Full Course Description
Complex and Treatment Resistant Anxiety: Techniques from CBT, Exposure with Response Prevention, and IFS Therapy to Target Comorbidities and Challenges
This training begins by exploring cognitive behavioral therapy, you will learn how to help clients become aware of cognitive distortions or negative thinking so they can challenge situations more clearly and respond to them more effective. You will also learn the ways exposure therapy can be used to address a variety of mental health issues. The various types of exposure therapy as well as the benefits of exposure therapy will be explored. The training concludes with a look at internal family systems and how that can be integrated into your strategies for dealing with resistant anxiety.
Program Information
Objectives
- Adapt the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy dramatic specific symptoms of mental illness.
- Recognize when CBT is not suitable for a patient to prevent worsening their symptoms.
- Develop a strategy for using exposure therapy it allows you to match the modality to a specific patient.
Outline
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Exposure Therapy technique and use of IFS for Anxiety:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a common type of psychotherapy.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to treat a wide range of issues
- Mental health disorders that may improve with CBT
- Exposure therapy is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Exposure therapy specifically targets the behavioral aspect of this approach.
- How exposure therapy works:
- Issues that can be treated with Exposure therapy
- Types of exposure therapy
- Benefits of exposure therapy
- When is exposure therapy not recommended?
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- A brief summary of the importance of the 6 F’s in the IFS Model
- Limitations of IFS
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
08/16/2024
Latest Advanced Assessments for Anxiety Across the Lifespan
In this seminar you will learn about professional assessment tools for anxiety disorders which will help you identify signs and symptoms to help you reach a differential diagnosis. In addition, you will discover risk factors, potential comorbidities as well as intervention plans to help you in the treatment of these disorders. These assessment tools and interventions cover the lifespan from children into geriatric patients.
Program Information
Objectives
- Articulate when it is appropriate to use assessment tools to aid in diagnosis.
- Measure symptoms of anxiety to accurately create treatment plans.
- Employ a knowledge-based approach to assess patients across the lifespan.
Outline
- Professional assessment tools for anxiety
- Anxiety disorders in the DSM-5 TR
- Why psychological and or neuro psychological testing
- Benefits of anxiety assessments tools for clinicians
- Popular anxiety assessment questionnaires
- Anxiety test through the lifespan
- Medical causes of anxiety
- Medical workouts for elderly patients
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
09/13/2024
Neuroscience for Intrusive Thoughts and Maladaptive Behaviors: Cutting-Edge Findings to Make Treatment More Effective
In this seminar you will gain an understanding of the current neuroscience of trauma and anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorder treatments will be discussed as well as the concept of neuroplasticity and how this aids us shape who we are as an individual. You will learn the two different pathways of anxiety as what was interventions focused on each pathway. Finally you will can an understanding of the appropriate use of worry as well as ways to effectively manage worry.
Program Information
Objectives
- Determine which pathway is most active in your patient to better tailor your intervention techniques.
- Implement treatment interventions for improving your patients ability to manage their anxiety.
- Explain the difference between trauma and anxiety to more accurately diagnose these disorders.
Outline
- Neuroscience of trauma
- Neuroscience of anxiety
- Anxiety disorder treatments
- Neuroplasticity
- Two pathways to anxiety
- Cortex based interventions
- The appropriate use of worry
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
10/18/2024
Master Differential Diagnosis: Plan Interventions that Target Your Clients’ Anxiety at Its Root
In this seminar you will explore opportunities and pitfalls during the assessment and diagnosis of anxiety disorders. This will help you gain further insight into your patients to accurately make a diagnosis. You will explore 3 aspects of anxiety as well as the anxiety cycle. Finally, you will learn to utilize a fear hierarchy to help tailor your treatment to specific symptoms.
Program Information
Objectives
- Articulate the opportunities and pitfalls of assessment and diagnosis To avoid making symptoms worse.
- Evaluate what types of anxiety that respond to psych-education versus exposure therapy to improve patient outcomes.
- Employ strategies that help identify the core of anxiety to help tailor your treatment specifically.
Outline
- Opportunities and pitfalls during assessment and diagnosis
- Hallmarks common anxiety disorders
- Questions to help clarify diagnosis
- Three aspects of anxiety
- The anxiety cycle
- Fear hierarchy for exposure and response prevention
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
11/20/2024
Anxious Youth: Essential Interventions to Support Kids, Teens, Parents, and Educators
In this seminar you will learn ways to address anxiety in children and adolescence. Insights will be given about school anxiety as well as important steps to take with children who remain at home. You will learn ways in which anxiety presents differently in children than with adults and you will be given steps to take that will help you specifically identify symptoms and formulate treatment goals.
Program Information
Objectives
- Apply interventions in session to help children acquire a new perspective of anxiety while formulating a strategy to manage symptoms.
- Explain the differences between adult anxiety in children anxiety to better focus treatment outcomes.
- Explain the difference between healthy anxiety and anxiety that has become a disorder to aid an accurate diagnosis.
Outline
- Anxiety in youth is on the rise
- Distinguishing helpful anxiety from anxiety disorder
- Three aspects of anxiety
- Accommodation cycle
- Developing a specific plan
- Tips to help children face their fears
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
12/03/2024
Top Engagement Strategies for Clients with Anxiety: Strengthen Commitment to Treatment
In this seminar you will learn ways to increase client engagement while assessing their readiness for change and their ability to engage in exposure work. You will learn how values clarification helps your client combat the sense that their anxiety is true and keeping them safe. This will increase your client’s motivation to address issues that are keeping them from the things in life they enjoy.
Program Information
Objectives
- Implement treatment interventions that increase client engagement to improve treatment outcomes.
- Appraise the level of anticipatory anxiety the patient experiences for purposes of psychoeducation.
- Develop a strategy to facilitate values clarification to increase client motivation and readiness.
Outline
- Keys to increase client engagement
- Three aspects of anxiety
- Feelings
- Thoughts
- Actions
- The anxiety cycle
- Anticipatory anxiety
- Values clarification
- The value of exposure
- Client readiness for treatment
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Nurses
- Psychiatrist
Copyright :
01/07/2025