Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Treatment Workshop
Evidence-Based CBT Strategies for Mood Management
- Speaker:
- Charles Jacob, PhD
- Duration:
- 3 Hour
- Language:
- Presented in EN
- Copyright:
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Sep 14, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150758
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: Live Webinar
Description
- Quickly differentiate SAD from other mental health concerns
- Apply evidence-based strategies to help clients improve quality of life during the winter months
- Enhance your CBT tool kit with SAD-specific skills and interventions
Seasonal Affective Disorder isn’t just “the winter blues” …
It’s a clinically recognized depressive disorder – and for many practices, it brings clients through the door year after year like clockwork.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can erode quality of life, strain relationships, and even fuel more complex mental health challenges.
Many therapists have been taught there simply isn’t much you can do to treat SAD.
But, that belief is outdated – and it’s wrong!
In this 3-hour live online webinar with Dr. Charles Jacob, licensed psychologist and researcher with more than two decades of clinical experience, you learn exactly how to treat the most challenging aspects of SAD with evidence-based CBT strategies.
Walk away with new clinical tools you can use immediately …
- How to implement light therapy correctly (and avoid common clinical mistakes)
- Behavioral activation that actually works – and how to tailor it for seasonal depression
- Support sustainable lifestyle changes clients want to maintain, without resistance
- Effective strategies or seasonal triggers related to trauma, anxiety, and more
And lots more, including exploring culturally specific concerns for diverse clients.
Enroll now and gain the clinical skills to help clients move through every season with resilience!
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Speaker
Charles Jacob, PhD Related seminars and products
Charles Jacob, PhD, is a psychologist, research scientist, and author with over 20 years of clinical experience conducting and overseeing the delivery of mental health services to individuals with severe mood and personality disorders. He is a recognized expert in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) and has delivered workshops, seminars, and courses on these topics at universities and institutions throughout the world. He has held numerous academic positions, and currently works as a research associate for a Washington DC-based consulting firm. He is a past president of the ACA’s Pennsylvania branch and has been a featured interviewee on several episodes of NPR’s The Pulse.
Dr. Jacob completed his PhD in the counseling ed program at the Pennsylvania State University followed by a year of postgraduate training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at Penn. He was a Fulbright Specialist through the US Department of State, is certified in DBT and is an Evergreen Certifications approved CBT-C consultant.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Charles Jacob maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with U.S. Department of Commerce/Department of Labor and the Pennsylvania State University. He receives royalties as a published author. Charles Jacob receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Charles Jacob is a member of the American Counseling Association.
Additional Info
Program Information
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Analyze DSM-specific symptoms and related assessment considerations related to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
- Analyze the utility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-specific interventions to assist clients in managing symptoms of SAD.
- Evaluate cultural concerns related to SAD interventions as well as relapse-prevention strategies.
Outline
Seasonal Affective Disorder Basics
- Key DSM-5-TR™ criteria and subtypes
- Who experiences SAD? Gender, region, and demographic concerns
- Types of SAD; Summer, winter, trauma-based
- Cognitive aspects of SAD
Go-To Assessments and Mood Monitoring
- Basic Principles of Mood monitoring
- Refresher/overview of the standard measures
- Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire
Differentiating SAD from depression
- Recognize patterns and cycles of SAD
- Clinical skills for symptom distinctions
- Identify triggers on SAD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions
- CBT approaches for managing SAD
- Implement “winter mindset”
- Behavioral activation strategies
- Sleep stabilization/hygiene strategies
- Mood monitoring
- Activity scheduling framework
Lightbox Therapy
- Coordination of care with client’s physicians
- Recommendations from literature, structures, coordination with personal care physician, and over the counter devices
- Ethical concerns and risks and limitations
Advanced Interventions
- Distinguishing SAD from more serious mental health concerns
- Relapse prevention strategies
- Multicultural considerations, season related stressors and developing a “winter coping plan”
- Case examples: Winter-based SAD and summer-based SAD
Target Audience
- Counsellors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Therapists
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Addiction Counselors
- Case Managers
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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