This training is only open to licensed mental health professionals
Overview: Anxiety Disorders and Sensory Dysregulation affect millions
people world-wide. Millions of people are treated every day for
anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are the most common illness in
the United States effecting 40 million people over the age of 18 years
old. There is a lifetime prevalence for children developing an anxiety
disorder is 25.1%. Sensory Dysregulation is a very common less
understood disorder which affects millions of people. Left
untreated, children with Anxiety Disorders and Sensory Dysregulation
can develop extremely complicated, hard to treat disorders in
adulthood, thus, putting a strain on the workforce due to an inability
to work or complete and put a drain on the healthcare system. This
workshop will provide an overview of Sensory Dysregulation and
identify how it affects behavior across the lifespan. Participants
will learn how to identify Sensory Dysregulation as a co-morbid
condition with anxiety disorders and how to effectively modify
treatment in order to adequately address both conditions. Attention
will be placed on childhood disorders, however we will address the
issue of treating adults. Objectives: 1. Attendees will
become familiar with basic functions of the nervous
system. 2. Attendees will understand the multiple ways in
which Sensory Dysregulation may affect behavior.3. Attendees
will become familiar with the transdiagnostic nature of Sensory
Dysregulation and how it interacts with OCD and other Anxiety
Disorders.4. Attendees will learn how to effectively modify
treatment in order to adequately address the co-morbid conditions.
About the Presenter Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC, is a senior
clinician, supervisor, and a co-director of the training program at
the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, where she has
worked since the mid 1980's. Ms. Golomb specializes in treatment of
anxiety disorders in children and adults. She has conducted numerous
workshops and seminars and participated as an expert in panel
discussions covering many topics including Tourette Syndrome,
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trichotillomania, and providing
cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxious adults. In addition to
publishing articles for professional journals and newsletters, Ms
Golomb is an author of "The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to
Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle" a book describing the
comprehensive treatment of trichotillomania in children and “Stay
Out of My Hair” and “A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling
Disorder: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with
Trichotillomania,” books designed to educate, guide, and support
parents of children with trichotillomania. Ms Golomb is also an author
of “Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory
Dysregulation.” She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board
for The TLC Foundation for BFRBs. Continuing Education Information
Rathbone & Associates is authorized by the Board of Social Work
Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education
programs and maintains full responsibility for the programs and their
content. These trainings qualify for Category I continuing education
units. Please contact your state board for verification of reciprocity
with other states and professions. In order to receive a certificate,
registrants must attend the entire session.
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