Clinical Supervision: Proven Tools and Interventions for Success

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Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP Related seminars and products

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Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Oxford College of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Carter received his MA and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a postdoctoral master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology from Fairleigh Dickerson University. Dr. Carter has taught clinical psychopharmacology classes at Emory University since 2005 and has presented highly rated psychopharmacology workshops to clinicians throughout the United States since 2010. Dr. Carter has served as a senior assistant research scientist in the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has been a psychotherapist and researcher for more than 20 years, during which time he has garnered awards from the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the University of Michigan. Dr. Carter has presented at numerous conferences and written several books and articles on introductory psychology, neuropsychology and psychopharmacology.

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Dr. Kenneth Carter has employment relationships with Positive Impact Health Centers and Oxford College of Emory University. He is a published author and receives royalties. Dr. Carter receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Dr. Kenneth Carter is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Neuroscience Education Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Pharmocotherapy, and the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Objectives

1. Articulate components of the “anxiety spiral” and utilize several evidence-based strategies (including self-controlled desensitization) to prevent exacerbation of symptoms.
2. Specify five potential anxiety treatment pitfalls and learn evidence-based approaches to avoid or correct them.
3. Implement four mindfulness strategies for treating anxiety symptoms in a clinical setting.
4. Evaluate the inverse relationship between worry and problem solving, and identify its implications for treatment of anxiety.
5. Examine the clinical presentation of panic, worry and fear of guilt and how they compare to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; learn clinical strategies to stop these cycles of negative reinforcement.
6. Develop clinical skills to address treatment-resistant issues, including perfectionism, subjugation, procrastination, hypochondriasis, and catastrophizing/intolerance of uncertainty.

Outline

• Examples of Worry Spirals and Panic Spirals
• The Empirical Evidence
• 3 Benefits of Catching Anxiety Early
• Reminders for Catching Anxiety Early

• Move Toward Relaxation vs. Away From Anxiety
• Process vs. Command
• Present Focus – Mindfulness as a Relaxation Tool
• Acceptance
• Observation of Thoughts and Emotion
• Labeling of Thoughts and Emotions
• Observation and Labeling Game

• Rationale for SCD
• Formal SCD
• In-Session SCD
• Active Relaxation

• An Alternative Way to Do Cognitive Therapy – B3s
• Find Alternative Thoughts
• The Role of “Shoulds” and “Need To’s”
• Change to “Want To’s”
• The Humor of Worry
• Deal with Superstitious Worry
• Limitations of Research and CBT Interventions

• Worry Prevents Problem Solving-Evidence
• 4 Ways to Do Problem Solving

• Dangers of a Poor Assessment
• Stop Encouraging Avoidance and Escape
• Assess for Negative Reinforcement
• Remove Crutches
• Traditional Exposure
• Interoceptive Exposure for Panic
• Finding and Flooding “The Real Worry”
• Risks Associated with Treatment of Panic
• Related Research Limitations

• Progressive-Muscle Relaxation
• Quick Alternatives to PMR
• Energy Conservation

• Hypochondriasis and Fear of Untimely Death
• Perfectionism
• Subjugation
• Catastrophizing/Intolerance of Uncertainty
• Procrastination

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