Date/Time
3 CEs
Social Anxiety is somewhat prevalent in youth, with some studies suggesting close to 10% of adolescents meet criteria for the disorder. Some level of social anxiety is normative, particularly in teens, and distinctions can be drawn between shyness and social anxiety.
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has garnered a significant evidence-base in the treatment of social anxiety disorder. This workshop will first review the differential diagnosis and associated impairment of social anxiety disorder in youth. Next, attendees will discuss CBT for social anxiety disorder, with an emphasis on the importance of clinically-relevant exposure tasks. Attendees will discuss ways to overcome barriers to care, including applying creativity to conducting exposures in the clinical setting, generating client buy-in to treatment, and being mindful of any safety behaviors.
An emphasis will be placed on the need to implement the program flexibly to meet the individual needs of each client, while maintaining fidelity to the core components of treatment.
Learning Objectives
Explain distinctions between social anxiety disorder and normative levels of shyness and self-consciousness in adolescents.
Identify the main components of CBT for social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents.
Demonstrate strategies to conduct clinically-relevant exposure tasks in the clinical setting.
List two common core fears and two examples of safety behaviors often characteristic of youth with social anxiety.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL/TARGET AUDIENCE: This event is well-suited for clinicians seeking to advance their clinical skills (e.g., case formulation, treatment planning, interventions) in treating children and adolescents using the CBT model individuals. Having familiarity with existing CBT models and treatments will enhance the learning.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: Alvord, Baker, and Associates
Cost: $130.00
For questions, email Keri Linas at klinas@alvordbaker.com