Deep Dive Into Exposure Work With Youth
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Deep Dive Into Exposure Work With Youth
Presented in collaboration with Alvord, Baker, & Associates
Registration for this series includes access to live and/or archived webinars.
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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Recorded On: 02/20/2026
This 3-hr 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.
How To Register For This Course
This session will be 12:00pm ET - 3:15pm ET (3 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute break).
If you want to attend only this individual course, click "Register" in the upper right corner.
Click here to register for the full series of courses.
Description
This 3-hr 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.
Continuing Education Information
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:
- Discuss motivational and engagement components to enhance exposures and behavioral activation.
- Apply a plan for exposures to modify negative thinking habits.
- List two techniques for generalization and maintenance of change.
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CE Disclaimers
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The National Register maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0010
Mary K. Alvord, PhD
Mary K. Alvord, PhD, is a psychologist and founder of Alvord, Baker & Associates with more than 40 years of clinical experience. Dr. Alvord is a fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Founder of a charity, Resilience Across Borders, she is also co-author of Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens, Resilience-Builder Program, and The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens: Simple CBT Skills to Help You Conquer Fear and Self-Doubt and Take Steps Toward What Really Matters.
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Includes a Live Web Event on 03/13/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT) Recorded On: 03/13/2026
This 3-hr 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.
How To Register For This Course
This session will be 12:00pm ET - 3:15pm ET (3 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute break).
If you want to attend only this individual course, click "Register" in the upper right corner.
Click here to register for the full series of courses.
Description
This 3-hr 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.
Continuing Education Information
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:
- Discuss anxiety disorders in pediatric populations.
- List steps and strategies for ERP.
- Describe benefits and challenges of exposure work with anxious populations.
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CE Disclaimers
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The National Register maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0010
Elizabeth Malesa, PhD
Elizabeth Malesa, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in evidence-based treatments including CBT and ERP for children with a variety of clinical presentations including anxiety, OCD, and autism. She is a Managing Director at Alvord, Baker, & Associates, a large private practice committed to evidence-based practice in the greater Washington DC area that serves children and adults. Dr. Malesa is also an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor George Washington University.
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Includes a Live Web Event on 04/17/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT) Recorded On: 04/17/2026
This 3-hr webinar will provide an 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.
How To Register For This Course
This session will be 12:00pm ET - 3:15pm ET (3 hours and 15 minutes, including a 15-minute break).
If you want to attend only this individual course, click "Register" in the upper right corner.
Click here to register for the full series of courses.
Description
This 3-hr 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.
Continuing Education Information
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. Develop an ERP hierarchy.----------------------------
CE Disclaimers
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The National Register maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0010
Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Bonnie Zucker, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist with a background and expertise in the treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD in children and adults. She is the director of Bonnie Zucker & Associates, a group private practice in Rockville, Maryland. She is the author of several books including Take Control of OCD, Parenting Kids with OCD, and A Perfectionist’s Guide to Not Being Perfect. She is also the co-host of the Anxiety Matters Podcast.
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