Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT): Advancing Treatment for Chronic Anxiety and Mood Disorders
with Dr. Doug Mennin
April 3
Patients with “distress disorders” (including generalized anxiety disorder & major depressive disorder, especially when they co-occur) and individuals in distressing contexts (i.e., COVID-19 pandemic, having a chronic medical condition, familial caregiving), fail to make sufficient treatment gains thereby prolonging diminished life functioning and satisfaction. These patients often display heightened sensitivity to threat/safety and reward/loss contexts as well as negative self-talk (i.e., worry, rumination, self-criticism) to manage this motivationally relevant distress yet often to the detriment of engaging new opportunities. Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT) addresses these factors by focusing on the momentary emotional cascade through integration of principles from traditional and contemporary CBT and experiential therapies with basic and translational findings from affective science. Participants will receive an introduction to the ERT approach to case formulation and treatment principles including 1) expanding understanding of distress using a motivational and emotion regulation perspective; 2) cultivating mindful awareness and acceptance of sensations, bodily, responses, and conflicting emotions; 3) developing emotion regulation skills that promote a distanced and reframed meta-cognitive perspective; 4) applying these skills during experiential exposure to meaningful behavioral actions and associated internal conflicts to taking these actions; and 5) building a plan to maintain gains and take bolder action despite the ending of the therapeutic relationship.
About Douglas Mennim:
Douglas Mennin is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Mennin has also had faculty positions at Yale University, New York University, and CUNY Hunter College. Dr. Mennin has trained numerous graduate students and post-baccalaureate research assistants on diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. He has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books and regularly gives invited workshops and colloquia, and often speaks to the media about how to help people better understand and respond to their struggles with anxiety, worry, and depression. He currently serves on the editorial board of six journals and has been on the executive boards of the APA Division of Clinical Psychology and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, and is the former Chair of the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA).
Free for Florida CBT members | $15 for non-members
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