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Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment and Treatment

PSYCH 1012

41972
Get an overview of cognitive-behavior therapy for children and youth in this workshop. Examine separation anxiety, generalized anxiety and social phobia. Learn the cognitive-behavioral theory of anxiety disorders and how to use case formulation to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. Learn guidelines for teaching behavioral and cognitive interventions, including somatic skills training, hierarchy development, cognitive restructuring, in-vivo exposure and incentive systems.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:
  1. Screen and evaluate anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
  2. Assess anxiety symptoms and severity and behavioral avoidance in children and adolescents
  3. Understand the theory that underpins cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
  4. Display knowledge of the outcome research that supports cognitive-behavioral treatment strategy
  5. Understand self-control procedures useful in the management of anxiety in children and adolescents
  6. Display knowledge of contingency management procedures to improve compliance with treatment in session and at home
  7. Construct an exposure hierarchy, and motivate children and adolescents to undertake direct and imagined exposures
  8. Identify the two methods of monitoring treatment progress
  9. Identify the two most commonly used exposure strategies in treating anxiety in children and adolescents
  10. Identify two common self-control strategies for managing anxiety in children and adolescents
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This course applies to the following programs:

Professional Program in Child and Adolescent Treatment

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Required Courses

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
  • Treatments That Work: Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents

Electives

  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia Across the Lifespan
  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia in Teens
  • Child Neuropsychology
  • Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment and Treatment
  • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Anger and Aggression in Youth
  • Launching Without Drugs Onboard: Preventing and Treating Adolescent/Young Adult Substance Abuse
  • Trauma Informed Care and Social Justice: Supporting Youth Impacted by Toxic Stress and Trauma
  • The Trauma of Loss and Grief With Children, Youth and Families
  • Trauma, Loss, Grief and Resilience: Helping Children, Youth and Families Thrive
  • Treatment of the Traumatized Child
  • Understanding and Treating Self-Injury
  • Understanding and Treating the Trauma of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • Using Age-Appropriate Expressive Art Interventions With Adolescents
  • Using Age-Appropriate Expressive Art Interventions With Children
  • Using Age-Appropriate Expressive Art Interventions With Children and Adolescents

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Professional Program in Evidence-Based Therapy for Anxiety and Mood Disorders

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Required Workshops

  • Clinical Case Seminar
  • Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Mood Disorders
  • Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • A Universal Treatment for Anxiety, Panic and Fear

Electives

  • Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems in the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia Across the Lifespan
  • The Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia in Teens
  • Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment and Treatment
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in the Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Women
  • Dealing With Depressed and Suicidal Clients
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic Disorders and Specific Phobias
  • Culturally Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Adults
  • Differentiating Effects of Depression and Dementia
  • Evaluation and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tourette Syndrome Disorder and Trichotillomania
  • Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Professional Practice
  • Narrative Therapy to Undermine Anxiety and Depression
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment
  • Time-Limited, Solution-Oriented Interventions With Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Trauma, Loss, Grief and Resilience: Helping Children, Youth and Families Thrive
  • Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Treatment Models for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Women
  • Understanding and Treating Self-Injury
  • When the Past Is Present: Transference as a Resource for Change

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Notes

Departmental contact: extension-counspsych@berkeley.edu | ​(510) 643-3883

Accrediting Associations

  • American Psychological Association (APA) 6.0 hours 6.0 hours
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