Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety

It's likely that after more than a year of social distancing, many of your clients are dreading post-pandemic social situations. Be prepared! Sign up for our CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) workshop to learn about evidence-based treatment for SAD. Hurry - registration deadline is 4/23/21! CEs are available - click for more info: https://www.med.upenn.edu//CBT_for_Social_Anxiety_Disorder

Check out this free 90-minute presentation for the Community Behavioral Health network in Philadelphia, where Dr. Sandy Capaldi presents information on various definitions of trauma, ways traumas are encountered, and trauma’s effects on the mind and body. Common reactions to trauma, along with a review of symptoms of PTSD are also discussed. Dr. Capaldi also introduces an effective model of treatment for PTSD, Prolonged Exposure therapy. If you're interested in training in Prolonged Exposure therapy for PTSD, check out CTSA's training website at: https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/training_opportunities.html. https://youtu.be/uL7c0e2F4uk

COVID-19 has forced many providers to deliver mental health services via telehealth platforms. In this workshop, Dr. Sandy Capaldi will discuss considerations in choosing to deliver PE via telehealth, review the research literature on telehealth PE, discuss provider and client ambivalence toward telehealth PE, and provide recommendations and tips for providing PE via telehealth.

Have you been hesitant to deliver Prolonged Exposure Therapy remotely? Do you just want more information on its effectiveness when delivered via telehealth? Are you stuck on how to structure an in vivo hierarchy in the midst of a pandemic? Join Dr. Sandy Capaldi for a short workshop that will deal with all of these issues and more!

Deadline for registration for our annual PE Consultant Workshop is October 23 - register now! Click here for workshop application: https://www.med.upenn.edu//November%202020%20PE%20Consulta Co-sponsored by: Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association... Who may attend: Certified PE therapists Dates: November 2-6, 2020 Times: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Workshop Location: This is a web-based online learning activity. You will be sent an invitation with instructions to join the meeting prior to the workshop Workshop Description: Training will begin with a review of the theory and empirical work underlying PE. This will be followed by brief overview of PE therapy procedures and assessment methods. The remainder of the workshop will focus on the implementation of PE procedures and training in PE consultation methods. This will include 1) review of the essential elements of treatment rationales and PE sessions; 2) following the guidelines provided in the PE Consultant Manual to evaluate therapists’ adherence and competence in providing PE therapy; and 3) practicing rating PE sessions and providing feedback to therapists. Participants will be provided with a workshop binder that includes workshop slides, adherence rating scales, and the PE Consultant Manual.

Act now - registration for this event ends tomorrow, October 20, 2020!

Have you experienced a traumatic event? Do you have intrusive memories, flashbacks or nightmares about the event? Do you avoid talking, thinking, or being in situations that remind you of the trauma?... Do you feel distant or cut off from others? If you answered YES to these questions and are female, between the ages of 18-45, and currently taking oral birth control, you may be eligible to participate in a Treatment study for PTSD at the University of Pennsylvania You will be compensated up to $480 for your time. Treatment & Participation Include: -6 Therapy Sessions -Taking an FDA approved estrogen pill or placebo pill -2 fMRI Scans -Blood samples IF INTERESTED, PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY AT: www.redcap.link/fmknbhs2 OR EMAIL [email protected]

There is still time to register for the 4-day workshop on ExRP for OCD (August 10-13, 2020) and the specialized workshop on ExRP for pediatric OCD (August 14, 2020). Registration will be closing soon! https://www.med.upenn.edu/ctsa/workshops_ocd.html

The third video for our PTSD Awareness Month series is on "Trauma-related Cognitions" by Dr. Wenting Mu, Ph.D., a postdoctoral clinician at the CTSA!

The second video for our PTSD Awareness Month series is on "Prolonged Exposure" therapy for PTSD by Dr. Edna Foa, Ph.D., our Founding Director at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety!

June is PTSD Awareness Month. The CTSA will be releasing a series of videos to bring awareness to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our first video is on "Defining PTSD" by Dr. Lily Brown, Ph.D., Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety!

The CTSA remains open during the COVID-19 crisis and we are currently offering teleheath options for our evaluation and treatment services.