COURSE OVERVIEW

Psychological Treatment of Anxiety-Related Disorders and Perfectionism

This 1-day workshop will provide you with proven strategies to help your clients break the anxiety and perfectionism cycles that are getting in the way of their recovery.
Format

Virtual

Date

November 16, 2024

Instructor

Dr. Martin Antony PhD, CPsych, FRSC, FCAHS, ABPP

Time

8:00 am - 3:30 pm PST
OR
11:00 am - 6:30 pm EST

Duration

7.5 Hrs

Price (inc. tax)

$420

Course Description
Course Objectives
Meet the Facilitator
Assessment & Certification
Target Audience
Workshop Schedule
Cancellation Policy

Course Description

Join us for this 1-day virtual workshop designed for all healthcare providers looking for solutions to managing anxiety and perfectionism in a variety of healthcare settings. Anxiety and related disorders are common, affecting about 20% of people at some point in their lives. In addition, those with high anxiety often set unrealistic standards for themselves, which can worsen their anxiety. This workshop provides evidence-based, step-by-step methods to help individuals overcome a range of anxiety-related problems, including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress. 


In addition, it will cover strategies for treating perfectionism, both as a main presenting problem and as a feature of other anxiety-related disorders. Attendees will learn cognitive techniques to challenge common beliefs that perpetuate anxiety and perfectionism. The workshop will also discuss well-established behavioural approaches (e.g., exposure therapy, behavioural activation, relaxation) as well as mindfulness and acceptance strategies.


Finally, the workshop will address how to handle ambivalence, resistance, and disengagement in therapy.

Course Objectives


By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the features of perfectionism and anxiety-related disorder.

  • Describe cognitive strategies for treating anxiety-related problems and perfectionism.

  • Describe behavioural strategies for treating anxiety-related problems and perfectionism.

  • Describe mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies for treating anxiety-related problems and perfectionism.

  • Identify strategies to defuse resistance and increase engagement.

Meet the Facilitator

Dr. Martin Antony PhD, CPsych, FRSC, FCAHS, ABPP

Dr. Martin Antony PhD, CPsych, FRSC, FCAHS, ABPP is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Previously, he was founding director of both the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. He was also 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 he is a past president of the Canadian Psychological Association and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 

He has published 34 books and over 300 scientific articles and chapters in areas related to cognitive behavior 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 BBC News, CBC, Chatelaine Magazine, CNN, CTV, the Globe and Mail, National Post, New York Times, O (Oprah) Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Scientific American Mind, Toronto Star, USA Today, Washington Post, and many others.

Assessment & Certification

Participant learning will be assessed via interaction with the instructor throughout the workshop, question & answer, checking-in regarding consolidation of new learning and application to case studies during the live workshop.


At the conclusion of this event, AMP Healthcare Education will collect participant evaluations of the overall learning experience.

Participants will receive a course certificate upon competition.

AMP Healthcare Education is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. AMP Healthcare Education maintains responsibility for the program. This course is approved for 6 CE credits for psychologists. Obtaining the full amount of CEs will require that participants attend all live components of this course and complete any self-paced learning included with the course. Attendance will be taken at each live session & if there is self-paced learning connected with this course, completion will be monitored using the Learn Worlds platform's participant progress tracking feature.

Target Audience

This course is designed for Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists as well as other rehabilitation and mental health providers looking for solutions to managing anxiety and perfectionism in a variety of healthcare settings.

No expertise or previous learning in the content area is required.

Workshop Schedule

8:00 am: Start of Workshop

First Segment: Overview of anxiety-related disorders and perfectionism, Introduction to evidence-based treatments

10:00 am: Break (15 min)

10:15 am: Second Segment: Cognitive strategies, Exposure-based strategies

12:00 pm: Lunch (1 hour) 

1:00 pm: Third Segment: Behavioural activation, Relaxation-based strategies, Problem-solving strategies

2:15 pm: Break (15 min)

2:30 pm: Fourth Segment: Mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies, Motivational enhancement strategies

3:30 pm: End of Workshop

Cancellation Policy

A 10% cancellation fee will be applied to all refunds prior to 2 weeks before the beginning of the course. We cannot issue refunds within 2 weeks of the start date of the course.

The CPA’s approval of an individual, group, or organization as a CE Sponsor or Provider is restricted to the activities described in the approved application or annual report form. The CPA’s approval does not extend to any other CE activity the Sponsor or Provider might offer. In granting its approval, the CPA assumes no legal or financial obligations to Sponsors, Providers, or to those individuals who might participate in a Sponsor or Provider’s CE activities or programs. Further, responsibility for the content, provision, and delivery of any CE activity approved by the CPA remains that of the CE Sponsor or Provider. The CPA disclaims all legal liability associated with the content, provision, and delivery of the approved CE activity.