Anxiety

Estimated Course Length: 2 hrs. 30 min.

Course Includes: 7 modules with over 30 components in each module (components consist of a mixed media approach with roleplays, video interviews with subject matter experts, animation explainer videos, knowledge games, and more)

Companion Videos: 20 companion videos for your clients specifically designed to reinforce skills learned in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety treatment; over 120 mental health literacy videos for clients on a host of mental health topics.

1 provider video to highlight key concepts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety

Downloadable PDFs: 6 downloadable PDFs expanding on relevant course topics

Target Audience: Mental Health Providers 

Level of Instruction: Advanced

Prerequisite: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations: A Skills-Based Approach

Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks

Accessibility Accommodations: Color contrast; transcripts of video components; closed captioning of audio and video components

After completing this course, you will be able to describe and employ the following:

1. Identify anxiety-causing cognitive distortions and evaluate these six restructuring techniques: thought change records, Socratic questioning, de-catastrophizing, examining the evidence, generating alternatives, and coping cards.

2. Define anxious and avoidant behaviors and explain the following four behavioral activation techniques: disciplined worry periods, testing worry, stopping safety behavior, and surveying others.

3. Apply the following six CBT strategies for coping with anxious emotions: emotional tolerance, acceptance, adapting, stress management, getting outside, and practicing the tense-relax method.

4. Explain the following three CBT session techniques: behavioral and cognitive modification, teaching healthy coping skills for anxiety, and explaining client homework assignments.

5. Compare and contrast self-performance and client progress using measurement-based care and assess the client’s readiness for termination of therapy and/or potential for relapse using the techniques of maintenance, anticipating setbacks, and booster sessions.

Course Activities for CE Credits: ≥ 2 hrs.

• Pre-Course Assessment (12 minutes) [EXCLUDED FROM ACTIVITIES FOR NBCC & CAMFT CREDIT]

• Module 1: Seeking Treatment (10+ minutes)

• Module 2: Starting Individualized Treatment (17+ minutes)

• Module 3: Cognition and Anxiety (13+ minutes)

• Module 4: Emotions and Anxiety (12+ minutes)

• Module 5: Behavior and Anxiety (13+ minutes)

• Module 6: Tools for Relaxation (9+ minutes)

• Module 7: Ending Treatment and Preventing Relapse (15+ minutes)

• Theory Tank (7+ minutes)

• Post-Course Assessment (12 minutes) [EXCLUDED FROM ACTIVITIES FOR NBCC & CAMFT CREDIT]