Perfectionism (“I’m not good enough!”) is one of the most common beliefs that patients and therapists alike struggle with. It plays a key role in depression, inadequacy, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, relationship conflicts and more. In this exciting workshop, David Burns, MD and Jill Levitt PhD will present cutting edge techniques to deal with perfectionism. Join us and learn how to heal your patients—AND yourself! Workshop Goals In this workshop you will learn how to : Pinpoint the self-defeating beliefs associated with perfectionism Use Positive Reframing to reduce the perfectionist’s intense resistance to change Challenge perfectionistic thoughts with the Cost-Benefit Analysis, Externalization of Voices, Acceptance Paradox, Self-Disclosure, Feared Fantasy, and more.
Educational Objectives:
1. Identify two self-defeating beliefs frequently seen in perfectionistic individuals
2. Describe two cognitive distortions that trigger perfectionism
3. Name two techniques you can use in the treatment of perfectionism
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.