ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL & COGNITIVE THERAPY

After several years "away from home," ABCT returns to its home city for the 43rd Annual Convention. Founded in New York and housed in New York, ABCT has demonstrated that, like the song says, if we can make it here, we can make it anywhere.

New York is, without question, one of the world's great cities. The conference experience will be enhanced by the energy, vitality, and magic of New York. Our conference venue at the Marriott Marquis places us in Times Square, the heart of Manhattan.

The challenge at any ABCT conference is how to see, hear, and participate in myriad activities. Add the wonders of New York and the conference experience is made both more complex and even more exciting.

There are more than 150 general events, which include

    * Symposia (S) - Presentation of data, usually investigating efficacy of treatment protocol or particular research.

    * Panel Discussions (PD) and Clinical Round Tables (CRT) - Discussion (sometimes debate) by informed individuals on a current important topic.

    * Special Sessions (SS) - These events are designed to provide useful information regarding professional rather than scientific issues. For more than 20 years our Internship Overview and Postdoctoral Overview have been helping people find their educational path. Also offered are several "how-to" sessions on career development assembled by the ABCT Membership Issues Committee.

    * Clinical Case Conferences (CCC) - These events will highlight and illustrate the clinical conceptual process and the treatment that follows from that conceptualization. A panel of highly respected clinicians will view a recorded patient interview and give their reaction and diagnosis.

    * Clinical Grand Rounds (CGR) - These "how-to" events present a simulated clinical sessions to show the method used by some of the finest Cognitive Behaior Therapists.

    * Poster Sessions (PS) - One-on-one discussions between researchers, who display graphic representations of the results of their studies, and interested attendees.

    * Special Interest Groups (SIG) - Try to schedule in time to attend one or two of the 30+ SIG meetings: Another great way to share your knowledge with people working in your interest area.