A conceptual map for understanding health-related anxieties in pediatric populations in the post-pandemic era
Presented by Julia Albro, BS, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, and Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D.
Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, prevalence rates of psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents are rising. Multiple variables including individual psychological characteristics, pandemic-related stressors and systemic factors conspire to catalyze anxiety spectrum disorders. Several dispositional vulnerabilities such as intolerance of anxiety and anxiety sensitivity are especially important to identify and mitigate because they contribute to catastrophizing. This predisposed style of ideation toward thinking the worst, contributes to health-related anxieties in children and Accordingly, practitioners need to carefully assess these characteristics using state-of- the science measures such as self-report instruments (e.g. Intolerance of Uncertainty in Children, SCARED, the Illness Attitude Scale), parental measures (e.g., the parent version of the Illness Worry Scale, the Protect Subscale of the Adult Responses to Children’s Symptoms scale), and clinician measures (e.g., Rating Scale of Hypochondriacal Beliefs scale, Heightened Illness Concern Servility Scale).
This presentation teaches practitioners how to construct a conceptual map for understanding and mitigating health-related anxieties in the post-pandemic era. Specifically, participants will learn about the health related anxieties in children and adolescents have experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic and the tools they can use to aid in treating health-related anxieties.
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists, 1.0 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSW, and LMFTs
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, prevalence rates of psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents are rising. Multiple variables including individual psychological characteristics, pandemic-related stressors and systemic factors conspire to catalyze anxiety spectrum disorders. Several dispositional vulnerabilities such as intolerance of anxiety and anxiety sensitivity are especially important to identify and mitigate because they contribute to catastrophizing. This predisposed style of ideation toward thinking the worst, contributes to health-related anxieties in children and Accordingly, practitioners need to carefully assess these characteristics using state-of- the science measures such as self-report instruments (e.g. Intolerance of Uncertainty in Children, SCARED, the Illness Attitude Scale), parental measures (e.g., the parent version of the Illness Worry Scale, the Protect Subscale of the Adult Responses to Children’s Symptoms scale), and clinician measures (e.g., Rating Scale of Hypochondriacal Beliefs scale, Heightened Illness Concern Servility Scale).
This presentation teaches practitioners how to construct a conceptual map for understanding and mitigating health-related anxieties in the post-pandemic era. Specifically, participants will learn about the health related anxieties in children and adolescents have experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic and the tools they can use to aid in treating health-related anxieties.
After attending this intermediate-level program, participants will be able to:
- Describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased health-related anxieties in children and adolescents.
- Explain why children and adolescents are particularly susceptible to developing health-related anxieties.
- Define the concept of intolerance of uncertainty and how it related to health-related anxieties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents.
- Apply the tools used to identify and aid in treating health-related anxieties and children and adolescents.
This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.3: Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.
This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 2: Program will enable psychologists to keep pace with the most current scientific evidence regarding assessment, prevention, intervention, and/or education, as well as important relevant legal, statutory, leadership, or regulatory issues.
General Admission: $20
The Chicago School Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $10*
The Chicago School Students: $15*
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Julia Albro, BS, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Student at Palo Alto University
Julia Albro is a student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Palo Alto University. She is studying under the supervision of Dr. Robert Friedberg and is a lab member at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxious Youth. She is emphasizing her studies in pediatric behavioral health and is using knowledge from her undergraduate studies and previous graduate courses to facilitate a proper understanding of the content being presented in the program.
Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D.
Robert D. Friedberg obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology –San Diego and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Cognitive Therapy-Newport Beach under the direction of Dr. Christine Padesky. He was the lead psychologist on the Cognitive Therapy Unit at Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego which was the first inpatient cognitive therapy unit west of the Mississippi River where he worked with Dr. Raymond A Fidaleo. Friedberg then spent 9 and half years at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology where he served as Director of Internship Training and directed the Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Youth Program. Following his time at Wright State, he joined the faculty of Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center where he directed the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Children and Adolescents and the Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program from 2003-2011. In 2005, he was an Extra-Mural Scholar at the Beck Institute for CBT where he trained with Drs. Aaron.T. Beck,, Judith S. Beck, and Leslie Sokol. Currently, he is a tenured Full Professor, Head of the Pediatric Behavioral Health Care emphasis, and Director of the Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxious Youth at Palo Alto University. He is a Board Certified Diplomate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ABPP), a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a Fellow of APA DIV 53 (Clinical Child Psychology), and a Fellow of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. He is the author of twelve books including the best-selling Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents (2015 with Jessica McClure) and Cognitive Therapy Techniques with Children and Adolescents (with Jessica McClure and Jolene Garcia) as well as many journal articles, book chapters, and national/international presentations.
Target Audience: Mental health professionals, educators, and students.
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