PsychEd

When the Feared Outcome is Potentially Lethal: Exposure Therapy for Impairing Anxiety in the Context of Food Allergy

This is a live interactive webinar presentation.

Food allergies affect 8% of the population and are rising in prevalence. Although a certain level of vigilance and caution is adaptive for those with severe food allergies, avoidance of situations where the risk of accidental ingestion of an allergen is very low leads to increased anxiety, impaired risk assessment, and compromised quality of life. Such individuals are excellent candidates for exposure-based CBT, as this treatment directly and efficiently targets medically unnecessary avoidance theorized to drive anxiety, as well as increases practical skills and confidence that the individual can successfully negotiate a world that is decidedly not allergen free. This workshop will address common clinical challenges, such as sensitively developing an exposure hierarchy, exposures with children versus adults, and effective collaboration with medical professionals.

At the completion of the program, participants will be able to:

• Describe the clinical presentation of excessive versus normative anxiety in the context of food allergy
• List the common clinical challenges to achievement of optimal clinical outcomes
• Describe clinical strategies to address these common clinical challenges.

CE Credit: 2.0 hours of CE credit is available for attendees who are present for the entire live program.

Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Other Mental Health Professionals.
This is an Intermediate Level Course.

Course Delivery: This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

Agenda (EST): 2:00PM EST – 4:00PM EST Interactive Presentation

Disclosures: Neither the speaker, nor CEH have received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program. For additional information, please contact Ms. Heidi Yamka at (856) 220-9672.

Instructions for requesting accessibility accommodations:

Accommodation Information: CEH webinars are available to those with internet access.

For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please email yamka@thecenterforemotionalhealth.com.

For other questions regarding this presentation, please contact Heidi Yamka at yamka@thecenterforemotionalhealth.com.

Participant requirements:

• Pre-registration required
• Attendance is required in its entirety in order to receive CE credit
• Completion of post-event evaluation at the conclusion of the program which will be distributed and collected electronically by email via Google Form.

Certificates of completion for continuing education credits will be sent via email within one week of the presentation.

Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, attendees must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation following the program. Certificates of completion will be emailed within one week of course completion.

Continuing Education information:

CE Credits: 2.0 hours

The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee’s respective state licensing Board.

The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 06/15/2022 – 06/15/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 2.0 continuing education credits.

Course Location: Live, interactive, synchronous learning via Zoom Webinars
Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Other Mental Healthcare Providers
Content Level: Introductory
System Requirements: Please see system requirements to participate in the event (see Zoom System Requirements on website).
Registration Deadline (external to CEH providers): 24 hours prior to the event

Course Requirements: To receive continuing education credit, attendees must attend the program in its entirety and complete the course evaluation which will be emailed via Google Form following the presentation. Certificates of completion will be awarded by email within one week of course completion.

Grievances/Cancellation/Refund Policy: Will be considered by the CE committee on a case-by-case basis. Please see attached policy (see CEH Grievance Policy on website)

Accessibility or Other Inquiries: Please contact mail@thecenterforemotionalhealth.com

The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. NBCC ACEP No. 7263.