Syllabi

Teaching Resources: Course Syllabi

Please take advantage of ABCT's catalogue of psychology course syllabi listed under the various curriculum areas below. This list is constantly growing as ABCT member and allied professional educators generously share syllabi for public posting. Each syllabus is listed with its title, instructor (and university).

If you are interested in submitting a syllabus, please review the evaluation criteria here as a first step to find out which elements are considered and how submissions are evaluated.”

	Classic or Seminal Readings Syllabi with seminal articles or books from the history of CBTs; seminal theoretical or conceptual readings
	Recent Empirical Readings Syllabi with high-quality empirical articles on CBT published within the last 5 years from higher impact journals
	New Submission Syllabi submitted within the past academic year
	Innovative Assignments/Exercises Syllabi with interesting, clearly defined assignments or exercises that are easily portable to other campuses and that best highlight skills application or effective teaching principles
	Multiculturalism & Diversity Syllabi with excellent incorporation of readings and/or exercises and assignments related to multiculturalism/diversity in a course not exclusively focused on this topic

Adult Intervention

• Adult Intervention - Robins (Duke University)
• Applications of CBT – James C. Overholser (Case Western Reserve University)
• Behavior Therapy - Christoff (University of Mississippi)
• CBT with Adults – I: Keith Renshaw (George Mason University)
• CBT with Adults – II: Keith Renshaw (George Mason University)
• Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy – James C. Overholser (Case Western Reserve University)
• CBT - Fresco (Kent State University)
• Cognitive Psychotherapies – DiGuiseppe (St. John’s University)
• Empirically Supported Therapies - Suinn (Colorado State University)
• Empirically Supported Treatments - Chambless (University of Pennsylvania)
• Integrating Acceptance and Mindfulness into Psychotherapy – Susan Orsillo (Suffolk University)
• Introduction to CBT - Fresco (Kent State University)
• Nature & Treatment of Anxiety - Brett Deacon - (University of Wyoming)
• Psychotherapy and Behavior Change – Shiner (Colgate University)
• Psychological Intervention – Alexander Chapman (Simon Frazer University)
• Psychological Interventions- Davison (University of Southern California)
• Psychotherapy Theory and Research – Stewart Shankman (University of Illinois at Chicago)
• Seminar in CBT- Meadows (Central Michigan University)
• Systems of Psychotherapy - Baer (University of Kentucky)

Adult Psychology and Psychopathology

• Abnormal Psychology – Julia D. McQuade (Amherst College)
• Abnormal Psychology – Taryn A. Myers (Virginia Wesleyan University)
• Abnormal Psychology - Sullivan (Oklahoma State University)
• Advanced Psychopathology – Stew Shankman (University of Illinois at Chicago)
• Psychopathology – Carolyn Black Becker (Trinity University)
• Seminar in Emotion Theory and Research – Erin Sheets (Colby College)

Assessment & Psychological Measurement

• Advanced Clinical Assessment – Douglas Nangle (University of Maine)
• Psychometrics & Clinical Inference- Westin (Emory University)

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

• CBT with Child/Adolescent Disorders - Gordon
• CBT with Children, Adolescents, & Families - Mark Reinecke - Northwestern University
• Theory & Methods of Child Psychotherapy - Allan (UNC-Greensboro)
• Treatment of Children and Adolescents – Douglas Nangle (University of Maine)

Developmental Psychopathology

• Developmental Psychopathology - Prinstein (UNC)
• Developmental Psychopathology - Tompson (BU)
• Developmental Psychopathology – Rebecca Shiner (Colgate University

Electives/Miscellany

• Addictions: Assessment & Intervention – Jeremiah Weinstock (St. Louis University)
• Advanced History & Systems – Kelly E. Moore (East Tennessee State University)
• Basic Concepts in Psychology – Keith Renshaw (George Mason University)
• Basic Concepts in Psychology (online) – Keith Renshaw (George Mason University)
• Clinical Psychology – Taryn A. Myers (Virginia Wesleyan University)
• Clinical Psychology – Carolyn Black Becker (Trinity University)
• Dissemination and Implementation of EBPs - Bearman (Yeshiva)
• Mood Disorders and Creativity – Erin Sheets (Colby College)
• Principles of Behavior – Laura E. Knouse (University of Richmond)

Ethics & Professional Standards

• Ethics – Crystal Dehle (University of Oregon)
• Ethics - Pratt (Boston University)
• Ethics and Professional Development in Psychology - Sullivan (Oklahoma State University)

Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine

• Behavioral Medicine - Annunziato (Fordham University)
• Behavioral Medicine – Carolyn Black Becker (Trinity University)

Medical Education

• Advanced Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - Vas (University of Chicago)
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - Sudak (Drexel)
• Specialty Training in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment - Kamholz (Boston University)

Multiculturalism/Diversity

• African-American Psychology – Williams (University of Louisville)
• Assessment and Treatment with Black Americans -- Williams (University of Louisville)
• Empirically Supported Treatment for Depression and Anxiety in Adults: A Cultural Perspective –              Couture and Lopez (USC)
• Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Psychology – Monnica Williams (University of Connecticut)
• Human Diversity – Kelly McClure (La Salle University)

Practice

• Anxiety practicum team- Zinbarg (Northwestern University)

Research Methodology

• Clinical Research Methods – Martin LaLumière (University of Ottawa)
• Psychotherapy Research - Nock (Harvard University)
• Psychometric Theory - Vander Wal (St. Louis University)
• Research Methods in Clinical Psychology - Hunsley (University of Ottowa)
• Research Design and Methods – J. Gayle Beck (University of Memphis)

Supervision

• Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapy – Lisa Smith (Boston University)
• Practicum in Supervision – Danielle Keenan-Miller (UCLA)
• Supervision and Management – Natalya Zelikovsky (La Salle University)

For more information on Teaching CBT and ESTs, see this article in the Behavior Therapist.

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