Main description:

This DVD addresses the challenges many practitioners face in assimilating results from psychotherapy research into their treatment plans. Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder DVD discusses social anxiety and its diagnosis; the steps involved in psychotherapy treatment planning, empirically supported treatments for social anxiety disorder, and how to integrate objectives and intervention consistent those treatments into a treatment plan. Role-play scenarios illustrate selected aspects of the empirically supported treatments, including calming/coping strategies, cognitive restructuring, exposure, and social skill training. A corresponding workbook can be used in conjunction with the DVD as a self-paced or collaborative learning tool.

Contents:

I. Introduction to Social Anxiety. Diagnosing Social Anxiety. II. Brief History of the Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) Movement. III. Six Essential Elements of Treatment Planning. Identify the Primary and Secondary Problems. Describe the Problem's Behavioral Manifestation (often using DSM Criteria). Arrive at a Diagnosis. Define and Select Long Term Goals. Define and Create Short Term Objectives. Define and Create Therapeutic Interventions. IV. An Overview of Empirically Supported Treatments (ESTs) for Social Anxiety. Cognitive Therapy. Identify Biased Thinking Patterns. Develop Alternative Reality Based Thinking. Participate in Behavioral Experiments as Homework. Behavioral Therapy. Overcoming Avoidance through Situational Exposure Techniques. Social Skills Training. Calming/Coping Skills Training (Relaxation, Thought Stopping, Attentional Refocusing). V. Empirically Informing a Treatment Planning with ESTs for Social Anxiety. Using Research Evidence to Inform the Entire Treatment Process. What are Your Client's Symptoms? What are Common Long Term Goals for Treatment? How Do ESTs Inform Short Term Objectives and Therapeutic Interventions? Assessment Stage. Psychoeducation Stage. Treatment Stage. Vignette Demonstrating Calming/Coping Strategies. Critique of the Vignette Demonstration. Vignette Demonstrating Cognitive Restructuring. Critique of the Vignette Demonstration. Vignette Demonstrating Situational Exposure. Critique of the Vignette Demonstration. Vignette Demonstrating Social Skills Training. Critique of the Vignette Demonstration. Other Common Treatment Approaches. Childhood Abuse Experiences. Childhood Criticism Experiences. Stage-of-Change Enhancement. Family/Conjoint Therapy to Reinforce Effort and Progress. Anti-Anxiety Medication. Common Considerations in Relapse Prevention. Distinguish Between Lapse and Relapse. Identify Early Warning Signs of Relapse. Review Skills Learned in Therapy. Develop a Plan for Coping with Challenges. Application of Relapse Prevention to Social Anxiety. VI. Summary and Closing.