CBT for procrastination: New perspectives in mental health

CBT for procrastination: New perspectives in mental health

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: January 26, 2023
Time: 1 to 4 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Sanjay Rao, MBBS, MD, FRCPsych, FRCPC, MBA

Dr. Sanjay Rao is an award-winning clinician, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa, and Director at Unified CBT Academy. In 2018, he was awarded a Fellowship of The Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies for his contribution to CBT in Canada. He has also received an award from the Department of Health in the United Kingdom for CBT development.

Description:
Procrastination is a frequent concern that clients bring to their therapists. Our digitally connected societies are increasingly becoming task oriented. We have ‘project-like’ expectations for starting and completing tasks. On one hand, procrastination is an innocuous behaviour, which is part of everyday living, yet on the other hand, it can become a generalized pattern which affects one or several important areas of life. The therapist also needs to separate procrastination as a problem in itself from procrastination which is a part of different mental health conditions.

In a new, first-of-its-kind and hands-on workshop, Dr. Sanjay Rao will review the up-to-date literature on procrastination outlining common patterns, causes, and presentations in therapy practice. The links between procrastination and mental health will be included in the decision-making process to effectively manage this problem.

There is plenty of pithy social media wisdom on managing procrastination. This workshop will go beyond that to teach a systematic protocol that can be applied in different areas of life such as work, home, educational institutions, and more.

Learning objectives:

• History and background: When did procrastination become a problem?
• Typology and causes of procrastination
• Psychological understanding of procrastination and treating a disorder without a diagnosis
• A protocol approach to treating procrastination

Registration fee: General - $125  |  Student - $112.50

For full program overview and registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/ZQAKon

Continuing Education (CE) information: 3 CE hours

SickKids CCMH Learning Institute has approval from the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) for participants of our programming to apply the number of CE hours earned in the program towards their continuing education hours.