PsychEd

Worried Sick: An Overview of Health Anxiety

This is a live interactive webinar presentation.

Health anxiety is characterized by an excessive and irrational fear pertaining to the presence or development of a severe physical illness. This anxiety can be observed in various psychiatric conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, illness anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and panic disorder, among others. This presentation will provide an overview of the phenomenology of health anxiety, encompassing symptom assessment and differential diagnosis. Moreover, the cognitive behavioral conceptualization of health anxiety will be explored, highlighting erroneous beliefs, attentional biases, and maladaptive coping strategies that perpetuate health anxiety. Furthermore, evidence-based treatment will be discussed, equipping professionals with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address health anxiety within their clinical practice.

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

• Define and discuss the diagnoses characterized by excessive health anxiety
• Describe the phenomenology of health anxiety
• Discuss symptom assessment, theoretical conceptualization, and evidence-based treatment of health anxiety
• Explore case example illustrations of health anxiety as manifested across diagnoses

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):
10:00 AM EST – 12:00 PM 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: 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: 6/15/2023-6/15/2026. 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.