World Congress Committee Contacts
The World Congress Committee (WCC) has the primary function of selecting organizations to host the triennial World Congresses of Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy. The WCC also facilitates support of organizations that are selected to host World Congresses.
The World Congress Committee was established by mutual agreement of seven organizations, each of which are represented on the WCC. These organizations are as follows:
Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). The ABCT is based in North America and previously known as the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
Christine Maguth Nezu Ph.D., ABPP (AABT representative)
Department of Psychology
Mail Stop 515
Drexel University
245 N 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 USA
Telephone: 215-762-3677
Fax: 215-762-8683
E-mail: christine.nezu@drexel.edu
Arthur M. Nezu, Ph.D., ABPP (deputy)
Department of Psychology
Mail Stop 515
Drexel University
245 N 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 USA
Telephone: 215-762-4829
Fax: 215-762-8683
E-mail: arthur.m.nezu@drexel.edu
Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT). The AACBT is based in Australia and formerly known as the Australian Behaviour Modification Association.
W. Kim Halford, Ph.D., FAPsS (representative) CURRENT CHAIR 2004-2005
Psychological Health Research Center
Griffith University
Mt. Gravatt
Qld 4111 Australia
Telephone: 61-7-3735 3311
Fax: 61-7-3735 3465
E-mail: k.halford@griffith.edu.au
Sarah Egan (deputy)
School of Psychology
Curtin University
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61-89266-2367
Fax: +61-89266-3178
E-mail: s.egan@curtin.edu.au
La Asociación Latinoamericana de Análisis y Modificación del Comportamiento (ALAMOC) (based in South America). ALAMOC is a regional umbrella organization representing a series of national cognitive and behaviour therapy associations.
Juan Preciado, Ph.D. (representative)
4 Marshall Lane
Towaco, NJ 07082 USA
Telephone: 973-299-9457
Fax: 973-299-8295
E-mail: quetzalo1@yahoo.com
Rene Calderon, Ph.D. (deputy)
E-mail: renecal@caoba.entelnet.bo
European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). EACBT is an umbrella organization for a series of national cognitive and behaviour therapy associations based in Europe.
Lars-Göran Öst, Ph.D., Dr. Med. Sc. (representative)
Department of Psychology
Stockholm University
S-106 91
Stockholm, SWEDEN
Telephone: +46-8-163821
Fax: +46-8-161002
E-mail: ost@psychology.su.se
K. Gunnar Götestam, M.D., Ph.D. (deputy)
Department of Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Ostmarka Hospital
P. O. Box 3008 Lade
NO-7441 Trondheim, NORWAY
Telephone: +47 7386 4600
Fax: +47 7386 4910
E-mail: gotestam@ntnu.no
International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy. IACP is an organization with members drawn globally with a focus on cognitive therapies.
Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
136 East 57th Street, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: 212-308-2440
E-mail: aict@aol.com
Japanese Association of Behaviour Therapy (JABT). The JABT is a national organization and also represents Asian groups interested in cognitive behaviour therapy in the absence of an regional umbrella organization.
Junko Tanaka-Matsumi, Ph.D. (representative)
Department of Psychology
Kwansei-Gakuin University
Nishinomiya, Japan
E-mail: jmatsumi@kwansei.ac.jp
Kyung Ja Oh, Ph.D. (deputy)
Yonsei University
Seoul, Korea
kjoh@mail.yonsei.ac.kr
South African Behaviour Therapy Association (SABTA). The SABTA is a national organization that represents Africa in the absence of a regional association.
Ed Wolff, Ph.D. (representative)
Department of Psychology
P. O. Box 7372
Westgate 1734 SOUTH AFRICA
Telephone: +27-11-489-3130
Fax: +27-11-489-3135
E-mail: edwolff@global.co.za
Mandy Riekstins, Ph.D. (deputy)
Department of Psychology
Rand Afrikaans University
Box 524
Aukland Park 2006 SOUTH AFRICA
Telephone: +27-11-612-1754
Fax: +27-11-489-2191
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