Abstract:

This presentation offers a practical foundation on the generation of accessible materials for conference presentations. Topics include creating accessible presentation slides and posters, with explanations of why specific practices are more accessible. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions about applying these principles to their work.

Presenter Biography:

Dr. Ashley Woodman is the Program Director for the Developmental Disabilities and Human Service (DDHS) program and a Senior Lecturer in Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst. Her work focuses on the impact of raising a child with a disability on parent and family well-being, and the impact of family processes on the psychosocial development of individuals with disabilities over the life course.

Elodie Carel is a Clinical Psychology PhD student at UMass Amherst. Her research interests lie in how social processes support disability identity development and well-being. Elodie has a passion for the creation and dissemination of accessible materials related to research.

Abstract:

Telehealth delivery of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatments, such as exposure-based therapies, has significantly increased since the COVID-19 pandemic (Morland et al., in press).  Exposure based therapies are one of the most effective forms of therapy for treating PTSD (VA & DOD, 2023) and telehealth allows more individuals to access and engage in these treatments. This webinar will review the state of the science of evidence for exposure-based PTSD therapies, such as prolonged exposure and written exposure therapy, delivered via telehealth. Steps to set the stage for the successful delivery of remote exposure-based care for PTSD will be discussed. Clinical case examples will be discussed to illustrate the unique benefits, as well as some common pitfalls and challenges, with using telehealth to deliver exposure therapies for PTSD. This webinar will help clinicians better understand how to successfully engage clients in exposure-based PTSD therapies delivered remotely. 

Abstract:

Despite CBT being one of the most effective treatments for sexual health concerns, many clinicians don't want to touch sex therapy with a 10-foot pole! And it makes sense, because most of us were never trained in sex therapy and let's face it, there's much taboo around sex. In this presentation, you'll learn that sex therapy isn't as scary (or as sexy) as it sounds. You'll learn easy assessment options to ask your couples about their sexual health, important sexual health clinical pearls to share with your clients, and a basic behavioral sex therapy intervention (Sensate Focus) that any CBT clinician can implement to treat common sexual health concerns.