Jessica Emick – CBT for Anxiety in Children & Adolescents: The Most Effective Strategies for Assessment & Treatment
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Outline:
PART ONE: Assessment
The Developmental Unfolding of Anxiety
- Typical vs. atypical behavior
- Developmental expectations related to anxiety disorders
- When typical anxiety becomes something more
What to Look For, How to Differentiate
- DSM-5® criteria
- Specific assessment tools
- Most common disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Selective Mutism
- Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Interplay of Anxiety & Other Issues
- Impact of anxiety on other aspects of functioning
- Impact of cultural differences
- Common co-morbid conditions:
- ADHD
- Learning disorders
- Speech & language disorders
- Substance use issues
PART TWO: Treatment
CBT Interventions for Children & Adolescents
- Psychoeducation
- Relaxation
- Cognitive schema re-organization
- Problem solving
- Reinforcement
- Modeling
- Exposure-based procedures
- Specific treatments by disorder and age group
- The role of creativity in discovering, practicing & generalizing skills
Interventions for Home & School
- Family behaviors
- Maximize family buy-in & support
- Collaborative consultation with the school
Case Studies
- Separation Anxiety – help a 10-year-old attend a sleepover
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – help a 9-year-old stop counting in patterns
- Social Anxiety Disorder/School Refusal – help a 6-year-old attend school
- Selective Mutism – help a 7-year-old talk to his peers at school
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks – help a 13-year-old manage panic attacks
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