Dr. Jill Ehrenreich recently opened the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment (CAMAT) Program at the University of Miami, after several years of working with youth and families experiencing anxiety and depression issues at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. The CAMAT program specializes in understanding the nature and treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescence. Child anxiety and emotional disorders are very common, and affect as many as 10 -21% of our youth. While our lab has been involved in exciting research to treat these prevalent disorders, we often find that it is difficult to bridge the gap between research and practice.
One of our top priorities at the CAMAT program is to learn how we might best incorporate and receive input from local professionals. And, to help introduce our many free research-based and other evidence-based assessment and treatment services to the community, we are currently offering workshops to parents, educators and guidance counselors, social workers, medical professionals, or other interested parties in the South Florida area at no cost. These presentations may encompass instructional workshops or more informal talks addressing child anxiety and emotional disorders identification and treatment in a school or community setting. Such workshops can help families and personnel learn more about identifying and treating common child and adolescent anxiety problems, like test anxiety, separation anxiety, and social anxiety. We also have workshops focusing on the identification and treatment of adolescent depression problems. If a workshop or similar presentation sounds like something you or your institution might be interested in, please do not hesitate to contact our program via email (anxietylab@psy.miami.edu) or phone (305-284-9852). You can also contact Dr. Ehrenreich directly about workshop scheduling at j.ehrenreich@miami.edu.
