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TUCCC 2008 Conference Program
Making Anxiety Disorder Treatment UCCC Friendly
University of Texas – Austin
Diana E. Damer, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Program Director for Group Services
M. Leonor Diaz, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Former Program Director for Group Services
Sarah H. Porter, Ph.D., Staff Counselor
Anxiety is one of the most common concerns among college students; 23% to 35% of students seeking services at college or university counseling centers present with an anxiety disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America, 2007). In this program, we will:
- Share our response to this growing need which entails providing groups targeted at specific anxiety concerns (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, perfectionism, social anxiety) as well as groups for mixed anxiety disorder diagnoses
- Discuss how we adapted empirically validated treatment protocols to be effective in light of the constraints of the academic calendar, competing demands of student life, developmental stages of group members, and finite staff resources
- Provide examples of exercises/activities that illustrate how these protocols were adapted to better engage students and effect greater change
- Reflect upon our experiences with fine-tuning our group treatment program
Program Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the rationale for addressing college students’ anxiety via group therapy
- Identify three benefits of addressing college students anxiety using an integrated group therapy approach tailored to a university population
- Implement a new strategy for recruiting and screening college students for an anxiety group
- Describe modifications to CBT protocols that better address student and counseling center needs
- Implement group experiential activities that illustrate CBT concepts
- Identify ways to develop anxiety group treatment options that address the unique needs of their home university counseling center
This program seeks to advance clinical practice with college students by modifying empirically validated CBT interventions for anxiety to address the unique needs of university counseling center clients and staff.
Date Updated: 09-AUG-2008
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