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S26-709 Anxiety Disorders: Contemporary Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

Total Credits: 3 Category I CEs

Categories:
200 Adults, Couples & Families |  700 Professional Growth & Development
Instructor:
Sally Winston, PsyD
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
3 Hours 15 Minutes
Target Audience:
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Dates
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Description

This workshop will present a comprehensive look at anxiety disorders including panic, phobias, generalized anxiety, and social anxiety disorders. While the content of the course is all evidence-informed, the emphasis will be not on research findings but on how to assess and treat these disorders in the real clinical world. We will explore the factors that maintain and exacerbate disorder-specific symptoms, not stress management or general techniques for calming.  The model is an integration of meta-cognitive, CBT, ACT, and other relevant psychodynamic and biological contributions.  We will also take a look at distinguishing anxiety disorders in the context of co-occurring mood, obsessive-compulsive, trauma and substance use disorders.  The underlying project is to help the patient to change their relationship with anxious experience so that anxiety no longer dictates choices or limits flexibility. 

 

This workshop is in accordance with and compliance with the NASW Standards with a focus on service, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to clients, in practice settings, as professionals, to the social work profession, to the broader society. 

This workshop is in compliance with the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ COMAR 10.42.03.06.A(5) and with the District of Columbia Board of Social Work 17-70-7008.4.    

Instructor

Sally Winston, PsyD Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Winston is founder and executive director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, which is an independent center located on the campus of Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore. She has been working in the field of anxiety disorders and OCD for four decades and was nationally recognized with the inaugural Jerilyn Ross Award of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) in 2011. She is co-author (with Dr   Martin Seif) of What Every Therapist Needs to Know about Anxiety Disorders, Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts (which has been translated into nine languages), and Needing to Know for Sure. She has a blog called Living with a Sticky Mind at PsychologyToday.com. Her workshops present her evidence-informed integrative approach to anxiety disorders and OCD. She was recently honored by the Maryland Psychological Association with an award for outstanding contribution to the education and training of psychologists. She still maintains an active clinical practice.   

Dr. Winston was born and brought up in Montreal, Canada. She has three adult daughters and two grandchildren who live in Canada and Australia. Her late husband Morton Winston was a philosophy professor and an international human rights scholar and activist. 

Agenda & Learning Objectives

AGENDA:

12:50 pm – 1:00 pm Log On 

1:00 pm – 4:15 pm  

There will be one 15-minute break.  

First Hour: 

  • The Anxiety Disorders: Introduction and Core Issues 

  • General Principles of Treatment 

  • The Phenomenology of Anxiety 

Second Hour: 

  • Panic and Agoraphobia 

  • Social Anxiety 

  • Specific Phobia 

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (and how it relates to OCD) 

Third Hour: 

  • Review of treatment and relapse prevention 

  • Anxiety and Depression, Medications , ADHD, ASD, and Substance Use Disorder 

  • Q and A 

4:15 Adjournment 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Distinguish the different presentations of anxiety disorders so that treatment can be effectively tailored to the individual.
  • Present relevant psychoeducational information to instill hope, insight, and motivation.
  • Identify subtle ways in which symptoms are maintained and exacerbated, such as paradoxical effort, meta-cognitive mistakes, avoidance, and safety behaviors.

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Anxiety Disorders. Martin Seif and Sally Winston Routledge, 2014 

The Worry Trick, David Carbonell , New Harbinger Press, 2016 

Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety: ACBT Guide for Moving Past Chronic Indecisiveness, Avoidance and Catastrophic Thinking,  Sally Winston and Martin Seif, New Harbinger Press 2022 

The Panic Attacks Workbook, David Carbonell,. New Harbinger Press, 2022, (updated revision) 

Anxiety and Depression Association of America website   <adaa.org> 2022 

Living with a Sticky Mind, Psychology Today blog (ongoing) Seif and Winston 

The Confidence Gap, Russ Harris, Trumpeter Books, 2011 

Course Completion & CE Information

Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 3 Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education. 

