are:
President: Prof Nimisha Kumar (Indian Association for CBT)
President-Elect: Dr Daisuke Fujisawa (Japan Association of Cognitive Therapy)
Past President: Prof Firdaus Mukhtar (Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology)
Secretary: Dr Susmita Halder (Indian Association for CBT)
Treasurer: Dr JongSun Lee (Korean Association of CBT)
Director of Training : Prof Shin-Ichi Ishikawa (Japan Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Therapy)
Director of Research : Prof Muhammad Irfan (Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapy)
CBT Training Guidelines from the World Confederation of CBT
The WCCBT Training Guidelines detail the content and competencies that should be included in all training to provide CBTs. Check it now on our site :
Video by our President Elect during the ACBTA Meet-the-Expert Talk in September 2023 on “CBT for Youth Mental Health – Reducing Distress and Building Resilience”:
Bespoke Mental Health: https://www.bespokementalhealth.co.uk/
Members of ACBTA get a 10% discount on live and on-demand training. Speak to your association president or committee representative to get the discount code.
Prayers for Türkiye and Syria
On BEHALF OF ALL ACBTA MEMBERS, 7 FEBRUARY 2023
This is a time of great agony and shock for all of us. Immeasurable damage has been caused by the deadly earthquakes and continuing after shocks that have rocked Türkiye, Syria and adjoining countries.
We extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, injured and those affected by this natural calamity. Our prayers are with those who are still waiting to be rescued as a result of this natural disaster. We pray for their early and safe rescue. Our well wishes to all the rescue workers and those treating and supporting the affected.
We stand in complete solidarity with all our affected fellow humans and are open for all efforts towards assistance in the aftermath of this great disaster.
With immense grief and regrets.
Our inaugural newsletter is out! Check it out here:
The 18th of July 2022 was Aaron T. Beck Day! Dr Beck would have been 101 years-old.
The late Dr Beck, a psychiatrist, is known as the Father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy – a therapeutic approach that uses cognitive and behavioural approaches in helping individuals learn skills to problem-solve and cope with personal challenges, while moving towards better resilience and to thrive. CBT does not just treat psychological disorders, but also promotes mental health.
So, for Aaron T. Beck Day, we pay tribute to a pioneer who developed CBT and made it his lifelong work to keep on perfecting his craft, along with others at Beck Institute, led by his daughter Dr Judith S. Beck, and together with clinicians and researchers from rest of world.
We believe CBT is for all – not just mental health professionals but for anyone who uses it to help themselves and others. Recovery from any mental illness is not in the clinic, but in the community. The more familiar people are with CBT techniques, the better likelihood of recovery for individuals who are going through therapy as they would be better supported by their community.
Why CBT? Because it is very well-researched and found to be effective in reducing symptoms of various mental illnesses, and to help individuals get better. It is an evidence-based method that is continually studied to improve on delivery and practice. As with any treatment method, it is not 100% – therefore needs to be researched and these new findings are shared at professional conferences of CBT.
We had the Inaugural WORLD CBT DAY – 7 APRIL 2022 !For this, the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies will be having a series of talks. Please see the message from WCCBT President, Dr Keith Dobson below:
For more talks and other events, please see: Events – Asian Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Association (ACBTA)
Our biggest event for the year 2021 was the 7th Asian Cognitive Behavior Therapy Conference on 5th to 7th July 2021. We had 7,472 registered participants from 80 countries!
We thank all speakers and participants for being part of our conference and making it a successful one. Our gratitude also goes out to our sponsors for the conference awards – Naluri and the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology, as well as to Sunway University for providing the virtual platform for free! We also congratulate the award winners – see: Conference Awards. For more details please see: https://acbta.org/archives/.
The Conference Program and Abstract Book can be found here: Publications | MSCP
Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions
Aaron T. Beck, Father of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don’t get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.
Albert Ellis, Founder – Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Asian Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Association (ACBTA) 