Professor McKay elected President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

The membership voting for board members of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) has recently concluded, and Professor Dean McKay has been elected President of the organization.  Dr. McKay currently serves on the board of ABCT as Representative-at-Large (Convention and Education Issues), and will transition to be President-elect at the conference meeting in November.  Dr. McKay will serve as President for the 2013-2014 year.  Dr. McKay will continue to serve on the board as past-President for the 2014-2015 year.

ABCT is recognized internationally as the leading organization that covers the scientific foundations and practice of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT).  Among empirically supported psychological treatments, the vast majority is CBT in nature, and virtually all have been developed by active members of ABCT.  The organization has a membership of 2200 Full and New Professional members in the US, and over 3500 worldwide.  When graduate students are included, the membership is over 5500 individuals.  In addition to the annual convention, where the leaders in the field of clinical psychology gather to disseminate their research and promote the training of colleagues via workshops, the organization is closely involved in the planning of the triennial World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (meeting next in 2013 in Lima, Peru; http://www.wcbct2013.pe/site/).