 

ASWB Information 

University of Maryland School of Social Work Office of Continuing Professional Education, #1611, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 2/11/2024-2/11/2027.  

To receive ACE credit, full attendance is required; no partial credits will be given for partial attendance. 

 

Certificate Access

To access the evaluation and certificate, click on the orange certificate button in your CPE account. Once you complete the evaluation, access to the certificate will be available.  

Live Interactive Webinars (Cat I) and Live Webinars (Cat II) - Allow up to 30 minutes post-training for attendance to be verified, then you will be able to access the evaluation and certificate. 

In Person Trainings - Please allow five (5) business days post-training for attendance to be verified, then you will be able to access the evaluation and certificate. 

 

Please refer to the tab "Live Interactive Webinar Policies & FAQs" for UMSSW Office of CPE policies regarding all live interactive webinar related matters. Contact our office at cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu for more information.  

Evaluation

Participants will have access to the evaluation after attendance has been verified. Evaluations will be available for one (1) week after the workshop has ended.  

After one (1) week, participants will no longer have access to the evaluation and will have to contact CPE about reactivation.

Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

We welcome anyone interested in the topic!

 

Live Interactive Webinar Platforms

LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR PLATFORMS

The Office of Continuing Professional Education hosts Live Interactive Webinars through Zoom. This platform offers a high quality and user-friendly webinar platform for our registrants.

System Requirements:

  • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher; MacOS 9 or higher; Android 4.0 or higher.
  • Internet Browser: Google Chrome; Firefox 10.0 or higher.

Our system is not compatible with the Safari web browser.

  • Broadband Internet Connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

**Please have your device charging at all times to ensure that your device does not lose power during the webinar.

Course Interaction Requirements:

To participate in Live Interactive Webinars, you MUST have a device that allows you to view the presentation on screen and hear the instructor at all times. We do not allow participants to call-in from their phones or mobile devices and solely listen to the presentation. Participation in Live Interactive Webinars is mandatory.

Our webinar policies can be found on our website by clicking here.

Webinar Policies & FAQs

Click The Link to View The Webinar Policies & FAQs

https://umbsswcpe.ce21.com/Page/live-interactive-webinar-procedures-policies-4129

 

 

Code of Conduct

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work adheres to the NASW Code of Ethics. This policy is to ensure that the training environment for social work professionals remains respectful, productive, and conducive to learning. Disruptive behavior that interferes with the learning process, disrupts the training experience for others, or undermines the integrity of the program will not be tolerated.

 

Expectations for Participant Engagement:

In alignment with the NASW Code of Ethics and the University of Maryland Baltimore Code of Conduct, participants are expected to demonstrate professionalism, which includes respecting confidentiality, maintaining a collaborative and respectful tone, and contributing positively to the group dynamic. Disclosures made during the training (e.g., case studies or personal reflections) must be handled with care and in accordance with ethical and legal guidelines.

All participants in the training program are expected to:

  • Engage actively in the learning process and show respect for the opinions and contributions of others.
  • Demonstrate professionalism in both attitude and behavior, maintaining respect for instructors, peers, and the training environment.
  • Maintain open communication by expressing concerns or disagreements constructively and respectfully.
  • Follow the guidelines and expectations provided by instructors and facilitators.
  • Support a collaborative learning environment where all participants feel valued and safe to contribute.

 

Instructors and CPE staff reserve the right to dismiss participants who do not adhere to ethical/professional principles and standards. If removed, CEs will be adjusted to reflect the time attended, unless otherwise specified. 

ADA Accommodations

To request ADA accommodations:

Please email our office at least four (4) weeks before the workshop. Late requests may not be accommodated.

Our email address is cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu.  

Late Fees and Refunds

The base price is $70, which includes CE credit.  

Late Fee: On 05/15/26, a non-refundable late fee of $20 is added to the base price. Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit.  

Cancellations: **ALL cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee.**  To be eligible for a refund or CPE account credit, cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the workshop. 

For more information, please read the general policies on our website.  

 

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