Foundation for Cognitive Therapy and Research

“Aaron T. Beck, President Emeritus and Director, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J. Busis, Sarah Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., President: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J. Busis, Sarah Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Judge Phyllis W. Beck, Chair, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J. Busis, Sarah Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Daniel T. Beck, LICSW, Director, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Richard J. Busis, Sarah Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Richard J. Busis, Vice Chair, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Sarah Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Sarah Busis, MD, Director, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J., Busis, Matthew Cohen, and Alice Dubow. Matthew Cohen, Director, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J., Busis, Sarah Busis, and Alice Dubow. Judge Alice Dubow, Director, Board of Directors: Family relationship with Aaron T. Beck, Judith S. Beck, Phyllis W. Beck, Dan T. Beck, Richard J. Busis, Sarah Busis, and Matthew Cohen.”

“The Form 990 draft, prepared by the accountants for the Institute, was sent via mail or email to the Board of Directors. The Board reviewed and commented on the Form 990 draft before the document was finalized. The completed Form 990 is mailed or emailed to all members of the Board of Directors before filing.”

“Annually, the members of the Board of Directors review the Institute's conflict of interest policy. Members of the Board of Directors are required to disclose a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest at the time the conflict or potential conflict of interest is discovered to the Executive Committee of the Board. If a conflict is discovered, the individual with whom a conflict exists may not vote or use any personal influence in regard to the matter; however, the individual may be counted in determining the quorum for Board of Directors meetings at which said matter is voted upon. Minutes of any meetings in which this occurs are required to reflect that the disclosure was made and that the individual abstained from participation in and voting on the matter.”

“The Compensation Committee recommends the compensation of both the President and the Executive Director. The members of the compensation committee meet to approve the recommendation at their discretion. The members were provided with previous year salaries and increases, current year salaries, and salary grade ranges (minimum, midpoint, maximum) for the two Leadership positions. The policy was followed in order to give the officers a compensation raise at the February 18, 2019 board meeting. The members of the compensation committee have no familial relations to the Beck family.”

“Any/all governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Beck Institute entered into an agreement in 2015 with Psychwire, an Australian company that develops training websites and platforms for mental health and behavioral science fields. The agreement is an unincorporated joint venture with the purpose of disseminating CBT throughout the world. Beck Institute online training courses were designed to extend our mission by providing CBT training to individuals from all over the world with more convenience and less expense than traveling to the Institute in Philadelphia for training.”

“In September 2019, Beck Institute announced the new Beck Institute Center for Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R). The addition of the Center for CT-R to the established Beck Institute brought together two teams of expert clinicians, researchers, and educators, all dedicated to the work of Dr. Aaron T. Beck, co-founder of Beck Institute and originator of cognitive therapy. Both CBT and CT-R were developed out of cognitive therapy principles. CBT has been demonstrated in thousands of clinical trials to be effective in treating a wide range of mental health conditions. CT-R operationalizes recovery, resiliency, and empowerment to extend the reach of cognitive therapy to individuals given a diagnosis of schizophrenia or other serious mental health condition. Under Beck Institute's training programs, thousands of health and mental health professionals will develop skills in both CBT and CT-R each year.”