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. [Elective Child/Adolescent Certificate Program]
To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
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