Thursday, January 15th, 2026

11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Eastern/ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Central/ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Mountain/ 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Pacific/ 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Alaska/6:00 AM - 7:30 AM Hawaii

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

Intermediate level

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

During mass trauma such as the events of October 7^th in Israel, there are many critical issues to consider regarding how to organize and respond to mental health issues. Some key questions that arise include: What are the various cultural and language factors that are likely to impact treatment and recovery? How exposed were the clinicians to the trauma? Given the estimates of thousands of individuals to likely suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and depression, how does one choose what treatments to train clinicians in? What are the commonalities and differences in the different approaches? Given the existing knowledge of Prolonged Exposure and EMDR in Israel, we worked on training therapists in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Written Exposure Therapy in the first major roll outs, and then added trainings in the Unified Protocol and Interpersonal Psychotherapy more recently. We will present how we developed expedited training models to try to quickly provide response while maintaining quality, and challenges that we faced along the way. 

Presenter Biography:

Jonathan Huppert is Helen and Sam Beber Chair of Clinical Psychology and Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the former department chair and former head of the clinical program. Dr. Huppert is the head of the Laboratory for the Treatment and Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing at The Hebrew University. He has been working for over 25 years treating, studying, and working to improve treatments for anxiety, OCD, PTSD and related disorders. He has published over 150 articles and chapters on processes and outcomes in evidence-based psychological interventions with an emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy, experimental psychopathology, assessment, emotion regulation, the alliance, placebo effects, and most recently imagery-based interventions and theories of treatment. Dr. Huppert has worked on dissemination of cognitive behavioral therapy throughout Israel. He has been spearheading the development of internet based CBT in Hebrew and Arabic and also improving access to evidence based treatments in collaboration with Israel's Ministry of Health and HMOs. After October 7th, Dr. Huppert has established the Center for Trauma Recovery at The Hebrew University, which is focused on training therapists in evidence-based treatments for trauma and related disorders in the public sector, developing technology to help reach people at scale, and developing a campaign for the public and therapists. They have trained over 300 therapists in the last year alone.

Moderator Biography:

Komal Sharma-Patel, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Sharma-Patel is a Clinical Psychologist at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC, overseeing the Mood and Trauma program and part of the comprehensive outpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program for teens and their caregivers. She also is a trainer for TF-CBT and AF-CBT.

At the end of the webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Discuss two (or more) barriers to assessment and routine outcome monitoring 
2. Describe at least 4 therapeutic approaches when addressing responses to trauma 
3. Explain commonalities and differences among the approaches
4. Identify at least two challenges disseminating evidence-based interventions at scale after mass trauma

Recommended Readings:

• Castro-Camacho, L., Barlow, D. H., García, N., Farchione, T. J., Idrobo, F., Rattner, M., ... & Moreno, J. D. (2023). Effects of a contextual adaptation of the unified protocol in multiple emotional disorders in individuals exposed to armed conflict in Colombia: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry, 80(10), 991-999.
• Katsoty, D., Greidinger, M., Neria, Y., Segev, A., & Lurie, I. (2024). A prediction model of PTSD in the Israeli population in the aftermath of October 7th, 2023, terrorist attack and the Israel–Hamas war. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 13(1), 63.
• Levi-Belz, Y., Groweiss, Y., Blank, C., & Neria, Y. (2024). PTSD, depression, and anxiety after the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel: a nationwide prospective study. EClinicalMedicine, 68.
• Rothbaum, B. O., & Watkins, L. E. (2025). An Update on Psychotherapy for the Treatment of PTSD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 182(5), 424-437.
• Sloan, D. M., & Marx, B. P. (2024). An overview of Written Exposure Therapy: a brief treatment for PTSD. Psychiatric Annals, 54(3), e70-e74.

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied.

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies incurs significant administrative cost related to your registration before a webinar.  Therefore, there are no refunds for live webinars. If you unable to attend a webinar, we will provide you with the recorded version after the live presentation (which is still eligible for CE credit). If you wish to cancel or request to transfer your webinar registration to another webinar please email your request to membership@abct.org. 

