Presentation:
Managing Anxiety in Youth: More Action, Less Talk

Speaker:
Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABPP (he/him/his)
Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor, Department of Psychology, Temple Univ.

Director, Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Temple Univ.

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Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will

• Be able to identify anxiety disorders in youth
• Recognize the developmental, cognitive, and familial forces on anxiety disorders in youth
• Recognize and be able to implement strategies and empirically supported intervention skills for youth suffering from anxiety disorders
• Recognize what we know and what we do not yet know about effective cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in youth.
   

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Educational goals:
The presentation strives to improve participants’ abilities to identify anxiety disorders in youth and to better understand the nature of anxiety disorders in youth, including developmental, cognitive, and familial forces. The presentation also strives to communicate a better understanding of the cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in youth, including empirically supported strategies and the probabilities of differential outcomes.

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs, and pharmacists who participate in this activity.