Applying Behavioral Economics to CBT: Modifying Environments to Promote Patient Change

Announcing NJ-ACT’s next in-person only workshop.

  • Designing choice architecture to increase functional behavior
  • Implementing Nudge Theory to increase functional behavior
  • Behavioral economic interventions for:
    • Drug, alcohol, and technology addictions
    • Weight control and healthy eating
    • Trichotillomania and excoriation
  • The locking canister
  • Behavioral economics to increase parenting effectiveness

Presented by Cynthia Radnitz, Ph.D.
Sunday, September 29, 2024, 9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

  • Co-founder, CBT Specialists of New Jersey, Rochelle Park, NJ
  • Tenured professor, Fairleigh Dickenson University, 1990-2020
  • Author, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Persons with Disabilities, Jason Aronson, Inc.
  • Author or co-author of 7 book chapters, 62 journal publications, and 99 conference papers
  • Director of Clinical Training for Ph.D. students, Fairleigh Dickenson 2018-2020

Location: Cranford, NJ, 2 miles from Garden State Parkway exit 137

NJ-ACT maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NJ-ACT membership and advance registration are required. Registration includes 2 CE credits for psychologists or social workers. NJ-ACT never charges for CE credits.

Register using the PayPal buttons below or copy-paste the slip at the bottom of this page into a blank document, complete, and mail with your check to NJ-ACT c/o Lynn Mollick and Milton Spett, 904 Cranford Ave., Westfield, NJ  07090.

$30 – NJ-ACT member, psychologist CE credit

$30 – NJ-ACT member, social worker CE credit

Directions to the venue in Cranford will be emailed to you within 2 days of our receiving your registration. Please contact us immediately if you do not receive the instructions. Instructions will be sent to the email address NJ-ACT has on file for you.

Bountiful brunch includes an omelet station, crispy farmhouse bacon, French toast casserole with strawberries, Italian breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit platter, pastries, muffins, scones, croissants, orange juice, coffee, and tea.

Schedule of the day
9:15  Bountiful brunch – part 1
10:00  Presentation – part 1
11:00  Bountiful brunch – part 2
11:30  Presentation – part 2
12:30  End of workshop

Learning Objectives:
1. Define the terms nudge, choice architecture and libertarian paternalism.
2. Describe three different types of nudges.
3. Describe three applications of choice architecture to clinical practice.

NJ-ACT and Dr. Radnitz receive no commercial support and have no conflicts of interest. This workshop is appropriate for all mental health professionals who are licensed for independent practice.

Target Audience: Mental health professionals licensed for independent practice
Instructional Level: This workshop is appropriate for all levels
Cancellations: Full refund or credit for cancellations received one week prior to the workshop

NJ-ACT members only. Please register me for the Sunday, September 29, 2024 workshop on behavioral economics. My check for $30 is enclosed.

Name ___________________________________________________________________________

Continuing Education in Empirically-Supported Psychotherapy