Overview

The APS hosts this webinar with the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

Over 20 million people with a mental health condition will not receive care each year (SAMHSA, 2017) and of those who do, only 30% will receive evidence-based treatment (Radomsky & Otto, 2001).

Although efficacious interventions for many mental disorders have been developed, uptake of these treatments in routine clinical practice has been poor. Transdiagnostic interventions designed to target the limited number of shared mechanisms (personality vulnerabilities) that account for symptoms across a range of psychopathology have the potential to significantly streamline care, increasing the likelihood that patients will be able to access evidence-based treatment.

This webinar will describe the development, efficacy testing, and personalization of two personality-focused transdiagnostic interventions (i.e., the Unified Protocol, COMPASS) and describe how they can significantly streamline care.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

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Activity details

On-demand webinar recording.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• articulate a transdiagnostic case conceptualization based on the personality dimensions that maintain symptoms,

• describe how the personality trait vulnerabilities can account for the high degree of comorbidity observed in clinical practice, and

• articulate how the Unified Protocol and BPD Compass modules engage personality-based treatment targets (i.e., negative affectivity, antagonism, and disinhibition).

Presenter(s)

Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Sauer-Zavala is Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working with people struggling with anxiety and depression. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky (UK) where she develops new treatments for common mental health conditions and tests them in rigorous clinical trials. Dr. Sauer-Zavala received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from UK in 2011; she completed her predoctoral residency at Duke University Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University. Dr. Sauer-Zavala is well-regarded in her field. She has co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and an academic book on personality. Her research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Templeton Foundation.