ABCT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ABCT maintains responsibility for this program and its content

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5797. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) to offer continuing education as Provider #4600

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), 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-0124

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Greeman, ABCT Web Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 208
rgreeman@abct.org

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Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

10:00 AM- 11:30 AM Eastern/ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central/ 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Mountain/ 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Pacific/ 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM Alaska/5:00 AM - 6:30 AM Hawaii

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

Join Dr. Anne Marie Albano—authority on the assessment and treatment of anxiety and related disorders in youth—for an in-depth, practice-focused webinar on engaging parents and adolescents in effective, developmentally attuned treatment. This training will highlight the rationale, conceptual framework, and therapeutic strategies used to help anxious adolescents and emerging adults who struggle to achieve appropriate age- and role-related independence. Participants will receive an orientation to the developmental CBT model known as LEAP (Launching Emerging Adolescents/Adults Program). Building on this foundation, the webinar will focus on helping young people manage anxiety by actively involving their primary support systems, reducing unhelpful accommodations, and cultivating the competencies required for independent functioning.

Dr. Albano will combine didactic teaching with group discussion. Attendees will be invited to share insights and advanced clinical approaches, promoting rich dialogue around effective parent–youth collaboration. Topics will be grounded in a developmental CBT perspective and will address how youth dependency and parental overprotection can interact to maintain anxiety and hinder progress toward independence. Specific areas of focus include:
• Engaging parents and youth collaboratively while upholding youth confidentiality
• Understanding parental history, beliefs, and their impact on treatment
• Assessing developmental milestones and functional capacities
• Identifying and addressing patterns of overprotection and accommodation
• Collaborative goal setting with families
• Strengthening communication and problem-solving skills
• Using role reversal and other experiential methods to enhance insight, shared understanding, and youth empowerment

Designed to be interactive, the webinar offers opportunities for case discussion, application of concepts, and collaborative problem-solving. Participants will leave with expanded clinical tools for supporting youth in developing self-efficacy, age-appropriate coping skills, and the confidence needed to move toward healthy independence in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Presenter Biography:

Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., ABPP, CUCARD, is the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) Professor of Medical Psychology in Psychiatry and Director of the NYP Center for Youth Mental Health. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Albano is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and is Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Deepen clinical understanding of the dynamics that maintain youth anxiety and parental overinvolvement—particularly as they contribute to stalled development during the transition to adulthood. 
2. Develop the ability to assess youth and parent goals, evaluate the young person’s developmental functioning, and identify patterns of parental overprotection or overinvolvement. 
3. Use role play and case-based learning to practice experiential interventions and exposure strategies that engage both youth and parents in the therapeutic process. 

Recommended Readings:

1. Lebowitz ER, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;59(3):362-372. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014. Epub 2019 Mar 7. PMID: 30851397; PMCID: PMC6732048.

2. Carollo A, De Marzo S, Esposito G. Parental care and overprotection predict worry and anxiety symptoms in emerging adult students. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2024 Aug;248:104398. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104398. Epub 2024 Jul 17. PMID: 39025031.
3. Cruciani G, Fontana A, Benzi IMA, Sideli L, Parolin LAL, Muzi L, Carone N. Mentalized Affectivity, Helicopter Parenting, and Psychopathological Risk in Emerging Adults: A Network Analysis. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2024 Sep 18;14(9):2523-2541. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe14090167. PMID: 39329835; PMCID: PMC11431566.
4. Hoffman, L., Guerry, J., & Albano, A.M. (2018).  Anxiety Disorders:  Transitional Age Youth.  Current Psychiatry Reports:  Child and Adolescent Disorders, 20: 25.  Philadelphia: Springer.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-018-0888-9, 10.1007/s11920-018-0888-9

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied.

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies incurs significant administrative cost related to your registration before a webinar.  Therefore, there are no refunds for live webinars. If you unable to attend a webinar, we will provide you with the recorded version after the live presentation (which is still eligible for CE credit). If you wish to cancel or request to transfer your webinar registration to another webinar please email your request to membership@abct.org. 

ABCT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ABCT maintains responsibility for this program and its content

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5797. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) to offer continuing education as Provider #4600

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), 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-0124

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Greeman, ABCT Web Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 208
rgreeman@abct.org

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