Dr. Amanda Fialk is the Partner and Chief Clinical Officer at The Dorm, a young adult treatment community with locations in New York City, NY and Washington, D.C. Amanda received her master’s degree and a doctoral degree in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work where her dissertation focused on the clinical implications of countertransference in the treatment of addiction. She completed psychoanalytic training at The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. Prior to joining The Dorm in 2011, Amanda was the Program Director for New York Center For Living and Flatbush Addiction Treatment Center. Amanda has specialized training in DBT, CBT, addiction and co-occurring disorders, eating disorders, family therapy, EMDR and motivational interviewing. Amanda believes that clients and their families need to be treated holistically and from a strengths-based perspective and has seen firsthand the healing power of the therapeutic alliance.
She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the New York Academy of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
Supporting High School Students with School-Related Anxiety and School Avoidance
As many as 5% of high school students regularly avoid school due to anxiety or mood concerns, with some indications that these rates have increased since the start of the COVID pandemic. School avoidance is associated with a number of negative outcomes, including academic decline, loneliness, family conflict, and challenges in transitioning to college and/or work. The treatment of school avoidance typically involves multiple dimensions, including (a) individual cognitive-behavioral therapy, (b) caregiver-based support, and (c) coordination with the teen’s school. This workshop will provide an...Read more overview of school avoidance in high school students and will outline helpful assessment and treatment strategies. The workshop will review the following:
- Functional assessment of school avoidance behavior
- Cognitive and exposure-based strategies to help students better manage school-related anxiety and avoidance
- Helpful approaches to support parents of school-avoidant teens
- Collaboration with a student’s school to promote school attendance and provide appropriate support Less...
Learning Objectives
- Identify the four primary functions of school avoidance in youth.
- Describe 3 cognitive-behavioral interventions to help teens manage school-related anxiety.
- List two behavioral interventions that parents/caregivers can utilize to promote more consistent school attendance.
- Describe one school-based support that can promote consistent school attendance.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Live Interactive Webinar
03:00 PM EDT - 04:00 PM EDT
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EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Amanda Fialk, PhD, LCSW, LICSW
Partner and Chief Clinical Officer, The Dorm
Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D.
Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D. is an associate professor of clinical psychology in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University. He serves as Director of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) -Westchester, an outpatient clinic in Columbia University's Child and Adolescent Division that specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders in children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Puliafico specializes in the assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety, mood and externalizing disorders. His clinical work and research have focused on the treatment of pediatric OCD, school refusal, and adapting treatments for young children with anxiety. Dr. Puliafico received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Temple University. Dr. Puliafico regularly lectures on the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders. He is the co-author of "The OCD Workbook for Kids".
Agenda
3pm - 3:15pm: General overview of School Avoidance, School-Phobia
3:15pm - 3:50pm: Learning Objectives
3:50pm- 4pm: Questions/Answers
CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour
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