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Body Dysmorphia: The Hidden Disorder


Total Credits: 1.0 California Counselors, 1.0 Florida Counselors, 1.0 Ohio Counselors, 1.0 Pennsylvania Counselors, 1.0 South Carolina Counselors, 1.0 California Counselors, 1.0 California Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Florida Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Ohio Counselors, 1.0 Pennsylvania Counselors, 1.0 Ohio Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Pennsylvania Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 South Carolina Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Florida Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Ohio Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 South Carolina Psycho-Educational Specialists, 1.0 Pennsylvania Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 South Carolina Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Pennsylvania Psychologists, 1.0 South Carolina Psycho-Educational Specialists, 1.0 Illinois Psychologists, 1.0 Kentucky Psychologists, 1.0 North Carolina Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants, 1.0 Pennsylvania Physical Therapists and Assistants, 1.0 Utah Physical Therapists And Physical Therapist Assistants, 1.0 Ohio Social Workers, 1.0 Ohio Social Workers, 1.0 Social Workers, 1.0 California Social Workers, 1.0 Florida Social Workers, 1.0 Ohio Social Workers, 1.0 California Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, 1.0 Other Professions, 1.0 Illinois Psychologists, 1.0 Montana Counselors, 1.0 Texas Counselors, 1.0 California Licensed Educational Psychologists, 1.0 Texas Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Montana Social Workers, 1.0 Montana Marriage & Family Therapists, 1.0 Counselors, 1.0 Pennsylvania Psychologists, 1.0 Pennsylvania Social Workers, 1.0 Montana Educators, 1.0 New Jersey Educators, Administrators & Education Services Personnel, 1.0 Texas Educators, 1.0 Arizona Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, 1.0 Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 1.0 New York Educators Self-Study, 1.0 Ohio Psychologists, 1.0 Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

Speakers:
Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C |  Kimberly Morrow, LCSW
Duration:
1 Hour 02 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video


Description

Body Dysmorphia is devastating!  Up to 80% of people affected by BDD consider suicide, so it’s imperative that you are equipped to help.  You may have a client suffering from this disorder, and not even know.

Discover why BDD is called the hidden disorder and the strategies you need to uncover the symptoms masking BDD.

Join anxiety experts, Kimberly Morrow, LCSW and Elizabeth Dupont Spencer, LCSW-C for this jam-packed workshop, including real-life case examples and proven treatment techniques using CBT & ACT.   Together, they will show you how to overcome self-defeating thoughts and dangerous behaviors to move client’s lives forward!

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Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C's Profile

Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C Related Seminars and Products


Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C, is a licensed clinical social worker and board approved supervisor.  Trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist using exposure and response prevention for anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression, she has been in private practice for 25 years, working with children, adolescents and adults.  Elizabeth is a member of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (IOCDF), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA).  She is a Clinical Fellow of the ADAA, and also received the 2012 Clinician Outreach Award and the 2017 Clinician of Distinction Award.  Elizabeth is co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com with a mission to train clinician’s nation-wide in evidence-based treatments.  A graduate of Columbia University in New York City, and the University of Maryland at Baltimore’s School of social work, she completed her clinical training at the National Institutes of Health and the Catholic University of America.  She is the co-author of three books, The Anxiety Cure (2nd Ed., Wiley, 2003), The Anxiety Cure for Kids (2nd Ed., Wiley, 2014)and CBT for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Training Manual for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry, and OCD (PESI, 2018).  Elizabeth works in Rockville, Maryland.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth DuPont Spencer maintains a private practice and is co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Elizabeth DuPont Spencer receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elizabeth DuPont Spencer is a member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the National Association of Social Workers, and the International Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation.


Kimberly Morrow, LCSW's Profile

Kimberly Morrow, LCSW Related Seminars and Products


Kimberly Morrow, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Erie, Pennsylvania.  Graduating from Memphis State University with a Master’s in Psychology and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Master’s in Social Work, Kimberly is a compassionate therapist, an anxiety expert, and a national speaker.  She has been specializing in treating people with anxiety and OCD for over 25 years and teaching other professionals how to treat anxiety for over 15 years. Kimberly has given hundreds of presentations and workshops, including speaking at international conferences, providing a CBT certificate program, speaking to schools, and training thousands of master level clinicians throughout the United States. Kimberly is a graduate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation's Behavior Therapy Institute.  She is a member of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation and of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, chairing several committees. She is the 2012 recipient of the Clinician Outreach Award and the 2015 Member of Distinction Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.  She is co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com, which provides online training and case consultation for therapists to have easy access to quality, evidenced-based training for anxiety and OCD.  Kimberly is the author of Face It and Feel It: 10 Simple But Not Easy Ways to Live Well With Anxiety (Independent Distributors/Heaven-Sent Creative Concepts, 2011) and the co-author of CBT for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Training for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry, and OCD (PESI, 2018).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kimberly Morrow is the co-owner of AnxietyTraining.com and maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as an author with Pesi Publishing. Kimberly Morrow receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Pesi, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kimberly Morrow is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, MFTs, Educators, SLP, OT

Objectives

  1. Identify clues to pursue a diagnosis of BDD with a client.
  2. Describe the importance and role of pharmacotherapy in treating BDD.
  3. Implement at least 4 different CBT and ACT skills in treating a client with BDD

Outline

  • Clues to BDD-the hidden disorder 
  • Assessment of BDD 
  • Pharmacotherapy for BDD 
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for BDD 
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for BDD 
  • Cases Examples