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Death Anxiety and Psychological Wellbeing
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Description
Death is a taboo topic, and death anxiety along with it.
Yet death anxiety is increasingly recognized as a transdiagnostic factor that’s related to a wide range of mental health problems -
And leaving it out of your clients’ treatment may limit the relief they can achieve.
In this session, Dr. Rachel Menzies – death anxiety expert and author of Free Yourself from Death Anxiety: A CBT-Self-Help Guide for a Fear of Death and Dying – will show you how to integrate practical strategies for addressing this largely unrecognized treatment target into your care framework. You’ll learn:
- How death anxiety shows up in disguised or indirect forms in older adults
- Evidence-based CBT interventions to reduce death anxiety so clients can focus on living
Speakers
Dr. Rachel Menzies, Menzies Anxiety Centre
Dr. Rachel Menzies is a lecturer and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) research fellow at the University of Sydney, where she completed her Honours, Masters, and PhD degrees in psychology. Rachel’s research on death anxiety and its role in mental health has been awarded various prizes, including the Australian Psychological Society (APS) national PhD Prize and APS Early Career Research Award. Rachel has published five books on the topic of existential issues. In addition to her academic work, Rachel is a clinical psychologist and director of the Menzies Anxiety Centre, which she established to improve access to psychological treatment for death anxiety.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Rachel Menzies is the owner of Menzies Anxiety Centre and has an employment relationship with the University of Sydney. She receives royalties as a published author and grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr. Menzies receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Rachel Menzies is a member of the NSW Board for the AACBT, Australian Anxiety and OCD Clinician and Researcher Network, the School of Psychology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, and the School of Psychology Research Committee.
