'K-CBT' Aims to Heal Global Minds at World Congress

The world's leading minds in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are converging in San Francisco for the 11th World Congress of CBT, hosted by the World Federation for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (WFCBT). This prestigious event, held triennially and rotating across continents, serves as the globe's largest gathering for professionals in psychiatry and psychology.

Under the theme 'For Everyone's Well-being – Sustainable CBT,' the congress will delve into contemporary issues such as mental health resilience in the post-pandemic era and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital healthcare. The event runs from May 25th to 27th.

A significant highlight will be the keynote address by Dr. Choi Young-hee, director of the Meta-Research Institute in South Korea. Dr. Choi, an internationally recognized CBT authority and supervisor at the Academy of Cognitive Therapy founded by CBT pioneer Aaron Beck, will introduce 'CASH' (Change and Acceptance Self-Healing). This innovative protocol integrates traditional CBT, schema therapy, and mindfulness approaches.

The CASH program is designed to help patients with personality disorders, who may not respond to traditional therapies. It aims to correct core beliefs formed in childhood while fostering acceptance of unchangeable realities, empowering individuals to become self-healers. Other distinguished speakers include Steven C. Hayes, founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Judith Beck, daughter of Aaron Beck and president of the Beck Institute.

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This innovative integrated model helps patients with personality disorders, who were difficult to treat with traditional methods, to become self-healers by correcting core beliefs formed in childhood and accepting unchangeable realities.