BCBSRI is sponsoring an initiative offered by Bradley Hospital’s  Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) to provide training and support for up to 25 clinicians interested in in delivering exposure-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for youth with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Why are we doing this program?

Anxiety is one of the first mental health problems to emerge in childhood and, when untreated, contributes to high rates of adult disability. CBT is the “gold standard" treatment for anxiety and has been very effective in over 150 studies. Exposure is the core component of CBT for anxiety, and is essential for treatment success:

• Exposure is included in nearly all CBT packages for anxiety
• Youth improve the most in CBT after exposure is introduced
• More exposures during therapy strongly predicts better clinical outcomes

Despite the strong evidence for exposure-based therapy, clinicians often cite access to adequate training and support as a barrier for doing exposure-based treatment. This initiative aims to increase the support and training for clinicians to deliver exposure-based treatment for youth with anxiety and OCD.

Clinician Eligibility for Participation

• Independently licensed behavioral health provider (PhD, PsyD, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT)
• In network, participating credentialed with BCBSRI
• Commitment to participate in all training activities and deliver exposure-based treatment
• Patient panel is at least 50% child and/or adolescent

Training Information & Requirements

This program is a three-year commitment supporting initial training, ongoing case consultation, and booster trainings in delivering exposure therapy for anxiety. Participation in all phases of this program is required as outlined below:

• Attend Workshop 1* (Virtual via Zoom): Wednesday 7 de junio de 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Attend Workshop 2* (Virtual via Zoom): Tuesday 13 de junio de 2023, 9:00 – 1:00 p.m.
• Participate in ongoing group case consultation via Zoom: Twice a month for 4 months, Monthly for 4 months, and “drop-in" consultation in Years 2-3 for up to 8 hours. Offered consultation times will be Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m./10:00 a.m.; Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m./12:00 p.m.; Thursdays at 9:00 a.m./11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m.
• Attend 3 booster workshops* in Years 2-3
• Commitment to using exposure therapy with clients with anxiety or OCD
• Completion of brief surveys prior to and after trainings as well as consultation meetings

*Rhode Island Continuing Education Credits and a stiped for your time will be provided.

To access the application, please visit this link: https://redcap.link/enefp4o0

All applications are due by Friday, 21 de abrilst at 5:00 p.m. EST. Applicants selected for this training program will be notified by 5 de mayo de 2023.