Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD

October 21, 2024

(1 day addition to the Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy)

Co-sponsored by: Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association

Who may attend: This workshop is open to licensed mental health professionals and those working under a license that have completed the 4-day Intensive Workshop in Prolonged Exposure Therapy within the last 5 years.

Date: October 21, 2024

Times: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost: $450 USD

Workshop Description: Dr. Sandy Capaldi will provide instruction in the basic differences between PE and PE-A, use excerpts from videotaped sessions to illustrate how to use PE with adolescents, discuss when and how to implement PE-A, and provide guidelines for how and when to modify PE techniques to tailor the therapy to adolescents.

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the differences between PE and PE-A
  • Discuss the background and empirical evidence for PE-A
  • Identify appropriate candidates for PE-A
  • Use motivational interviewing and case management techniques to prepare individuals for PE-A
  • Implement psychoeducational treatment components of PE-A
  • Construct a real life experiment hierarchy that includes a range of situations that safely and effectively promote learning while expanding the client’s world
  • Conduct memory talk to memories of traumatic events
  • Choose worst moments with patients and implement worst moments procedures
  • Implement relapse prevention techniques
  • Conduct a treatment termination session in which the patient’s progress is reviewed

About the Presenter

Dr. Sandy Capaldi, joined the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety in 2007, and is currently the Center's Associate Director & Director of Implementation. Dr. Capaldi completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Temple University and received a master of arts degree in clinical psychology at MCP Hahnemann University. She went on to receive a master of science degree and to complete her doctoral studies in clinical psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 

Dr. Capaldi is a licensed clinical psychologist who has a variety of clinical experiences with patient populations ranging from children to older adults. She specializes in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD, Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP) for OCD, and cognitive-behavioral treatment for trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety.

 

Webinar workshop requirements:

  • You must have utilities, internet service, phone service, and an appropriately private location at your home or office in order to ensure HIPAA compliance.

    • The private location should be free of noise and distractions. (If you are the parent of young children, appropriate child care arrangements must be in place.)

  • You must agree to attend each hour of the video conference and agree to use video of yourself during the video conference in order to track attendance.

  • You must purchase the paperback version of the Adolescent PE Therapist Guide and Adolescent Patient Workbook (available in many places but here are links to purchase on Amazon):

  • You must agree not to copy or distribute workshop materials provided to you in the course of the workshop.

  • Since authentic patient videos are utilized during the training, you must agree to abide by all applicable rules of confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, including but not limited to no audio or video-recording of the workshop in any form.

You will be asked to affirm the previous conditions and your agreement to them prior to the commencement of the workshop.

 

If you are interested in and eligible for Continuing Education credits, read below:

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 SIX (6) 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 SIX (6) 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 post-test and course evaluation

If both of these requirements are met, you will receive a continuing education certificate after the conclusion of the workshop.

Instructions for 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). 

Additional Resources

Click for more information about Prolonged Exposure Therapy


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