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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Competency Assignment

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Children and Families
I chose culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety disorders as a topic for my competency assignment for Children and Families class. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses experienced by children and adolescents, and untreated anxiety symptoms can develop into various disorders, significantly affecting children’s cognitive, behavioral, and somatic functioning. Although childhood anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, they often remain understudied and undertreated. In addition, culturally sensitive assessment measures for these type of disorders are also needed because the assessment of anxiety needs to take place within a cultural context. I strongly believe in culturally competent research on anxiety among ethnically, racially and culturally diverse youth. Childhood anxiety disorders have two well established treatments: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a psychotherapeutic treatment and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as a …show more content…

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