Deep Dive Into Exposure Work With Youth

Presented in collaboration with Alvord, Baker, & Associates

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Courses

Deep Dive into Exposure Work for Negative Thinking and Behavioral Activation for Youth

February 20, 2026
12:00pm-3:15pm Eastern Time

Presenter: Mary K. Alvord, PhD

This webinar offers an in-depth application of exposures for negative thinking habits and behavioral activation across diagnostic presentations. Motivation, engagement, and distress tolerance will be emphasized. Clinical examples will highlight practical techniques, generalization across settings, and strategies for sustaining change.

3 CE Credits, Instructional Level: Intermediate
3 Contact Hours (New York Board of Psychology)
Disclosures: Dr. Alvord receives royalties from my books: Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens, Resilience-Builder Program, and The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens. Generative AI was used to create copyright-free images for the presentation slides.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss motivational and engagement components to enhance exposures and behavioral activation.
2. Apply a plan for exposures to modify negative thinking habits.
3. List two techniques for generalization and maintenance of change.

Deep Dive Into Exposure Work for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

March 13, 2026
12:00pm-3:15pm Eastern Time

Presenter: Elizabeth Malesa, PhD

This webinar will explore Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches for treating anxiety in children and adolescents. Participants will learn key cognitive and behavioral strategies, with particular emphasis on exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques. Case examples will be presented to illustrate and deepen understanding of these methods.

3 CE Credits, Instructional Level: Intermediate
3 Contact Hours (New York Board of Psychology)
Disclosures: Dr. Malesa has no conflicts of interest for this presentation. Generative AI was not used in the content or development of this presentation.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss anxiety disorders in pediatric populations.
2. List steps and strategies for ERP.
3. Describe benefits and challenges of exposure work with anxious populations. 

Deep Dive Into Exposure Work for Pediatric OCD

April 17, 2026
12:00pm-3:15pm Eastern Time

Presenter: Bonnie Zucker, PsyD

This webinar will provide a thorough understanding of CBT treatment for OCD in children and adolescents. Strategies for both cognitive and behavioral treatments will be taught, including exposure/response prevention (ERP) techniques for treating OCD will be explained. This webinar will offer case examples to further understand the approach.

3 CE Credits, Instructional Level: Intermediate
3 Contact Hours (New York Board of Psychology)
Disclosures: Dr. Zucker has no conflicts of interest for this presentation. Generative AI was not used in the content or development of this presentation.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the value of loop recordings and to be able to create them as part of OCD treatment.
2. Apply the metacognitive therapy approach to treating OCD.
3. Design an ERP hierarchy.

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