My name is Savannah Johnson, and I am the research study coordinator supporting the Evidence Based Practice Institute.
I wanted to let you know that we still have some seats available for the Psych 571 spring course on CBT and TF-CBT. If you could let your departments know as well as students who might be interested that would be great! I’ve had the instructor, Won-Fong Lau Johnson, prepare a description of the class below. Please send out as you see fit. It is open to all disciplines, but they do need to email Dr. Johnson directly for approval to register. Class will be Thursdays, 1-4:50pm.
*CBT for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Related Disorders. The upcoming PSYCLIN 571 course for Spring 2018 will provide students with an in-depth, hands-on introduction to evidence-based, cognitive behavioral *treatments (CBT) for children and adolescents with anxiety-related disorders, with an emphasis on treating child traumatic stress. The course will highlight specific components of treatment that are common across most cognitive-behavioral interventions, with specific training provided in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Students will learn the fundamentals of how to assess and treat anxiety and trauma in children. The course will also focus on adaptations to match client presentation, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and treatment setting. This course will include an integration of theory and practice. The cognitive and behavioral techniques that compromise most of evidence-based treatments for children and families will be presented in assigned readings, via the web-based training program, and modeled during class meetings. A significant part of the course will involve opportunities for practice (e.g., role-plays, modeling in the classroom in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Practicing skills as homework will also be encouraged. A goal of the class is for students to achieve competency on a subset of the skills via in-class skills demonstrations, and feedback from both the instructor and students will be given. Students will also be required to complete the TF-CBT Web online training program in TF-CBT. Still have questions? Please contact the course instructor, Won-Fong Lau Johnson at fongj8@uw.edu.
