Illness-related anxiety presents unique challenges for children, adolescents, and their caregivers. This workshop provides pediatric clinicians with a specialized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) toolkit designed to help young patients navigate the complexities of chronic or acute medical conditions. CBT offers practical, often easy-to-use methods to relieve anxiety. In turn, it empowers our clients to have a set of tools they can use in many daily life experiences. Participants in this workshop will receive an opportunity to practice and apply CBT skills and leave with a set of practical take-home worksheets that can be introduced into their daily practice with clients.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Clinicians will be able to define the core tenants of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and adapt these for a pediatric population.
2. Clinicians will identify and understand Common Unhelpful Thought Patterns specific to pediatric illness.
3. Clinicians will demonstrate and explain 3 tools to better manage anxiety tailored to support children and teens better manage medical anxiety.
9:30 am Overview and Objectives of workshop
9:40 am Educate participants on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tenants including evidence-based practice and practical applications for use
10:00 am First exercise of identifying differences between Situation, Thought, Feeling & Behavior
10:45 am Introduce Common Unhelpful Thought Patterns of Cognitive Distortions and how to apply it for pediatric illness and teach first 5 distortions
11:15 am Continue discussion on Common Unhelpful Thought Patterns of Cognitive Distortions and how to apply it for pediatric illness and teach last 5 distortions
11:45 am Breakout session with handouts for practice
12:15 pm Regroup, Debrief, Q&A and Conclusion