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 98% of attendees rated Winter Workshop a 5 out of 5 on "Overall Value."

The Center for Cognitive Therapy, Huntington Beach, California, offers its 14th Winter Workshop in Cognitive Therapy. This five-day workshop originated as a result of requests from attendees at large workshops for more personal, in-depth and small group training in cognitive therapy.

We teach the essential skills, principles, structure and practice of cognitive therapy as applied to complex cases using didactic presentations, video and live clinical demonstrations, clinical case material, and in class exercises.

Attendance is limited to 32 participants.

Come join us in this unique, highly rated cognitive therapy experience and learn to:

The Center for Cognitive Therapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing professional education for psychologists. The Center for Cognitive Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.

For additional clinical illustrations and methods, see Greenberger & Padesky’s Mind Over Mood and Padesky & Greenberger’s Clinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood (1995, Guilford). The more familiar you are with Cognitive Therapy the more you can comprehend, assimilate and integrate this workshop material.

a) Advanced degree in a mental health field. Graduate students are not eligible to attend. Physicians are referred to our on-line WW FAQs for further details.

b) Prior CT experience (including therapy, workshops, readings, supervision). Since a large amount of information is covered in the Winter Workshop, participants need an intermediate (or experienced advanced beginner) level of familiarity with CT theory and practice in order to fully participate and integrate the material.

c) All applicants are screened for eligibility.

DIVERSITY: We seek applicants from diverse geographic and work settings and reserve 50 to 60% of our enrollment for non-USA applicants.

Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D. & Kathleen A. Mooney, Ph.D.

Drs. Padesky & Mooney, Co-Founders of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach, California, are well-known for their lively, informative and collaborative presentations. Past attendees from 28 countries* have made superlative comments about their clarity of presentation, organization, depth of knowledge, broad clinical experience, teaching skills, warmth and humor. This workshop originated as a result of requests from attendees at large workshops for more personal, in-depth and small group training in cognitive therapy.

*Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States

Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D., is well known as an innovative clinician and one of the world’s leading cognitive therapy workshop instructors, having presented over 300 workshops to 30,000 professionals throughout North America and Europe including six World Congresses of Cognitive Therapy as well as 25 presentations with Dr. Aaron Beck. She is a Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, former President of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award (2003, California Psychological Association), and voted the Most Influential International Cognitive Psychotherapy Practitioner / Reseacher (2002, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies).

Dr. Padesky is co-author of books (Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think; Clinician's Guide to Mind Over Mood, Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders (1st and 2nd editions), and Cognitive Therapy with Couples), and professional articles/book chapters on cognitive theory and therapy with depression, stress, anxiety disorders, schema change, women, and training/supervision issues.

Shadow Mountain Resort & Racquet Club
45-750 San Luis Rey, Palm Desert CA 92260 USA
Tele: 760.346-6123 or 800.472-3713 (USA/Canada only)
Fax:  760.346-6518

Set against the backdrop of the majestic San Jacinto Mountains, this 125 unit resort occupies 24 landscaped acres in the heart of Palm Desert. Shadow Mountain Resort has a quiet and unpretentious charm with a tradition of warm and generous hospitality. It features: four heated swimming pools (one is a figure-eight pool), five whirlpool spas, sauna, exercise room, 16 championship tennis courts, a restaurant open for breakfast and lunch, and a tennis academy staffed with experienced USPTA professionals. In February, Palm Desert has low humidity with daytime temperatures in the mid 70's F and nights in the mid 40's F.

The surrounding area includes: Joshua Tree National Park, the Living Desert Museum, Indian Canyons, horseback riding, hot air balloon adventures, tennis, golf, rock climbing, the McCallum Theatre*, and factory outlet shopping featuring designer labels stores. The area on is noted for its wide variety of high quality eating establishments and specialty shops especially on El Paseo Drive.

(*Please note: If you wish to visit the link for the McCallum Theatre, in order to return to this page, you must open the link to the McCallum in a separate window. To open in a separate window, right click over the link and select Open in New Window<http://www.mccallum-theatre.org>)

Winter Workshop rates are $142 single / $151 double. Guest rooms include a kitchenette, balcony or patio, air conditioning, cable color television, direct dial phones, and breakfast at the Courtside Cafe.

