THE UNIFIED PROTOCOL (UP)
Presenter: Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D. Friday, November 8, 2024 ♦ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (EDT) Zoom Webinar
The Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders for adults, and in Children and Adolescents (UP/UP-C/UP-A) present the compelling idea that there may be a more efficient method of presenting evidence-based psychotherapy strategies, such as those commonly included in CBT and other behavior therapies, in order to simultaneously address an array of emotional disorder concerns. The Unified Protocols frame treatment strategies in the general language of strong or intense emotions and promote change through a common lens that can be flexibly adapted across adult and youth emotional disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorders and others, sub-threshold presentations of such or combinations of these problem areas. Specifically, the UP helps promote well-being by allowing clients to focus on a straightforward goal across emotional concerns: reducing intense negative emotion states by extinguishing the distress and anxiety these emotions produce through emotion-focused education, awareness techniques, cognitive strategies, problem-solving and an array of behavioral strategies, including a full-range of exposure and activation techniques. These techniques have been used in brief formats across several service grants and implementation projects via telehealth, making these briefer versions of the UP useful to support caregivers, children and adolescents, respectively, that may be experiencing distress. Following a brief review of the rationale for the UP, UP-C and UP-A, the clinical content of each intervention approach will be discussed using video examples and brief technique demonstrations to illustrate the brief, flexible nature of these psychotherapy materials and how they may be utilized as individual strategies and in combination to support emotional well-being.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at the University of Miami. At Miami, she also serves at the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology and is the Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment (CAMAT) Program, a research clinic that serves the South Florida and broader community through an array of evidence-based service and research projects on youth psychotherapy. Dr. Ehrenreich-May graduated from the University of Mississippi with her Ph.D. in Psychology in 2002 and worked at Boston University before moving to the University of Miami in 2008. Best known as the developer of several psychotherapy manuals for youth emotional concerns, such as the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents and Mastery of Youth Anxiety and Panic for Adolescents, amongst others. Dr. Ehrenreich-May’s work focuses on optimizing and implementing youth psychotherapy approaches for problems like anxiety, depression, irritability, and OCD in children and families. Dr. Ehrenreich-May is a notable mentor, clinical trainer, and collaborator in this domain, with scholars and clinicians amongst her former students and international applications of her psychotherapy approaches abundant. She has grants from local community agencies in South Florida, foundation sources, and federal agencies to support her current psychotherapy research and the services available in CAMAT and in the South Florida community. Dr. Ehrenreich-May has held several prominent service roles on the University- and national levels in the United States, perhaps most notably as the 2022-2023 President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Participants will be able to:
PROGRAM AGENDA
09:00 am – 10:00 am Engaging challenging parents or caregivers in child therapy 10:00 am – 11:00 am Reflective practices for working with challenging caregivers 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Supporting complex child therapy case work For additional information on continuing education policies, please visit our web site at http://psychology.nova.edu/ce.
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