Above: CETCLEVELAND® graduation celebration at South Bay Mental Health in California.

CETCLEVELAND® is a community-based form of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET), an evidence-based practice designed to help people with schizophrenia and related cognitive disorders improve brain and cognitive development, social cognition, and increase vocational capabilities.

The goal of CET is to improve:

  • Processing speed/ability to respond to others promptly
  • Cognition/thinking (attention, memory, problem-solving)
  • Social cognition (the ability to interact wisely with others)
  • Meaningful roles (e.g. employment)
  • Self-management of mental health and physical health
  • Adjustment to and acceptance of disability

Clinicians who become part of CETCLEVELAND® Community of Treatment experience:

  • a new therapy tool to increase their knowledge of client cognitive impairments
  • improved understanding of the impact of cognitive impairments in daily functioning