Using CBT for Anxiety Disorders (3HR) Presented by Dr. Jillian Graves, MSW, CSW, Pd.D.

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Using CBT for Anxiety Disorders (3HR)

$45.00

Course Description

This comprehensive course provides mental health professionals with practical tools and theoretical foundations for effectively applying Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Participants will begin by exploring the core principles of CBT, including the cognitive model, the identification of automatic thoughts, and the differentiation between facts and interpretations. Building on this foundation, the course will introduce evidence-based techniques such as cognitive restructuring, exposure exercises, and thought records. Special attention will be given to adapting CBT strategies to specific anxiety disorders, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, and Agoraphobia. Participants will gain insight into symptom induction, behavioral experiments, and worry postponement methods.

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

Identify the core tenets of CBT, such as discussing the cognitive model of CBT, examining core beliefs, and identifying automatic thoughts.
Apply these core tenets in treatment by using cognitive and behavioral interventions like exposure exercises, cost-benefit analysis, and review of experiences.
Analyze how to understand each disorder’s unique cognitive and behavioral issues and how that may inform treatment strategies.

Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Jillian Graves, PhD, LMSW

Recording Date: 02/13/2025

Course Format

Recorded Live Webinar with downloadable presentation slides and/or handouts, evaluation, and a required quiz. The learner is required to pass with a 70% or higher to achieve the CE certificate of completion. The learner is able to reset the test until a satisfactory score is achieved. CE Training Workshops, LLC, provider #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/2/2022 – 8/2/2025. CE Training Workshops, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. System Requirements: Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari, Edge on any modern operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS). A desktop browser is recommended. We do not provide support resources for issues encountered using a mobile device. For more information about our policies and board approval statements, please visit our FAQS page.

Meet Your Facilitator

Jillian Graves, LCSW, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Eastern Michigan University in the School of Social Work. Her scholarly work has focused on the experiences of family caregivers, especially siblings, in adolescent and emerging adult development, in reflexivity in qualitative research methodology, and in trauma-reactive violence. Her most recent research has been on the impact of COVID-19 on retail workers’ mental health and the use of relational coordination as a mitigating factor. She is currently the co-director of the IPE Center in the College of Health and Human Services.

Syllabus

Objective #1: Understand the Core Tenets of CBT

Explore the cognitive model of CBT
Identify automatic thoughts and underlying core beliefs
Differentiate between facts and interpretations

Objective #2: Apply CBT Techniques in Clinical Practice

Practice cognitive restructuring, thought records, and cost-benefit analysis
Utilize exposure exercises (imaginal, thought-based, and in-vivo)
Debunk maladaptive thinking patterns

Objective #3: Tailor CBT Interventions to Specific Anxiety Disorders

Apply CBT to Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, and Agoraphobia
Learn about symptom induction and anticipatory processing
Integrate behavioral experiments and worry postponement strategies

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