Your clients with dating anxiety want the relationship, but they’re scared to go after it.
Racked with fears of inadequacy, anxiety about awkwardness, and worry over judgment and rejection – they avoid the very thing they need to do to have a chance at getting what they want.
The hardest part about treating any form of social anxiety is breaking through the resistance to facing the feared situation …
And the feared situation these days is so complex – from catfishing to ghosting, from hookup mentality to situationships – it’s overwhelming.
Now you can get the essential tools you need to help your clients move forward despite their insecurities. Join Dr. Martin Antony, distinguished anxiety expert and author of The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook, for this unique training that offers practical, evidence-based strategies you can use right away.
Whether you work with teens or adults, you’ll get everything you need to break down distorted thoughts, avoidance patterns, and interpersonal barriers. You’ll learn:
Untreated, dating anxiety leaves clients feeling isolated and hopeless about relationships –
REGISTER TODAY to create transformational change!
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NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 3.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 3.0 credit hours.
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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.
This activity qualifies for 195 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
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This course offers 3.0 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 3.25 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist, professor in the department of psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. He received his PhD in psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. Previously, he was founding director of both the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, and he was provincial clinical and training lead for the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and a past president of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Dr. Antony has published 34 books and over 300 scientific articles and chapters in areas related to cognitive behavioral therapy and anxiety-related disorders. He has given more than 425 presentations to audiences across four continents, and has been interviewed, featured, or quoted more than 450 times in various print, radio, television, and online media outlets, including The Atlantic, BBC, CBC, Chatelaine magazine, CNN, CTV, Globe and Mail, National Geographic, National Post, The New York Times, O (The Oprah Magazine), Prevention Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Scientific American Mind, Time, Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, WebMD, and many others.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Martin Antony has employment relationships with Toronto Metropolitan University, McMaster University, and University of Toronto. He receives compensation as a national speaker and consultant. He receives royalties as a published author . Dr. Antony receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Martin Antony is a fellow with the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Association for Psychological Science, and the Canadian Psychological Association. He serves as a scientific committee member of Anxiety Canada. Dr. Antony is a member of Anxiety and Depression Association of America, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 15-minute break mid-morning. Actual break start time is at the discretion of the speaker. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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Dating Anxiety in the 21st Century
Research & Clinical Context
Cognitive Interventions
Strategies for Unrealistic Standards and Personalization
Exposure and Skills-Based Interventions
Shift Overanalyzing and Reassurance-Seeking
Additional Treatment Considerations
Tools to Decrease Misunderstandings and Emotional Distance
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