ACT for Children with Anxiety and OCD

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ACT for Children with Anxiety and OCD is a 10-session, live, online, didactic + consultation course for clinicians who wish to use ACT, emphasizing exposure and response prevention for youngsters with OCD and anxiety disorders. It is based on the process-basd developmental model of ACT developed by Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrocchi (see The Thriving Adolescent, New Harbinger, 2015). Clinical examples, role play demonstrations, and opportunities for participants to practice will augment the workshop’s didactic content to illustrate case conceptualization and pragmatic applications of therapeutic techniques. Presenter: Lisa W. Coyne, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry and Harvard Medical School and the CEO of the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked to improve the psychological well-being of children, teens and adults for nearly 25 years. She is the past President of the Association for Contextual Behavior Science, and serves on the Pediatric and Clinical Advisory Boards of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). She has published numerous books, peer-reviewed articles, and chapters on anxiety, OCD, and parenting. Intended Audience: Beginning and Intermediate-level clinicians Cost: $750; there is an extra $15 fee for CEs. Scholarships or reduced prices are available for practitioners who belong to or serve marginalized communities. Course Overview: • Session 1. Overview of the DNA-V Model and applications to ERP • Session 2. OCD and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence • Session 3. DNA-V as an Assessment Tool • Session 4: Creating a Flexible Self & Shaping Choice • Session 5: Values-Based Exposure • Session 6: Troubleshooting, Generalization & Maintenance • Session 7 - 10: Case Conceptualization + Consultation Educational Objectives: 1. Describe the DNA-V Model and how it applies to ERP 2. Describe the efficacy and use of exposure and response prevention 3. Conceptualize avoidance-based disorders 4. Conceptualize cases using the DNA-V model 5. Assess for skills deficits in psychological flexibility 6. Use the DNA-V “Comfort Zone” model to shape choice 7. Use the DNA-V “Comfort Zone” model to construct an exposure menu 8. Describe how to support young people in values-based exposures 9. Facilitate client willingness and choice 10. Describe obstacles to generalization and maintenance of gains

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