Episode # 46 In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Scott Temple, PhD about CBT with cancer patients. Some of the items they discuss in this episode include: The most salient psychological needs of cancer patients Eight organizing principles for a modern CBT Combining validation strategies with guided discovery Addressing existentia…

Episode # 45 Running Time: 48:52 Podcast relevance: Professionals In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. speaks with Thomas Ellis, PsyD about the treatment of suicidal patients. Some of the items discussed in this episode include: Whether no-suicide contracts are efficacious and whether they reduce liability Whether suicidality is best seen as …

Episode # 44 Running Time: 52:30 Podcast relevance: Professionals In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Donna Sudak, MD about training and supervising psychiatric residents. Some of the items they discuss in this episode include: Historical overview of psychiatry training in evidence-based practice Problems with current training pr…

Episode #43 Running Time: 36:21 Podcast relevance: Professionals In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, PhD about D & I. Some of the items they discuss in this episode include: The distinction between diffusion, dissemination and implementation What we currently know about dissemination and implementation of…

Episode # 41 Running Time: 35:50 Podcast Relevance: Professionals In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Dennis Tirch, PhD about Buddhist Psychology and CBT. They discuss: What Buddhist Psychology is Why Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists should be interested in Buddhist Psychology What aspects of Buddhism remain to be explored by Cognit…

Episode # 40 Running Time: 43:27 Podcast Relevance: Professionals In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Massimo Pigliucci, PhD about various Philosophy of Science matters including: Whether Philosophy of Science matters for the practice of science, including psychological science Objections raised by various scientists regarding the …

Episode # 39 Running Time: 51:16 Podcast relevance: Professionals In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Thomas R. Lynch, PhD about Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT). Specifically, they discuss: The clinical indications for RODBT The importance of temperament when caring for treatment refractory populations Social s…

Episode #38 Running Time: 45:27 Podcast relevance: Professionals. Continuing education credit can be earned by listening to this episode. To learn more, please visit BehaviorTherapist.org In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Jan Mohlman, PhD about the Neurocognitive Perspective. Specifically, they discuss: What the neurocognitive pe…

Episode # 37 Running time: 1:01:37 Podcast relevance: Professionals and Consumers In this episode, Trent Codd interviews Anthony Biglan, Ph.D. the author of The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World. Specifically, they discuss: how to create family, school, workplace, and community environments that n…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Rob DeRubeis, PhD about the Dodo Bird Hypothesis. Specifically, they discuss: What the Dodo Bird Hypothesis is The history of this research literature Whether all psychotherapies have roughly the same outcomes and where this notion comes from …

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., was interviewed by Orville Williams, DDS on “The Dentist is in the House!” The interview was recorded live as part of Dr. Williams’ weekly radio program focused on dental health. The show aired 2-21-12 on WRES 100.7 - a radio station serving the Asheville, NC area.…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Marc Branch, PhD about Null-hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST). Topics they discuss include: Common misunderstandings about NHST What p really is Side effects of NHST Logical problems with NHST Reasons NHST remains prevalent despite the ma…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this important discussion Dr. Judith Beck discusses important criteria agencies should consider when looking for and hiring a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy trainer. JUDITH S. BECK, PhD. BIO Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., is the Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, a non-pr…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Ennio Cipani, PhD about his function based diagnostic system. Specifically, they discuss: Function versus topography An overview of his function based diagnostic system The utility of a function based diagnostic system The advantages of a func…

This episode is relevant to professionals and consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Patrick C. Friman, PhD about Boys Town. Some of the items discussed include: The history of Boys Town The behavioral underpinnings of the Boys Town approach to intervention The Teaching Family Model Clinical outcomes realized at Boys Town…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Elizabeth Loftus, PhD about her research. Some of the items they discuss include: An overview of her research program The misinformation effect The relationship between one’s confidence in a memory and it’s accuracy How false memories are con…

This episode is relevant to professionals, students and those with an interest in the real world applications of the science of human behavior. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Alan Poling, PhD about his work training African giant pouched rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis. Some of the items they discuss include: The e…

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Drs. Susan Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer about their mindful approach to anxiety. They are the authors of the new book :The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free From Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life," just published by Guilford. Guilford is pl…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Steven C. Hayes, PhD about several aspects of his work. Some of the topics they discuss include: Functional Contextualism Exposure conceptualized from a habituation model vs. a psychological flexibility model Whether Cognitive Therapists inter…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Rob Zettle, PhD about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the treatment of depression. Some of the topics they discuss include: His early work with Steve Hayes and the initial development of ACT and RFT The comparative trials of CT vs. ACT in…

This episode is relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. LPC interviews Theresa McKeon about TAGteaching. Items discussed include: An overview of TAGteaching The range of applications for this technology The research base The relationship between TAGteaching and Precision Teaching Current directions in TAGteaching And m…

