$99.00

6 CEs

CEU Course

Social Anxiety Disorder: Everything We Need to Know but Are Afraid to Ask (January 2025)

Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome the National Social Anxiety Center for a live interactive webinar on: Social Anxiety Disorder: Everything We Need to Know but Are Afraid to Ask

Date

1/31/2025 11:00AM - 6:00PM EST

Instructors

Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC Dr. Katy Manetta Zach Pacha Dr. Janeé Steele Chamin Ajjan, LCSW, A-CBT, ACT Dr Suma Chand

Cost

$99.00

Credit Hours

6 clinical CEs

Course Overview

The Core Components of Effective SAD Treatment
Presenter: Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT
This seminar provides an overview of the CBT conceptualization of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and its evidence-based treatment components (Mayo-Wilson et al., 2014; Ginat-Frolich et al., 2024). Topics include behavioral experiments/exposures (Clark, 2023a), learning vs. short-term habituation, identifying safety-seeking behaviors, and conducting straightforward and paradoxical experiments. Techniques like in-session, video, virtual reality, and homework experiments are covered. Other strategies include attention training (Cavin, Janecka, & Clark, 2016), cognitive restructuring, analyzing experimental evidence, targeting rumination, worry, avoidance, assertive self-defense, and core belief change work.

Exploring Schema Therapy with Social Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Disorder
Presenter: Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC
This presentation covers schema therapy concepts as applied to social anxiety and avoidant personality disorder. Schema therapy, initially developed for borderline personality disorder, is now explored for social anxiety and other conditions. Unlike traditional CBT, schema therapy addresses deep-rooted, dysfunctional personality themes (schemas) developed from unmet childhood needs, and schema modes—mental states triggered by specific schemas. We’ll review common schemas in social anxiety and avoidant personality, especially the social isolation schema, examining how these schemas and modes manifest uniquely in each patient. Research comparing schema therapy to CBT in treating these conditions will also be discussed.

Co-Morbid treatment of SAD and OCD
Presenters: Dr. Katy Manetta and Zach Pacha
With OCD, comorbidity is the rule, not the exception. Lifetime prevalence of OCD patients with social anxiety disorder stands at 14% (2021). Knowing how to make clinical decisions on this treatment in combination will prove useful for a wide array of clinicians.

Understanding Social Anxiety in Generations Z and Alpha and What We Can Do to Help
Presenter: Dr. Janeé Steele
Dubbed “the anxious generation” and “the loneliest generation,” over 60 percent of Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) report experiencing significant stress and anxiety, including social anxiety (Harmony Healthcare IT, 2023). During this session, the presenter will discuss some of the unique challenges contributing to the high incidence of social anxiety among Gen Z, their typical social anxiety profile, and strategies you can use to help this group cope with the far-reaching effects of this mental health concern. Concepts will be illustrated with case studies and informed by evidence-based research (Clark & Wells, 1995; Leigh & Clark, 2021; Lyngdoh et al., 2021).

Sex and SAD: The Impact of Social Anxiety on Sex and Intimacy
Presenter: Chamin Ajjan, LCSW, A-CBT, ACT
This presentation covers several key aspects of sexual health in therapy, including the stigma surrounding it and the influence of media, pornography, and misinformation. It explores how social anxiety impacts sexual satisfaction and functioning, considering factors like gender and sexual orientation. The use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address sexual anxiety is discussed, along with common challenges faced in treating this issue.

Suicidality and Social Anxiety Disorder
Presenter: Dr Suma Chand
This presentation addresses the link between Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and suicidality, including how co-morbid conditions can heighten suicide risk. It explores transdiagnostic factors contributing to suicidality in SAD, ways to identify suicide risk, and strategies for reducing it. Evidence-based treatments that specifically target suicidality in individuals with SAD are also discussed.

Learning Objectives

Participants will describe how to help a client choose, conduct and learn from at least 3 types of behavioral experiments.
Participants will describe the purpose of attention training / external mindfulness, and strategies to help a socially anxious client strengthen this skill.
Participants will examine schemas and schema modes common with social anxiety and avoidant personality.
Participants will discover knowledge about schema therapy treatment concepts applied to social anxiety and avoidant personality.
Participants will discover the key similarities and differences when treating OCD and Social Anxiety comorbidly.
Participants will apply CBT methods and techniques for evidenced based treatment for OCD and Social Anxiety comorbidly.
Participants will identify factors influencing the etiology and maintenance of SAD in Generations Z and Alpha and describe evidence-based techniques to manage symptoms.
Participants will describe how social anxiety may impact thoughts, feelings, behaviors, attentional focus and sexual functioning when initiating and engaging in physical intimacy.
Participants will describe how social anxiety may impact communication with sexual partners and in psychotherapy sessions, and the consequences on relationship satisfaction and therapeutic progress.
Participants will identify factors linked to suicide risk in their clients with social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Participants will apply strategies that help to increase safety in clients with suicidality and describe the strategies that can be used to target suicidality to reduce suicide risk.

