Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Youth with Anxiety (1 CE)
Number of Credits: 1
This course is for: Clinical Psychologists, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists
Course By: Ken Springer, PhD
Content By: Kodal, A., Fjermestad, K., Bjelland, I., Gjestad, R., Öst, L. G., Bjaastad, J. F., Haugland, B. S. M., Havik, O. E., Heiervang, E., & Wergeland, G. J. (2018). Long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 53, 58-67.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.11.003
Course Description: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been shown to have short-term benefits for youth (i.e., children and adolescents) with anxiety. Studies on the long-term benefits of CBT for this population are limited in generalizability, as they have been conducted in university clinics and have yielded mixed outcomes. The present study examined long-term outcomes among youth receiving CBT for anxiety disorders in community mental health clinics. Participants ranged in age from 8 to 15 at the outset of the study and had been diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and/or generalized anxiety disorder. Analyses conducted two to six years post-treatment revealed significant improvement in anxiety symptoms, loss of inclusion diagnoses in 53% of participants, and loss of the principal diagnosis in 63% of participants. No differences in outcomes were found between those who received individual versus group CBT. These and other results illustrate the long-term effectiveness of CBT in community mental health clinics and have implications for the use of CBT to support youth with anxiety disorders.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale for the study, the CBT protocols, and the methods for gathering data on participant outcomes
- Describe the main findings of the study concerning the long-term effectiveness of individual and group CBT
- Integrate the strengths and limitations of the study, and summarize the clinical implications for using CBT to treat youth with anxiety disorders
Course Outline:
- Read and understand Long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety disorders
- Review the Course Description and Learning Objectives
- Understand the rationale for examining whether CBT has long-term benefits for youth with anxiety disorders
- Understand how CBT was administered as well as how long-term anxiety- and mood-related outcomes were measured
- Analyze the long-term effectiveness of individual and group CBT at reducing anxiety
- Integrate the study's key findings, strengths, limitations, and clinical implications
- Work through the post-test questions, using the article as the sole basis for your answers
- Revisit the article for any missed questions and/or to better understand the long-term benefits of CBT for youth with anxiety disorders
Approvals:
Board Approvals | American Psychological Association (APA), NBCC, Florida Board - Social Work, MFT, Counseling, and Psychology, NYSED - Social Work, MFT and Counseling Only, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders |
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CE Format | Online, Text-Based |