Handspring Institute Webinar
When the Boogeyman is What Lies Below the Shifting Benchmarks of "Perfect:" A Cognitive Behavioral Understanding and Approach to Youth Perfectionism
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What This Webinar Covers
This talk will present a cognitive behavioral framework for understanding youth anxiety, and in particular, anxiety related to performance expectation and fear of the illusory concept of “failure.” From the theoretical explanation for how youth develop different manifestations of anxiety (e.g., excessive worry, panic, avoidance) related to compulsive needs to perform at high levels, rationale for different interventions will be provided. This talk will include case presentation/examples.
About the Speaker
Colleen Lang, Ph.D.
Colleen Lang, Ph.D., is the founder and director of a group private practice in Manhattan and Brooklyn specializing in CBT and DBT for youth, families and adults. She is also a Clinical Supervisor of doctoral students learning CBT and DBT at Teacher's College of Columbia University.