March 2022 IPA Webinar: Three Evidence-Based Strategies for Treating Social Anxiety Disorder
3/18/2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Description
IPA 2022 Webinar Series
1.0 Hour of Category I CE credit Friday, March 18th, 2021 at Noon
Registrants will receive further information for participating via Zoom Webinar for the presentation.
Three Evidence-Based Strategies for Treating Social Anxiety Disorder
Despite being one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders experienced by adolescents and adults in the United States, the severity of Social Anxiety Disorder is widely underestimated by both the clinical and non-clinical community (Warner et al., 2018). The experience of Social Anxiety Disorder is associated with a range of problems including lower occupational attainment and lower earning potential, poorer quality of relationships, and an increased likelihood of experiencing other disorders such as problematic alcohol use and depression (Hope et al., 2010). This webinar will offer an overview of three Cognitive Behavioral Treatment strategies for Social Anxiety Disorder. The webinar will also provide a look at important elements of identity (e.g., ethnicity and sexual orientation) and their potential impact on the experience of social anxiety.
Learning Objectives
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1. Define Social Anxiety Disorder and the two core elements of the disorder.
2. Summarize three main components of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder.
3. Describe how diversity factors such as ethnicity and sexual orientation can impact the experience of social anxiety.
Presenter Bio: Tynessa Franks, Ph.D.
Tynessa Franks is a clinical psychologist at Bashful & Bright where she helps individuals learn evidence-based strategies to overcome problematic social anxiety. She previously worked as a psychologist at both the Atlanta and Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and has held adjunct teaching positions at several colleges in the southeast. Dr. Franks has experience treating anxiety and depressive disorders and has specific interests in leading psychotherapy groups and the application of evidence-based treatment strategies to ethnically diverse populations. She completed her doctoral degree at the University of Virginia and a postdoctoral fellowship focused on the study of serious mental illness at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tynessa Franks
Special Note to Conference Attendees
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists.
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.
Licensees must judge the program’s relevance to their professional practice.
Please note that APA rules require that credit be given only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving early will not receive CE credits. Partial credit cannot be given. We ask that all participants return the post-program evaluation form at the conclusion of the program. Dr. Franks and IPA have not received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
CE certificates will be distributed via email withing two weeks post-event.
Registration Fees IPA New, Premier, Platinum, Emeritus-Practicing, and Student Members - $0
IPA Basic, Emeritus-Retired Members, and Affiliate Members - $15
Non-Members - Psychologists and Other Professionals $30
*If a non-member Student seeking to attend, please either join IPA (free membership with "sponsorship" by an IPA Academic Member or, if outside the state of Indiana, please contact info@indianapsychology.org.
Registration will close on Thursday, March 17th, 2022.
