Behavioral Treatment for Social Phobia in
Children and Adolescents: Social Effectiveness Therapy for
Children
Friday, March 9, 2012
8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m
St. John’s University: Oakdale Campus,
the Mansion
Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.
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Sponsored by:
St. John’s University, School Psychology Program, www.stjohns.edu
New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) www.nyasp.org
New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) School Division www.nyspa.org
Child and School SIG; Association of Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies www.abct.org
About the Workshop:
Social phobia, characterized by pervasive social timidity and a
far of scrutiny by others, affects 5-10% of all children and
adolescents. The existence of social phobia in children and
adolescents can create academic and social impairments, and has
been associated with negative outcomes including depression,
loneliness, and in adolescents, substance abuse. In addition
to social anxiety, children and adolescents with social phobia
often have deficient social skills, perhaps as a result of their
social withdrawal and isolation. Successful interventions for
social phobia include psychological treatments that combine social
skills training and exposure to the feared events and situations
that create social distress. In this workshop, participants
will learn to identify the symptoms of social phobia across various
developmental ages, and to implement Social Effectiveness Therapy
for Children – which combines social skills training and prolonged
exposure. Participants will learn how to organize and conduct
social skills training sessions, to develop exposure hierarchies
and to develop homework assignments to achieve maximum success.
- Identify the different clinical presentation of social phobia
in children and adolescents and how these differences affect
treatment planning
- Identify the critical components of social skills training
necessary for treating children and adolescents with social
phobia
- Identify how to develop and implement effective exposure
therapy assignments for children and adolescents with social phobia
and how developmental stage may affect implementation.
Workshop Schedule:
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8:00 – 8:45 |
Registration |
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8:45 – 9:00 |
Welcome |
9:00 – 12:00 |
A. Identification and Diagnosis of Youth with Social Phobia
B. Dealing with Comorbidities
C. Assessment Strategies that Inform Treatment Selection
D. An overview of efficacious treatment approaches |
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12:00 –12:45 |
Lunch (On Your Own) |
12:45 - 3:00 |
A. Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children
B. Implementing SET-C's Social Skills Training Component
C. Implementing Peer Generalization Sessions
D. Implementing Exposure Therapy
E. General Clinical Management - Homework, Family
involvement
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About the Speaker:
Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed clinical
psychologist and a tenured Professor of Psychology at the
University of Central Florida, where she also serves as Director of
the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. At UCF, she also
directs the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, a clinical research center
for anxiety disorders. Prior to her current position, she held
tenured or tenure track positions at the University of Pittsburgh,
Medical University of South Carolina, University of Maryland, and
Penn State University College of Medicine. Her research spans
studies of psychopathology, assessment, treatment development,
treatment outcome, and resiliency among adults and children with
anxiety disorders. An internationally recognized expert in the
treatment of social anxiety disorder, Dr. Beidel holds the American
Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) Diplomates in Clinical
Psychology and Behavioral Psychology and is a Fellow of the
American Psychological Association and the Association for
Psychological Science. The author of over 200 scientific
publications including journal articles, book chapters and books,
including Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Guide to Research and
Treatment, Shy Children Phobic Adults: The Nature and Treatment of
Social Anxiety Disorder, and Social Anxiety in Adolescents and
Young Adults. Her academic, research, and clinical interests focus
on the etiology, psychopathology and behavioral interventions for
anxiety disorders. Since 1986, her research has been funded by
numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the
Department of Defense and the Autism Speaks Foundation.