Producer: VPA/Brattleboro Retreat
We will examine social anxiety disorder and perfectionism separately, and then discuss the findings from the ever-growing literature linking social anxiety disorder and perfectionism. We will also discuss the practical implications and effect of the presence of social anxiety with perfectionism when assessing, diagnosing, conceptualizing, and treating social anxiety disorder.
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, and is also approved by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners to sponsor continuing education for psychologists licensed in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics: 0
Cultural Competency: 0
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types;
Ethics: 0
Cultural Competency: 0
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health for continuing education credit for licensed clinical mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics: 0
Cultural Competency: 0
7.2 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Connecticut accepts these credits for continuing education for psychologists in Connecticut pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191c(b). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Veterans' Mental Health: 0
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing educaiton for psychologists. Based on this approval, this course is pre-approved for credit for Connecticut licensed professional counselors under Conn. Agencies Regs § 20-195cc-3(a)(1). This course is intended to qualify for mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics: 0
Veterans' Mental Health: 0
6 CE Credits for Psychologists & LMHCs
7.2 CE Credits for LCSWs
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in 251 C.M.R. §§ 4.02, 4.03.
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponsored by an organization with such approval, this course qualifies for credit for clinical social workers and certified social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d).
This course has been approved by the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association for continuing education credit for licensed mental health counselors in Massachusetts. MaMHCA Approval # 23-0469
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The New Hampshire Board of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in Psyc § 402.01(d)(11). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics: 0
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics: 0
Suicide Prevention: 0
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical mental health counselors licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics: 0
Suicide Prevention: 0
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for marriage and family therapists; pastoral psychotherapists; and school social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). The course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics: 0
Suicide Prevention: 0
6 CE Contact Hours
The Vermont Psychological Association 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-0210. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated continuing education topics as follows:
Ethics: 0
Professional Boundaries: 0
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsibility for its programs and their content. Psychologists and other professionals licensed in states whose respective licensing boards approve continuing education offered by APA-approved sponsors may earn continuing education credits for this course.
| Speaker Slides (6.5 MB) | 157 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Research References (86.5 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (45.7 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Hewitt & Flett MPS (Research Only) (448.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Social Interaction & Phobia Scale (13.2 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Justin W. Weeks, Ph.D., is currently the psychotherapy director of the Anxiety Subspecialty Treatment Program in the Department of Psychology at Nebraska Medicine, a comprehensive health network, and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is also the director of the anxiety track of the psychology internship program at Nebraska Medicine. In addition to being an active practitioner specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and related disorders in adults, Dr. Weeks is active in research and education.
Dr. Weeks completed his graduate work at Temple University under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Heimberg, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Stress and Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. He was previously a researcher, instructor, clinical supervisor, and director of the Center for Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety (CETA) at Ohio University.
Dr. Weeks served as the guest editor-in-chief for a special issue on social anxiety disorder of the journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in 2012. In 2013, has was the program chair for the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and in 2014 served as the editor of the Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Social Anxiety Disorder. He is currently serving as the guest editor-in-chief for a special issue on social anxiety disorder of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders that is scheduled to be published in 2024.
Describe and explain the ever-growing literature linking social anxiety disorder and perfectionism.
Appropriately conceptualize and accurately diagnose social anxiety disorder, including wtihin the context of perfectionism.
Design exposures that are appropriately tailored to social anxiety disorder symptoms (including within the context of perfectionism).
Effectively implement exposures that are appropriately tailored to social anxiety disorder symptoms.
Explain how to help clients restructure negative automatic thoughts that typify social anxiety disorder, including negative automatic thoughts which pertain to perfectionism.