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC interviews Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA about mindfulness meditation. Some of the items they discuss include: What mindfulness meditation is Why consumers of mental health services should be interested in mindfulness The types of difficulties mindfulness …

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Marolyn Morford, PhD about Reactive Attachment Disorder. Specifically, they discuss: What Reactive Attachment Disorder is Difficulties with the RAD Diagnosis What Attachment is The weak relationship between attachment treatment a…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Donna M. Sudak, M.D. about combining CBT with medication. In this episode they discuss : When a prescriber should consider CBT Essential things prescribers should know about using medication alongside CBT Whether anxiolytics interfere with ex…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Irving Kirsch, PhD about his research on antidepressant effectiveness. In this episode they discuss: An overview of the current controversy pertaining to the effectiveness of antidepressants How antidepressants perform relative to placebo A su…

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews Anne Marie Albano, PhD about Child Anxiety Disorders. In this episode they discuss: The major child and adolescent anxiety disorders Whether parents should be concerned about shyness Steps parents can take to prevent the onset of anxiety disorder…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Abigail Calkin, PhD about Ogden Lindsley. In this episode they discuss: Ogden Lindsley’s life and his research Standard Celeration Charting and Precision Teaching The application of SCC to private events or “inner behavior” The Lindsley archiv…

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, John Ludgate, PhD interviews Leslie Sokol, PhD about the new book “Think confident, be confident: A four-step approach to eliminate doubt and achieve lifelong self-esteem.” Dr. Sokol is co-author of this book along with Marci G. Fox, PhD. In this episode they discuss: Why people have…

This podcast is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., interviews journalist Maia Szalavitz about her work in the area she calls the “Troubled-Teen Industry.” In this episode they discuss: What the “Troubled-Teen Industry” is What the research has to say about the effectiveness of “wilderness treatment” program…

This episode is relevant to consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Doug Woods, PhD about the behavioral treatment of Tourette Syndrome. In this episode they discuss: What Tourette Syndrome is The behavioral approach to treating Tourette Syndrome along with the research base supporting this appr…

This episode is relevant to professionals and consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Neal Stolar, MD-PhD and Paul Grant, PhD about cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis. In this episode they discuss: The cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to treating psychosis How CBT may be used with persons at high ris…

This episode is primarily relevant to professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Howard Rachlin, PhD about his work in the area of self-control. In this episode they discuss: How self-control and willpower are conceptualized from a behavioral perspective An overview of the research literature pertaining to disco…

This episode is relevant to professionals. In this episode, John Ludgate, PhD interviews Frank Dattilio, PhD about cognitive-behavioral therapy with couples and families. Some of the items they discuss include: How CBT for couples and families has evolved over the past two decades How CBT can be integrated into a family systems approach Strategies …

This episode is relevant to both consumers and professionals. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Dr. Barry McCarthy about the difficulties of low-sex and no-sex couples as well as strategies for rekindling desire including: The normative range of sexual activity among couples The prevalence of low sexual desire among co…

This podcast episode is relevant to both consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Robert J. Meyers, PhD about Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT). Topics discussed include: What Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is What a concerned significant other (CSO) can do …

This podcast is relevant to both professionals and consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Michael P. Twohig, PhD about Pornography addiction. Topics discussed include: Definitional matters pertaining to the definition of pornography addiction The first controlled outcome study for the treatment of this problem A…

This episode is relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Topics discussed include: What Obsessive-Compulsive Disoder (OCD) is Common presentations of OCD including common obsessional categories – it doesn’t always involve fear of germs and ha…

This episode is relevant to both consumers and professionals. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, LCAS interviews Jeff Lohr, PhD. They discuss many issues, including: The importance of scientifically-driven psychotherapy The role of the therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy outcome – is it all that’s important? How consumers can lo…

This podcast is relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC, ACT interviews Dr. Judith Beck about: The basics of the Cognitive Model Her recent work with Cognitive Therapy and weight loss The Academy of Cognitive Therapy How to find a competent Cognitive Therapist Current directions in Cognitive Therapy JUDITH S. BECK, Ph…

This podcast is relevant to professionals. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Dr. Marc Branch about Behavioral Pharmacology. Some of the topics discussed in this episode include: Behavioral Pharmacology’s views on addiction Discussion of Peter Dews and his research program Behavioral factors related to tolerance Exposure and anti-…

This podcast is relevant to consumers. In this episode, R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S. interviews Dr. Jodi Polaha about childhood sleep remedies. Some of the topics discussed include: The impact of sleep loss on children How much sleep children should be getting The most common problems parents deal with as well as strategies for addressing those proble…