Description

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

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 | 9:30 am EST – 12:45 pm EST
Location: Remote via Zoom

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

Description:

Social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and various forms of phobias are a few examples of disorders that include anxiety as an unhealthy negative emotion and source of functional impairment.  Anxiety disorders are among the most common form of psychological disorders diagnosed and motivate many people to seek treatment.  Fortunately, many highly effective, evidence-based approaches are available to practitioners.  This half-day workshop will focus on etiology and symptom presentation of commonly diagnosed anxiety disorders and how evidence-based approaches can be utilized in the treatment of anxiety.   Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) theory, research, and interventions will be reviewed and participants will learn how to implement innovative cognitive and behavioral (e.g., exposure and response prevention) strategies informed by the most recent research findings.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain factors in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety
• Describe the common symptom presentation of anxiety across various anxiety disorders
• Utilize cognitive restructuring strategies from an REBT framework to treat anxiety
• Design exposure hierarchies/lists and implement exposure exercises

Schedule:

9:30am – 10:15am: Review of etiological and diagnostic considerations for various anxiety disorders

10:15am – 10:45am: Summary of REBT theory with emphasis on treating anxiety

10:45am – 11:30pm: Cognitive intervention strategies for treating anxiety

11:30-12:30pm: Behavioral intervention methods (exposure and response prevention) for treating anxiety

12:30 – 12:45 pm: Evaluations

* 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.

 

   

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.

Albert Ellis Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0133.

Albert Ellis Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0131.

Albert Ellis Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0019.

 

Cancelling of Registration

 

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