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EP13 Invited Address 13 – The Motivation Revolution – David Burns, MD
Original Program Date :
Dec 14, 2013 (PST)
Length: 59:00
Description: Why do some patients improve quickly while others remain stuck despite strong techniques? In this invited address, Burns discusses the “motivation revolution,” arguing that resistance, not skill, is often the true barrier to change. Drawing on outcome research and vivid clinical examples, he demonstrates paradoxical agenda setting and other strategies that transform symptoms into expressions of core values, creating rapid collaboration and dramatic therapeutic shifts.
Syllabus Description: New research indicates that motivation influences how we think, feel, and behave, as much as cognitions, and that the failure to address resistance is the cause of most therapeutic failure. Dr. Burns will describe the eight most common forms of resistance and present powerful new techniques to melt away resistance before using any cognitive, behavioral, or interpersonal techniques.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the difference between Outcome Resistance and Process Resistance.
- Describe the most common cause of nearly all therapeutic failure.
- Describe paradoxical techniques to melt away resistance and motivate resistant patients.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
David Burns, MD
David D. Burns is an adjunct professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the author of the best-selling books Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and The Feeling Good Handbook. Burns popularized Aaron T. Beck's cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) when his book became a best seller during the 1980s.
