PsychEd

Working with Parents of Anxious Kids: Beyond Accommodation Reduction

This is a live interactive webinar presentation.

Working with parents of anxious kids is both a crucial and tricky part of therapy. Many therapists have been exposed to Eli Lebowitz’s work in reducing accommodation (i.e., the SPACE program), but working with parents involves more than reducing accommodation. This talk with discuss strategies for working with parents of children with anxiety that move beyond accommodation. This approach is anchored in development — what children need from their parents depends on their developmental stage, and the normative developmental milestones that are so often impacted by anxiety. This is true for children of all ages – from toddlers to young adults. Evidence based approaches to working with parents include relationship building, validation, focusing on developmental hierarchies, and creating a system for exposure to take place. In this talk, we will discuss practical strategies for helping parents, ranging from psychoeducation, to relationship building using special time, to methods to avoid being complicit in a child’s anxiety, and finally, ways to help foster independence.

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

• Understand the importance of developmental milestones in treating anxious kids
• Learn how to enhance relationships between parents and children to help child anxiety
• Teach parents four different ways to validate their children
• Help parents create independence hierarchies to help children meet developmental milestones

CE Credit: 1.5 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): 10:00am – 11:30am EST 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.

Continuing Education information:
Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, attendees must log in at the scheduled time and attend the entire course. Certificates of completion will be emailed within one week of course completion.

Completion of a post-event evaluation at the conclusion of the program is encouraged to inform future programming, but CE credits are not contingent upon completion of the evaluation.

CE Credits: 1.5 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: 6/15/2023-6/15/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 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.