Course curriculum

  1. Three Underlying Beliefs That Cause Anxiety and how to Change Them, a CBT Approach - Part 1

  2. Three Underlying Beliefs That Cause Anxiety and How to Change Them, a CBT Approach - Part 2

  3. Three Underlying Beliefs That Cause Anxiety and How to Change Them, a CBT Approach - Part 3

  4. Three Underlying Beliefs That Cause Anxiety and How to Change Them, a CBT Approach - Part 4

  5. Post-Test

  6. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $36.00
  • 2 hours of video content

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Course Description

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Clients often present with chronic anxiety and stress that do not fall into a clear-cut diagnosis with a specific protocol. In these cases, the therapist must conceptualize what contributes to the client's problems and use this to formulate and guide the treatment plan. This can be confusing, and we often get lost in the content of what the client is bringing in week to week. In these cases, it is very helpful to focus on underlying assumptions. This helps clarify and better understand the common themes contributing to a wide variety of problems. There are three underlying assumptions that contribute to most, if not all, problems related to anxiety. The three assumptions are Intolerance of Uncertainty, "What I don't know might kill me," Over Responsibility, "If others are not okay, I am not okay," and Perfectionism, "I cannot make a mistake."

In this on-demand CBT workshop, participants will be introduced to a simple worksheet that will help guide both conceptualization and treatment for a wide variety of problems. This training will address underlying assumptions and the behaviors that reinforce them.

Educational Goals

This training covers:
- How underlying assumptions fuel anxiety.
- How to incorporate values into behavior change.
- How avoidance reinforce maladaptive beliefs.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify 3 underlying assumptions that contribute to anxiety.

  • Identify one disorder that is associated with each of the 3 mindsets presented.

  • Describe the difference between an automatic thought and an underlying assumption.

  • Define what a safety behavior is.

  • Support clients in identifying values as part of their behavior change.

  • Guide clients to identify maladaptive assumptions and alternatives.

  • Support clients to create a plan to change behavior that will reinforce more adaptive beliefs.

CEs

This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

About the Instructor

Jennifer Shannon, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and a Certified Diplomat in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy specializing in anxiety. She co-founded the Santa Rosa Center For Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has over forty years of experience treating children, teens, and adults. She is the author of numerous books, including Don’t Feed The Monkey Mind, The Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens, The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens, and A Teen’s Guide To Getting Stuff Done, all published by New Harbinger Press. Her books have been selected for the Reading Well Books on Prescription in the UK. She speaks regularly at national conferences and has been featured on radio programs, and in magazines and newspapers. Her website is jennifershannon.com.
Jennifer Shannon, LMFT

Purchase Terms

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