Course Bibliography

*See attached document on course registration page

Approvals

Cognitive Behavior Institute, #1771, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 06/30/2022-06/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 6 clinical continuing education credits.

Cognitive Behavior Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0098 and the State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0646 and the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0216.

Cognitive Behavior Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7117. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Cognitive Behavior Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Cognitive Behavior Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cognitive Behavior Institute maintains responsibility for content of this program.

Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors in Pennsylvania can receive continuing education from providers approved by the American Psychological Association. Since CBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors in Pennsylvania will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirements by attending CBI continuing education programs. For professionals outside the state of Pennsylvania, you must confirm with your specific State Board that APA approved CE's are accepted towards your licensure requirements. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) has a process for approving individual programs or providers for continuing education through their Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE approved providers and individual courses approved by ASWB are not accepted by every state and regulatory board for continuing education credits for social workers. Every US state other than New York accepts ACE approval for social workers in some capacity: New Jersey only accepts individually approved courses for social workers, rather than courses from approved providers. The West Virginia board requires board approval for live courses, but accepts ASWB ACE approval for other courses for social workers. For more information, please see https://www.aswb.org/ace/ace-jurisdiction-map/. Whether or not boards accept ASWB ACE approved continuing education for other professionals such as licensed professional counselors or licensed marriage and family therapists varies by jurisdiction. To determine if a course can be accepted by your licensing board, please review your board’s regulations or contact them. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.

Course Schedule

Course Date	Course Start Time	Course End Time	Timezone
1/31/2025	11:00AM	6:00PM	EST

Course Agenda

Course Event Day or Date	Course Agenda Time Block	Course Content Covered
DAY 1	11 am	Introduction
DAY 1	11:10 am	The Core Components of Effective SAD Treatment
DAY 1	12:10 pm	Exploring Schema Therapy with Social Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Disorder
DAY 1	1:10 pm	BREAK
DAY 1	1:20 pm	Co-Morbid treatment of SAD and OCD
DAY 1	2:20 pm	LONG BREAK
DAY 1	2:45 pm	Understanding Social Anxiety in Generations Z and Alpha and What We Can Do to Help
DAY 1	3:45 pm	Sex and SAD: The Impact of Social Anxiety on Sex and Intimacy
DAY 1	4:45 pm	BREAK
DAY 1	5 pm – 6 pm	Suicidality and Social Anxiety Disorder

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about Zoom and Webinars

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What happens if my internet briefly freezes? If you become disconnected during the event, log back on immediately. A brief interruption of connectivity will not impact your eligibility for a CE certificate.

Will there be a recording? No, there will not be a recording or replay.

Will you know that I am logged in and active in the webinar? Yes, Zoom’s platform monitors the attendance and activity of the attendees. Additionally, there will be a chat feature and various forms of participation monitored throughout the training.

Will I have to show my face on camera? Zoom’s webinar platform does not capture participants on video unless specifically requested during the meeting by the host. Instead, participants will view the presenter and the presenter's slides on their screen.

Is there Audio? Yes, the webinar will have sound. Please test that your device’s sound is working prior to the event. A good way to do this is to go to YouTube and play a
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Questions about the Event

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When will I receive my course evaluation survey? Following the completion of the event, the survey will be unlocked and located within the course.

You must complete the survey within 14 calendar days following the event if you would like to receive a CE certificate.

We are unable to respond to emails from participants asking for confirmation that their course completion survey was received. If you clicked the SUBMIT button your survey was received.

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Questions about Continuing Education & Certificates

What is the criteria for receiving CE? If you attend the whole webinar and complete the course evaluation survey, we will issue you the CE that you are eligible for.

How many suicide and ethics CE's will be issued? Please see the event page on https://www.cbicenterforeducation.com/for information about the training, including how much continuing education is offered and what type.

Will these CE's count toward my individual state licensure or another credential that I currently hold? It is the responsibility of the licensee to determine if trainings are acceptable as continuing education to their state’s licensure board or other credentialing body. Some of our trainings are individually approved for continuing education, such as through the Association of Social Work Boards individual course ACE Program. In addition, CBI is an approved provider of continuing education through the American Psychological Association CESA program and is an approved provider of continuing education to counselors, social workers, and psychologists in the state of New York. Many boards accept trainings that are individual approved or are offered by approved providers for continuing education. Please see the event page for the training you are interested in on our website https://www.cbicenterforeducation.com/for approvals that apply for each specific training.

Will you issue partial CE credits? No, we do not issue partial CE credits and therefore if you do not attend the training in its entirety, you will not be receiving a CE certificate. This is an APA and ASWB ACE requirement and is non-negotiable. Please refrain from emailing us explaining why you were unable to login to the event on time (this includes mixing up time zones and technical difficulties).

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