By its nature, the sheer pervasiveness of anxiety and related mood disorders leaves clients feeling uncertain, fragmented and distressed, with clinicians similarly trying to keep up in a game of therapeutic whack-a-mole. Masterful at organizing and simplifying complex theory and techniques, Dr. Barlow has identified and will teach you the five core skills for helping clients reduce their distress; mindful emotional awareness, challenging automatic thoughts, overcoming avoidance tactics, increasing distress tolerance, and safe emotional exposure. And he does so by walking you step-by-step through eight scientifically-grounded modules of treatment which include setting goals, understanding emotions, cognitive flexibility, emotional exposure and recognizing accomplishment.
Honed over decades of tested clinical research with thousands of patients, the beauty of the Unified Protocol is its simplicity, both in theory and practice. It is ready right out of the box to help you work efficiently and effectively with your clients struggling with anxiety and related emotional disorders.
By watching this interview, you will be able to:
- Describe the core features of the anxiety disorders
- Utilize the therapeutic principles of the Unified Protocol in your treatment
- Organize your treatment techniques into a coherent and effective system of treatment
Length of video: 2:25:41
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-556-4
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-556-4

Dr. Barlow received his PhD from the University of Vermont in 1969 and has published over 500 articles and chapters and over 60 books and clinical manuals, mostly in the areas of anxiety and related emotional disorders, sexual problems, and clinical research methodology. He is formerly Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Brown University, and founded clinical psychology internships in both settings.He was also Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York and Director of the Phobia and Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University at Albany, SUNY.
He joined Boston University in 1996 where he currently teaches.
He is Past-President of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, Past-President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and was Chair of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Psychological Intervention Guidelines, as well as a member of the DSM-IV Task Force of the American Psychiatric Association.
CE credits: 2.25
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the core features of the anxiety disorders
- Utilize the therapeutic principles of the Unified Protocol in your treatment
- Devise treatment plans based on coherent and effective system of treatment
Bibliography available upon request
This course is offered for ASWB ACE credit for social workers. See complete list of CE approvals here
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Course Reviewed January 2023