Anxiety disorders manipulate people by injecting rules into consciousness, then using that set of laws to take over mental territory. In this course, the focus will be on the essential cognitive and behavioral tasks needed for effective and efficient treatment of anxiety disorders - more specifically, five anxiety disorders - phobias, panic, social anxiety, generalized anxiety and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - control people by generating an absolute standard for certainty and comfort.
We will examine the common denominators, isolate the manifestations in each disorder and explore how the therapist can teach clients to gain ground by engineering their own tactics and strategies.
You will learn:
- to identify the major themes that people with most anxiety disorders struggle with
- to describe how those stances will change as clients take control of fearful situations
- to present and defend the interventions of the anxiety disorders within a therapeutic context
- to modify the habituation model to accelerate progress
- to shift clients' orientation from defense to offense
- to conduct interceptive exposure in the treatment office
- how to persuade OCD clients to engage in provocative homework assignments
Who should attend:
This course is intended for professionals who work with those who suffer from the symptoms of anxiety, phobias, panic, social anxiety, generalized anxiety and/or OCD. Therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, mental health workers, nurses, physicians and others working in health care will benefit from attending.
| Date(s): |
Jan 21-22, 2010 |
| Fee: |
$295; group rate, $275 (plus $5 lsf)
(includes lunch)
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| Location: |
Theatre - New Westminster Campus |
| Instructor: |
Reid Wilson, PhD |
Three easy ways to register:
- Online, or
- Download our Registration Form, or
- Contact our Student Services Centre directly at 604-528-5590, 1-877-528-5591 toll free,
or
email register@jibc.ca
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 Presented in partnership
with the
University
of
British Columbia
Counselling Services
Reid Wilson, PhD, directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, NC and is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UNC Medical School. He is the author of the classic self-help book, Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks, which was just released in its third edition. He is the author of Facing Panic: Self-Help for People with Panic Attacks, and co-author, with Dr. Edna Foa, of Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions. He designed and served as lead psychologist for American Airlines’ first national program for the fearful flier. Dr. Wilson served on the Board of Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America for 12 years. He served as Program Chair of the National Conferences on Anxiety Disorders from 1988-1991.
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