Conference Program

The time zone for the conference is based on Malaysian time (UTC+8.)

To all registered participants of the conference, here are the step-by-step guide to join the conference HAPPENING NOW!

  1. Download the Microsoft Teams app onto your device, or access the Microsoft Teams via your web browser.
  2. Click on the link that you would like to join. The links (in blue) are in the Participant Invitation Letter that you would have received in the email you used to register for the conference. If you have not received the Participant Invitation Letter, please email acbtc2021@gmail.com and our team will assist you as soon as possible. PLEASE ALSO CHECK YOUR JUNK MAILBOX TO SEE IF OUR EMAIL REACHED YOU THERE.
  3. You do not need to login to Microsoft Teams, you can join as guest/attendee (anonymous). As long as you can see the live video, it means you are in the conference session.

NOTE: You are considered as registered if you have completed and successfully submitted the Google Form via the registration link provided in our official website (acbta.org) and posts in LinkedIn and Facebook, prior to 4th July 2021, 8 pm (MYT:UTC +8).

Day 1 – Monday 5 July 2021
Day 2 – Tuesday 6 July 2021
Day 3 – Wednesday 7 July 2021
Closing Ceremony – Day 3 – Wednesday 7 July 2021
Full Updated Program ScheduleDownload

The Conference Program and Abstract Book can be downloaded from here:

Publications | MSCP

Please note that Dr Aaron T. Beck is unable to make an appearance on 6 July 2021. Joining Dr Judith Beck will be Dr Allen Miller, CBT Program Director at Beck Institute. Updates regarding this to the above program document are underway. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Time
(UTC+8)		Day 1 (5 July 2021)Day 2 (6 July 2021)Day 3 (7 July 2021)
9.00am
– 9.30am		Opening CeremonyCBT & COVID-19
Updates #2
Thailand
Dr Nuttorn Pityaratstian
Pakistan
Dr Iram Zehra Bokharey
China
Dr Chun Wang		CBT & COVID-19
Updates #3
Taiwan
Dr Jenny Ko
Singapore
Dr Sharon Sung
Japan
Dr Satoko Sasagawa
United Arab Emirates
Dr Carine El-Khazen
9.30am
– 10.00am		Keynote
Dr Keith Dobson		Case Supervision
#1: BPD
Dr Freedom Leung		Case Supervision
#2: OCD
Dr Lata K. McGinn
10.00am
– 10.30am		Oral PapersOral PapersOral Papers
10.30am
– 11.00am		CBT & COVID-19
Updates #1
Indonesia
Dr Diana Setiyawati
Hong Kong
Dr Daniel Wong
Malaysia
Dr Firdaus Mukhtar
India
Dr Nimisha Kumar		Doing CBT in the Era of Neuroscience: A Mechanism-based Treatment Model
Dr Freedom Leung		Implementation of culturally adapted CBT on a national level: An example from a low-income country
Dr Farooq Naeem
11.00am
– 11.30am		REBT – The Grandfather of CBT
Dr Dominic DiMattia		Validation: A Cornerstone of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dr Shian-Ling Keng		The effectiveness of cognitive training in children with developmental conditions
Dr Marieke de Vries
11.30am
– 12.00pm		The role of maladaptive and five-factor personality traits in mental health and preventive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic situation: A 10-month longitudinal study.
Dr Kee Hong Choi		Evidence-based formulations and solutions for treating Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders: New ways forward
Dr Michael Kyrios

The effects of behavioral techniques training on feeding problems among children with neurological impairments
Dr Azizah Othman
12.00pm
– 2.00pm		Poster
Presentations		Poster
Presentations		Poster
Presentations
2.00pm
– 2.30pm		Disaster, Crisis
and Trauma
Interventions
Dr Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail		Integrating Mindfulness-Based CBT for Anxiety in a Psychiatric Clinic
Dr Cheng Kar Phang		Managing Procrastination
Dr Shishir Palsapure
2.30pm
– 3.00pm		Trauma-informed telemental health in the time of the pandemic
Dr Leoniek Kroneman		The Role of Clinical Psychologists in Bariatric Surgery
Dr Rahmatullah Khan		CBT Limitations in Pakistan
Dr Nashi Khan
3.00pm
– 3.30pm		Micro-Skill Training in Motivational Interviewing
Dr John Forbes		Focusing on Processes of Change in the Therapeutic Relationship
Dr Steven C. Hayes		Neurocognitive
Sciences &
Future Trends of CBT
Dr Anke Karl
3.30pm
– 4.00pm		Oral PapersOral PapersOral Papers
4.00pm
– 4.30pm		Cognitive Behavioural Intervention in Managing Chronic Pain
Dr Zubaidah Jamil Osman		Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy program for Serious Mental Health Conditions
Dr Paul Grant
Dr Ellen Inverso		Closing Ceremony
4.30pm
– 5.00pm		Age Appropriate CBT and Wisdom Enhancement with Older People
Dr Kenneth Laidlaw		Anxiety in young people: Using Super Skills for Life program to adapt to the “new” normal
Dr Cecilia Essau
Presentation of Conference Awards
5.00pm
– 8.30pm		BreakBreakEND
8.30pm
– 10.00pm		Prime Time with
Dr Debbie Joffe
Ellis
REBT: History, Impact on CBT Development, and Relevance during the COVID-19 Pandemic		Special Appearance:
Dr Judith S. Beck
& Dr Allen Miller
Training in CBT: A Pilot Study of a New International Training Program
This program is tentative and will be gradually updated as we confirm the speakers
Dr Judith S. Beck encourages participation at the 7th Asian Cognitive Behavior Therapy Conference 2021.
Dr Alvin Ng interviews Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis on her Prime Time Showcase Presentation.

For further queries, please email us at: acbtc2021@gmail.com

Thank you!