An Introduction to Chinese Taoist Cognitive Psychotherapy

Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 1:30-4:30pm Department of Psychology, The New School for Social Research, 80 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor [Seats are limited. RSVP to kallifeldman@gmail.com]

Zhang Yalin, MD, PhD., creator of Chinese Taoist Cognitive Psychotherapy. CTCP is an indigenous Chinese form of cognitive therapy that has been demonstrated, in a number of randomized clinical trials in China, to be effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders and other neurotic conditions. This presentation, geared specifically to clinicians, will provide an introduction to CTCP, including the theoretical framework and core techniques of the treatment.

Voices from the Field

Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 1:00-3:00pm The New School, 65 West 11th St, Wollman Hall

How have notions of the Chinese self changed alongside the geopolitical, economic, and cultural shifts over the past forty years? What do psychological research and clinical practice reveal about the individual and familial costs of modernization?
– Zhang Yalin, MD, PhD., (Central South University, China), “Confessions of a psychotherapist in China”
– Cao Yuping,M.D, Ph.D. (Central South University, China), “Prevalence and predictors of domestic violence in Mainland China”

Co-sponsored by the India-China Institute and the Department of Psychology. All talks are free and will be presented in Mandarin Chinese with English interpretation. Funding provided by the AAPA/APF Okura Foundation Mental Health Leadership Foundation and the New School Faculty Development Fund (to Doris F. Chang, The New School for Social Research).