Specific Phobias in Adults, Adolescents, and Children: How to Develop a Detailed Exposure Plan for Any Fear
Date: January 9, 2025
Times: 12:00pm-4:00pm EST
Cost: $250.00 per person
Workshop Location: Zoom (you will be sent an invitation with instructions prior to the workshop).
Workshop Description: Specific phobias are one of the most common anxiety disorders, affecting approximately 9% of the adult U.S. population and 5-15% of children and adolescents. Many clinicians understand the basic model of exposure therapy for specific phobias, but when cases arise, often have questions such as:
- How many exposures does the patient need to do? Where do I start?
- What are common ways to get daily practice with rare phobic encounters (e.g., spiders, planes, vomiting)?
- How far do I have patients take each exposure? How do I know if I’ve activated the fear at the right level?
- How do I motivate patients to approach avoided and feared stimuli?
- How do I navigate treatment of fears that have some element of objective danger (e.g., fear of snakes, fear of choking)?
This webinar will address these questions and present case examples across all five specific phobia types:
- Animal Type (e.g. dogs, snakes, or spiders)
- Natural Environment Type (e.g., heights, storms, water)
- Blood-Injection-Injury Type (e.g. fear of seeing blood, receiving a blood test or shot, watching television shows that display medical procedures)
- Situational Type (e.g., airplanes, elevators, driving, enclosed places)
- Other Types (e.g., phobic avoidance of situations that may lead to choking or vomiting; in children, avoidance of loud sounds like balloons popping or costumed characters like clowns)
CE Learning Objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Model and assess the cognitions, emotions, and behaviors associated with specific phobias.
- Describe the rationale for exposure-based treatment for specific phobias.
- Generate hierarchies and sample exposures for case examples from clinical practice.
- Generate sample treatment plans and troubleshoot treatment-interfering behaviors/motivational issues.
About the Presenter
Dr. Jessica Bodie, director of child services at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, will lead this webinar. Dr. Bodie is a licensed clinical psychologist who received a degree in clinical psychology from Temple University. As an exposure therapist practicing virtually, Dr. Bodie will share tips and tricks to maximize success with CBT for specific phobias in both in-person and telehealth formats.
Target Audience
This presentation is intended for mental health professionals, researchers, and graduate students. The instructional level of this presentation is intermediate.
Continuing Education
THE PHILADELPHIA BEHAVIOR THERAPY ASSOCIATION (PBTA) IS APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS. PBTA MAINTAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND ITS CONTENT. THIS PRESENTATION PROVIDES FOUR (4) HOURS OF CE CREDITS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS.
PBTA IS ALSO AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOUR (4) HOURS OF CE CREDITS.
In order to receive continuing education credits, participants must:
- attend each hour of the workshop (no late arrivals or early departures)
- complete a CE Need Form
If both of these requirements are met, you will receive a continuing education certificate after the conclusion of the workshop.
Registration
Registrations are due one week in advance and must be completed in full.
To register, complete the online registration.
If you need to withdraw your application for any reason, please email Dr. Sandy Capaldi. Note that workshop fees are non-refundable after the application due date (one week before the start of the workshop).
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