Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this course<\/em> Intended Audience:<\/strong> Mental and Medical Health Professionals, Mental Health Coaches<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":337435,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Course Summary<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nAnxiety and prolonged stress are increasingly prevalent, impairing functioning and diminishing quality of life for millions of individuals across the lifespan. Anxiety 2.0: Clinical Assessment and Evidence-Based Interventions equips licensed mental health professionals with a comprehensive framework for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. The course begins with clinical conceptualization, examining the multifactorial etiology of anxiety and clarifying DSM-5-TR distinctions to strengthen differential diagnosis and case formulation. Participants then examine the two primary neural pathways implicated in anxiety generation. Bottom-up, amygdala-driven processes are addressed through autonomic nervous system regulation, somatic interventions, graded exposure, and lifestyle strategies designed to reduce conditioned fear responses and physiological hyperarousal. Top-down, cortex-based processes are treated through cognitive behavioral therapy, identification of maladaptive schemas and cognitive distortions, systematic cognitive restructuring, and spiritually integrated contemplative practices that support cognitive renewal and emotional regulation. Emphasis is placed on clinical discernment regarding when each intervention pathway is indicated, equipping clinicians to deliver neurologically informed and spiritually integrated care.\r\n\r\nLearning Objectives<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nParticipants will\u2026\u202f\r\n\r\n
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American Association of Christian Counselors has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7543. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Association of Christian Counselors is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.\r\n\r\nThe American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) offers some psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers and play therapists Continuing Education (CE) credit due for good standing with certain states and a limited number of professional organizations.\u00a0It remains the responsibility of each participant to be aware of state licensure and CE requirements.<\/b>\r\n\r\nParticipants should check their state and\/or local regulations<\/em> regarding required continuing education hours.<\/strong>\u00a0For more information Light University Continuing Education programs, please visit:\u00a0https:\/\/lightuniversity.com\/continuing-education-statements\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nReferences<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nAggarwal, S., Wright, J., Morgan, A., Patton, G., & Reavley, N. (2023). Religiosity and spirituality in the prevention and management of depression and anxiety in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 23,<\/em> 729. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12888-023-05091-2\r\n\r\nAmerican Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders<\/em> (5th ed., text rev.; DSM-5-TR). American Psychiatric Association.\r\n\r\nAndreasen, N. C., & Black, D. W. (2019). Introductory textbook of psychiatry<\/em> (7th ed.). American Psychiatric Association.\r\n\r\nKozlowska, K., Scher, S., & Helgeland, H. (2020). Treatment interventions I: Working with the body. In Functional somatic symptoms in children and adolescents<\/em> (pp. 245\u2013268). Palgrave Macmillan. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-46184-3_14\r\n\r\nLeDuke, D. O., Borio, M., Miranda, R., & Tye, K. M. (2023). Anxiety and depression: A top-down, bottom-up model of circuit function. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1525<\/em>(1), 70\u201387. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/nyas.1499\r\n\r\nMuhammad Khir, S., Wan Mohd Yunus, W. M. A., Mahmud, N., Wang, R., Panatik, S. A., Mohd Sukor, M. S., & Nordin, N. A. (2024). Efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation in adults for stress, anxiety, and depression: A systematic review. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 17,<\/em> 345\u2013365. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/PRBM.S437277\r\n\r\nNoordsy, D. L., Abbott-Frey, A., & Chawla, V. (2024, February 23). Special report: Lifestyle psychiatry emphasizes behaviors supporting mental health. Psychiatric News.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.pn.2024.03.3.19\r\n\r\nPapola, D. (2024). Psychotherapies for generalized anxiety disorder in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. JAMA Psychiatry, 81<\/em>(3), 320. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamapsychiatry.2023.5364\r\n\r\nRoll, S. C., Hardison, M. E., Vigen, C., & Black, D. S. (2020). Mindful body scans and sonographic biofeedback as preparatory activities to address patient psychological states in hand therapy: A pilot study. Hand Therapy, 25<\/em>(3), 98\u2013106. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1758998320930752\r\n\r\nWang, Y., Vlemincx, E., Vantieghem, I., Dhar, M., Dong, D., & Vandekerckhove, M. (2022). Bottom-up and cognitive top-down emotion regulation: Experiential emotion regulation and cognitive reappraisal on stress relief and follow-up sleep physiology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19<\/em>(13), 7621. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph19137621\r\n\r\nThe prevalence of anxiety in adult endocrinology outpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023). Journal of Affective Disorders.<\/em> https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37776733\/\r\n\r\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[974,910],"product_tag":[912,1139,1129,1130,926],"class_list":{"0":"post-337431","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-christian-counseling-2-0-best-practices-series","7":"product_cat-continuing-education","8":"product_tag-anxiety","9":"product_tag-anxt2-0-ondt","10":"product_tag-clinical-practice","11":"product_tag-evidence-based","12":"product_tag-mental-health","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"virtual","17":"sold-individually","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n