2-Day Certification Training: Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Steven O'Brien, PsyD Related seminars and products

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Steve O’Brien, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with nearly 30 years of experience treating children, adolescents, families and young adults in his Clearwater, Florida practice. His specialty areas include child-adolescent anxiety/depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and divorced/blended family adjustment. Dr. O’Brien utilizes an integrative-systems model, which tailors treatment to the developmental needs of youth and families. Intensive parent consultation and youth-focused family interventions are critical components of his therapeutic approach.

Dr. O’Brien has worked in numerous healthcare environments, including community mental health, psychiatric, inpatient/residential, substance abuse, and medical facilities. He also served as associate professor of child-adolescent studies at the Florida School of Professional Psychology. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. O’Brien is an app developer (Life@Home by Psychtouch.com) and a media consultant for both Tampa Bay and national news outlets. Visit obrienpsychology.com for more information.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Steven O'Brien maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Steven O’Brien is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Florida Psychological Association.

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Objectives

1. Integrate developmentally appropriate rapport-building strategies to improve engagement of anxious children and parents in treatment.
2. Utilize semi-structured clinical interviewing strategies to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning.
3. Use a developmental-systems model for evaluating multiple factors which contribute to the development of anxiety in children and families.
4. Assess the role social technologies play in the development and maintenance of adolescent anxiety disorders.
5. Identify effective approaches for providing anxiety psychoeducation to youth and families.
6. Utilize a protocol for teaching anxiety management skills through mindfulness, self-monitoring, relaxation, and redirection techniques to improve participation in the classroom.
7. Develop family-based treatment plans for treating separation anxiety.
8. Integrate developmentally tailored desensitization procedures into treatment of children and adolescents experiencing panic and phobias.
9. Use developmentally modified CBT for treating generalized anxiety and social anxiety in youth.
10. Evaluate the dynamics, contributions, and treatment implications of disorders such as ADHD and autism which can co-occur with child anxiety.
11. Identify guidelines for managing school-based anxiety and for effective consultation with school staff.
12. Utilize exposure therapy in a developmentally appropriate manner for treating OCD and related disorders.

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Target Audience

• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Counsellors
• Teachers
• School Administrators
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children

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