Frequently Asked Questions

No. Out of respect for the nearly four thousand member therapists, we cannot make specific referrals.

The FBTC does not recommend courses. There are excellent courses in Cognitive and Contextual Therapies across Brazil. Thus, we suggest you seek information about the faculty of the courses that interest you. The FBTC has a Therapist Certification program about which you can learn on our website, with the names of all certified colleagues, that is, those who have the FBTC seal of quality.

The FBTC does not offer courses and cannot suggest or recommend any course as many of our members either coordinate or teach classes in these courses. The FBTC provides support and assistance in advertising these courses, in exchange for a discount for members.

According to the FBTC Articles of Incorporation, Chapter 2, Article 4, “our membership is made up of natural persons, professionals or students in the areas of psychology and psychiatry”. Also, its Article 5, paragraph 2 states that: “... the interested party must prove, ..., his /her status as a registered member of the professional category (through registration with the competent body) or an undergraduate and graduate student in the aforementioned areas (through proof of enrollment).”

The first condition is to be an FBTC member in good standing, and the course must be directly related to

Depending on the scope of advertising, yes!

The FBTC has created several means to advertise events/courses and, once approved, they can be advertised via a newsletter sent to the email of all FBTC members, they can be included in the BLOG on the FBTC website, in addition to social media: Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin. Each event will be advertised only once, as contracted.

If your advertising request is accepted, it will be immediately included in the list of event advertising, according to the order of request approval. For this reason, we ask that you send your request as soon as possible. Requests less than 30 days prior to the date of the event will not be accepted.

The FBTC holds the Certification Exam during the Brazilian Congress of Cognitive Therapies (CBTC). As of 2021, the congress will be held annually, always in April, as will the Certification Exam.

See the notice published on the website, in the Be a Certified Therapist section.

At least 9 months in advance, the FBTC publishes the notice regarding this process in its media. Registration takes place via the website's system and the cost is 3 times the annual fee for the professional category.

The FBTC State Delegates are members appointed by the FBTC Board of Directors for their regional leadership potential, and their actions are subject to the approval of the FBTC Executive Board and Advisory Board.

To take office, State Delegates must be members in good standing and have their tenure linked to that of the Board of Directors that appointed them. It should be noted that State Delegates are appointed only in Federation states that do not have a legally constituted ATC. If you wish to apply for the position of State Delegate, send your CV to contato@fbtc.org.br.

The role of a State Delegate is to promote Cognitive and Contextual Therapies in his or her State and assist the FBTC in advertising its actions. It is desirable that small regional events be proposed to help form a critical mass in that State, aiming at the creation of an ATC in the medium term. It is also the Delegate’s role to be the state representative of the FBTC and, thus, to give opinions on matters related to State members whenever requested by the Board of Directors.