Emily Schindler Memorial Lecture: Contemporary Integrative Treatment of the Anxiety Disorders

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to distinguish the different presentations of anxiety disorders so that treatment can be effectively tailored to the individual.
2. Participants will be able to present relevant psychoeducational information to instill hope, insight and motivation and to reduce anxious bewilderment. 
3. Participants will be able to identify subtle ways in which symptoms are maintained and exacerbated, such as paradoxical effort, metacognitive mistakes, avoidance and safety behaviors.
4. Participants will be introduced to a new conceptualization of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a close relative of OCD. 

AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 AM: Introduction and General Principles of Treatment: The Phenomenology and Core Issues of Anxiety Disorders

9:30 - 10:00 AM: Panic, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety and Specific Phobias: Distinguishing Features

10:00 - 10:30 AM: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (and how it relates to OCD)

10:30 - 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 - 11:15 AM: Specific Interventions and Relapse Prevention

11:15 - 11:45 AM: Anxiety and Depression, Medication, ADHD, ASD and Substance Use Disorders

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Q&A

Please note: You must be present for the entirety of the lecture in order to receive CEU credit. If you arrive late or leave early, you may not be able to receive credit for attending so please plan accordingly.