Description

Leader: Michael Hickey, Ph.D., Director of Psychological Evaluations & Core Faculty Trainer

Cost: $125.00

Date: Friday, January 24th, 2025 | 9:30 am EST – 12:45 pm EST

Location: HYBRID- 145 East 32nd Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016 or Zoom

3 Contact Hours/3 Continuing Education Credits will be provided by Albert Ellis Institute upon completion of the workshop.

Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Graduate Students

Instructional Level: Introductory

Description:

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an evidenced-based intervention for treating a variety of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.  During this workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a proper functional assessment, collaborate with clients on constructing relevant exposure lists, implement appropriate exposure and response prevention exercises, and identify and gradually eliminate safety behaviors. While ERP is proven to be effective, client compliance with the exposure protocol can be quite challenging.  Participants will learn effective ways to utilize psychoeducation, motivational enhancement, and cognitive restructuring based on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) principles and practice to assist clients prior to, during, and after ERP in order to maximize treatment outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the theoretical rationale for ERP;
2. List the disorders that ERP has been proven to be an effective intervention;
3. Utilize cognitive strategies to maximize effectiveness of ERP;
4. Plan and implement effective exposure sessions.

Schedule:

9:30 am- 10:00 am – Review of common disorders treated effectively with ERP and theoretical underpinnings of ERP

10:00 am -11:00 am – Preparation for ERP: Conducting a proper functional assessment, motivational enhancement, cognitive restructuring

11:00 am- 11:15 am – Constructing exposure lists

11:15 am- 12:30 pm – Implementing in vivo and imaginal ERP

12:30 pm- 12:45 pm – Evaluations

Recommended Readings:

Abramowitz, J.S.,  Deacon, B.J., & Whiteside, S.P.H.  (2019). Exposure therapy for anxiety:  Principles and practice 2nd Edition. New York, NY. The Guilford Press.

David, D., Freeman, A., & DiGiuseppe, R. (2010). Rational and irrational beliefs: Implications for mechanisms of change and practice in psychotherapy. Rational and irrational beliefs: Research, theory, and clinical practice, 195-217.

Foa, E.B. & Kozak, M.J. (1986). Emotional processing of fear: Exposure to corrective information. Psychological Bulletin, 99, 20-35.

Mogoase, C., David, D., & Koster, E.H.W. (2014). Clinical efficacy of attentional bias modification procedures: An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70, 1133-1157.

Ougrin, D. (2011). Efficacy of exposure versus cognitive therapy in anxiety disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 11:200

* Some instructors may receive royalties for the publication of any texts, books, articles, chapters, or psychological tests that are required, discussed and/or referred to in the presentations.

Instructor Credentials:

Michael Hickey, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the founding Director of the Center for Psychological Evaluation and the Center for Treatment and Research of Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders at Albert Ellis Institute (AEI).  A graduate of Western New England University, Dr. Hickey earned his B.A. in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, and received the University’s prestigious Alumni Award for graduating with the highest cumulative grade point average. He went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in Combined Clinical and School Psychology at Hofstra University and completed a pre-doctoral internship and fellowship at AEI.

In addition, Dr. Hickey is a core faculty trainer for AEI and has trained numerous students and mental health professionals in the method and application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He has conducted several public lectures and professional workshops on a variety of topics including evidence-based treatment for Anxiety Disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Dr. Hickey’s doctoral dissertation examined the role of disgust sensitivity as an understudied emotional component in BDD and was one of the first to publish an empirical investigation on this topic. Additional clinical and research interests include the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders, BDD, and other Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders. Dr. Hickey has published his work in peer-reviewed journals including the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy and the American Journal of Psychotherapy. He has authored and co-authored several book chapters on topics such as REBT, anxiety disorders in children and adults, couples therapy, and clinical supervision. He is also on the editorial review board for the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.

Dr. Hickey has held memberships in the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), and the New York State Psychological Association. He has presented his research at annual conventions for APA, ABCT, and IOCDF. In the media, Dr. Hickey has provided expert advice on overcoming social anxiety on New York City’s PIX 11 Morning News. In addition to his work at AEI, Dr. Hickey has over 15 years of experience in conducting intellectual evaluations of children for the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) and has held adjunct faculty positions at Molloy University, Post University, Hofstra University, St. John’s University and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School Psychology Graduate Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Albert Ellis Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Albert Ellis Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Albert Ellis Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5145. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Albert Ellis Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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