Fredric Matteson  is available for phone consultation or public speaking engagements, or to bring in the CCT Team (Fredric Matteson and CCT Associates) to conduct CCT training and implementation of the CCT program (to include a series of pre-printed wall-sized "maps", "tools", assignments,  handouts and printed information to post, as well as theory, role play, and practical demonstration of the CCT concepts. Contact Us!

The CCT Program is intended to complement and augment pre-existing programs (not to replace them or compete with them) and to provide a Contextual-Conceptual framework which will make them and any suicide prevention program, more efficacious. Read More!

CURRENT & UPCOMING DATES:

1. •The CONTEXTUAL-CONCEPTUAL THERAPY TRAINING in SPAIN 
   

April  28th - May 2nd, 2009

Barcelona, Spain

3 Days & 4 Nights of Cutting-edge Suicide Education Training in One of Europe's Most Sought After Destinations for Historic Beauty, Arts, Culture, & Fun. In this relaxing and inspiring learning environment, enjoy the company of and conversations with an intimate gathering of like-minded international colleagues and fellow clinicians dedicated to suicide prevention.

With Informative Classes & Experiential Workshops, Cultural Excursions, Picasso Museum Tour, lush Spa Thermal Baths, Artisan Cheese and Wine Tasting, Group Dinners (first and last night), Centrally Located  Accommodations, Fun and Engaging People, & More!

Join the Contextual-Conceptual Therapy (CCT) Team, and a small group of fellow clinicians, in this intimate setting in old Barcelona to study, experience, and understand this innovative, clinically-proven, approach to helping the suicidal patient understand the phenomenon of suicide and their own internal process to offer them a new pathway out of suicide.

We will be showing how conceptualizing the suicidal patient's unique perspective and metaphoric language, allows the clinician to communicate with them inside of the patient's own experience to bridge that gap of resistance and therefore increase the patient's opportunity to effect positive self-growth and transformation.

"..voted best overseas city in the Reader's Travel Awards" - Conde Nast Traveller

“European City Best Loved by Visitors” - Time Out

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Recent Presentations:

1. •12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSB12)
   

August 27-30, 2008

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

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In the intervening period, ESSSB has grown to be the largest and most prestigious suicidology conference in Europe and is recognized as one of the most influential in the world. Past symposia have brought together the leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners from across the globe and ESSSB12’s theme of Working Together to Prevent Suicide: Research, Policy & Practice continues this interdisciplinary collaboration.

1. •National Health Service Trust(NHS) of  England and The University of Essex  
   

September 3, 2008

ESSEX, ENGLAND

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An all-day conference on Contextual-Conceptual Therapy, an innovative educational model for helping suicidal individuals using "maps, models, & metaphors". It is being sponsored by the National Health Service of England, Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), and the University of Essex

1. •Aeschi Conference
   

March 1 – 4 , 2006

AESCHI, SWITZERLAND

1. •American Association of  Suicidology  Conference
   

April 28 – May 1, 2006

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

1. •International Society for Theoretical Psychology
   

June 18 – 22, 2007

TORONTO, CANADA