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  • Friday, Nov 17th
    8:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    Master Clinician Seminar 1 - Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Decision Making
    Location: Queets (505), Level 5
    Presenter: Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. – American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
    Adult Anxiety
     Earn 2 Credit
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    Master Clinician Seminar 3 - Developing Effective Imagery in Exposure-based Therapies
    Location: Queets (505), Level 5
    Presenter: Dean McKay, ABPP, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Fordham University
    Adult Anxiety
     Earn 2 Credit
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Symposium 72 - Cultivating Compassion in the Face of Social Anxiety: Exploring the Role of Self-compassion Interventions in Promoting Well-being for Socially Anxious Individuals
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Chair: Kati Lear, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center
    Discussant: David Moscovitch, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Waterloo
    Presenter: Kati Lear, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center
    Presenter: Jolie T.K. Ho, M.A., M.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Waterloo
    Presenter: Kamila Szczyglowski, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Wilfrid Laurier University
    Presenter: Elizabeth T. Slivjak, M.A. – University of Colorado Boulder
    Presenter: Joanna J. Arch, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Adult Anxiety
     Earn 1.5 Credit
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    1 - (SYM 72) from Cringe to Compassion: Shame and Self-compassion in Social Encounters Among People with Social Anxiety
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Speaker: Kati Lear, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center
    Co-author: Sarah Smith, B.S. (she/her/hers) – Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and training Center
    Co-author: Jason B. Luoma, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Portland Psychotherapy
    Adult Anxiety
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    2 - (SYM 72) the Role of Fears of Receiving Compassion in Socially Anxious Individuals' Immediate Emotional Responses to Compassionate Displays from Others
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Speaker: Jolie T.K. Ho, M.A., M.S. (she/her/hers) – University of Waterloo
    Co-author: David Moscovitch, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – University of Waterloo
    Adult Anxiety
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    3 - (SYM 72) More Positivity, Less Avoidance: Impact of Self-compassion on Future Social Situations Among Individuals with Elevated Social Anxiety
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Speaker: Kamila Szczyglowski, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Wilfrid Laurier University
    Co-author: Nancy Kocovski, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wilfrid Laurier University
    Adult Anxiety
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    4 - (SYM 72) Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief, Common Humanity- and Exposure-based Group Intervention for Socially Anxious Students
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Speaker: Elizabeth T. Slivjak, M.A. – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-author: Joanna J. Arch, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Adult Anxiety
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    5 - (SYM 72) Self-compassion Interventions and Their Effects Among Socially Anxious Adults:
    A Scoping Review
    Location: Beckler (302), Level 3
    Speaker: Joanna J. Arch, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-author: Elizabeth T. Slivjak, M.A. – University of Colorado Boulder
    Adult Anxiety