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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Youth Anxiety in the Era of COVID
Credit Available - See CEs/Contact Hours tab below.
Total Credits: 5.5 NYSED LMSW & LCSW CEs/Contact Hours, 5.5 NYSED LMHC CEs/Contact Hours, 5.5 NYSED LMFT CEs/Contact Hours, 5.5 NYSED LCAT CEs/Contact Hours, 5.5 NYSED PSY CEs/Contact Hours, 5.5 UBSW - NYS OASAS
- Average Rating:
- 61
- Categories:
- NYS OMH EBP Members | Children and Adolescents | Anxiety | CBT/Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
- Trainer:
- Omar G. Gudiño, PhD, ABPP
- Course Levels:
- Beginning and Intermediate
- Duration:
- 7 Hours
You do not meet the eligibility criteria for this program. Please contact sw-ce@buffalo.edu for general continuing education programs and sw-ebp@buffalo.edu for OMH EBP Grant programs for more information.
Tags: NYS OMH EBP Full Day Webinar
Description
LIMITED TO 100 PARTICIPANTS!
CBT and Youth Anxiety in the Era of COVID is a 1-day workshop designed to help you learn how a cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) approach can be used to address youth anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. You will first learn how the fundamentals of CBT for youth anxiety, including the cognitive model and cognitive conceptualization, are applied to COVID-19. Particular attention will be devoted to differentiating anxiety disorders, warranted anxiety due to the pandemic, and unwarranted situational anxiety due to the pandemic. Second, you will learn how to tailor your cognitive conceptualization to consider youth and family diversity and to support family engagement. Lastly, you will learn cognitive and behavioral strategies for youth anxiety the apply at the universal, targeted, and intensive levels of prevention and intervention. Special attention will be devoted to delivery of CBT via telehealth, including use of guided discovery and behavioral experiments via telehealth to engage youth and families. The overall goal of this training is to provide you with the essential knowledge and skills.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the cognitive model.
- Conceptualize youth anxiety using a CBT framework.
- Integrate diversity considerations in the conceptualization and delivery of interventions.
- Describe key differences between anxiety disorders, warranted anxiety, and unwarranted anxiety related to COVID-19.
- Demonstrate CBT interventions for youth anxiety.
- Describe how guided discovery and behavioral experiments can be used to engage youth in telehealth sessions.
Research: There is a lot of research available on the subject of cognitive behavioral therapy and anxiety on Google Scholar.
Target Audience: social workers, mental health therapists, and other clinicians providing mental health services to children, youth, and families who meet the NYS OMH training grant eligibility criteria
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CEs/Contact Hours
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. Continuing education contact hours: 5.5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0008. Continuing education contact hours: 5.5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0007. Continuing education contact hours: 5.5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0003. Continuing education contact hours: 5.5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0062. Continuing education contact hours: 5.5 Live Online
NYS OASAS Provider #0045: 5.5 hours for : CPP & CPS Initial Section 1; CASAC, CPP & CPS Renewal.
Handouts
CBT-Anxious Youth Schedule (199.4 KB) | Available after Purchase |
CBT-Anxious Youth PowerPoint (4 MB) | Available after Purchase |
CBT-Anxious Youth Handout Packet (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence | Available after Purchase |
Participation Code Polling Instructions (139.4 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Beck Institute Additional Feedback Survey | Available after Purchase |
CCD Workshop Example (130.5 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Summary of Take Aways (100.9 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Trainer

Omar G. Gudiño, PhD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products
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Omar G. Gudiño, PhD, ABPP is Associate Professor and Associate Director in the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. He is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Gudiño’s program of research examines racial/ethnic disparities in children’s mental health and the delivery of evidence-based services to diverse youth and families. He has expertise in delivery of CBT in real-world settings (e.g., schools, juvenile justice, community mental health), trauma-related problems in children and adolescents, and use of CBT with diverse populations. He provides training in child and adolescent CBT to mental health trainees and professionals and serves as a CBT consultant and trainer for organizations.
Dr. Gudiño is Associate Editor for the Journal of Latinx Psychology; President-Elect (2021) of the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.
Completion Requirements
This workshop requires individuals to record participation throughout the presentation. Participation codes are submitted when this workshop is over to demonstrate full participation during this training. Participants must record at least 75% of the codes correctly to pass. Full attendance is required. No partial credit for partial attendance.OMH Cancellation Policy
Please notify us by email at least five business days before the scheduled training for anticipated cancellations. All emergency cancellations must also be reported by email. Contact us at sw-ebp@buffalo.edu.Equipment Requirements
Required Hardware
- A computer (desktop/laptop) or mobile device (smartphone/tablet).
- Speakers/headphones/earbuds OR access to a phone to call in to the Zoom room.
Strongly Encouraged Hardware
- Webcam or mobile device with a camera for interacting in course activities.
Internet Connection
- A stable Internet connection of 56K or greater is required. (However, please note that a 56K connection may degrade the quality of your experience.)
Any questions about these requirements or other technical questions can be directed to sw-ce@buffalo.edu.