Our Special room rates extend from February 11 - 25, 2006. To qualify, reservations must be made by January 9, 2006. Regular room rates range upward from $219.

Ask Shadow Mountain about our special rates for the one and two bedroom condominiums ($219 & $270). They are lovely!

Now available - wireless access in all public areas!

Make your reservations early. This is a special place!

Click here to find out about the weather!

Flights from the following airports to Palm Springs are on small planes; a shuttle van and taxi are available to the resort in Palm Desert. In the past, direct flights to Palm Springs on larger planes originated in Atlanta (Delta), Chicago & Dallas/Fort Worth (American Airlines), Denver (United), Phoenix (America West), Minneapolis (Northwest), and San Francisco & Seattle (Alaska Airlines). Please check the airlines for current information & cities.

Visit www.travelocity.com to check fares and routes.

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2006 Winter Workshop
in Cognitive Therapy

February 13 - 17, 2006
(Total 24 classroom hours)

February 13 - 17, 2006

Shadow Mountain Resort
Palm Desert, California USA

For additional lodging information, see Location / Lodging. 
Room reservations must be made by January 9, 2006 in order to receive our special Winter Workshop rates.

Workshop tuition fee is due in full with application.
No other discounts available.

Tax deductions may be allowed for educational expenses, including fees, travel, meals and lodging undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills. Consult your tax advisor for details.

Cancellation Policy: Once accepted, refunds (less $50 processing fee) allowed if received in writing no later than January 3, 2006. (also see Application Form page 2 for full details)

Cancellation Deadline: January 3, 2006

Enclose a valid email address, a completed application and full payment. All sections must be completed in full. Application must be received by the cutoff date (Super Discount deadline = November 11, 2005. Discount Deadline = December 12, 2005). Also, you must be able to receive communications from us via email only.

No other discounts available. 

Applies to any application that does not have a valid email address, has delayed payment, or if received after December 12, 2005 (space permitting). A fax number must be provided if you cannot receive email.

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Refunds (less $50 processing fee) allowed if received in writing no later than January 3, 2006.

Due to the extremely limited size of the workshop, cancellations affect us significantly. Your payment, less a $50 processing fee, is happily refunded if we receive notification in writing no later than the cancellation deadline (January 3, 2006).

After the cancellation deadline, no refund is possible regardless of the reason unless we are able to re-book the space. While we make every attempt to re-book, it is difficult for someone else to make reasonable travel arrangements and re-arrange work schedules at the last minute.

By making the cancellation period 5+ weeks in advance, we have some chance of re-booking your position. In order to make re-booking possible, once a workshop fills, we prepare a wait list.

If you apply to the workshop and are not accepted, your monies are refunded in full.

Since enrollment is limited to 32 participants, early application is encouraged. (Please note: last year's Winter Workshop in Cognitive Therapy was sold out!)

2. Complete both pages. Print clearly and use black ink.

3. Include full payment, a fax number and an email address (required).

4. Send to one of the following:

FAX to our confidential fax number: +1 714-963-0538
(only if pay with Visa or MasterCard)

MAIL to:
Center for Cognitive Therapy
PO Box 5308
Huntington Beach CA 92615-5308 USA

See our on line FAQs (or PDF version) for additional details

5. Wait for confirmation of registration before booking nonrefundable airline reservations. Please note that we cannot confirm registration by telephone.

6. Enrollment verification and additional workshop information are provided via email. Workshop materials are provided on-site.

7. Call or fax Shadow Mountain Resort as soon as possible. You must tell them you are with the Winter Workshop in Cognitive Therapy to qualify for the workshop rates. Special rates are valid from February 11 - 25, 2006 with a minimum four night stay. Reservations must be made by January 9, 2006. Ask Shadow Mountain about our special rates for the one and two bedroom condominiums ($219 & $270).

8. If you apply to the workshop and are not accepted, your monies are refunded in full.