Rikke Kjelgaard & Edna Foa: Prolonged Exposure for PTSD

Join psychologist and ACT trainer Rikke Kjelgaard as she talks to Dr. Edna Foa for cocktails and courageous conversations at this live webinar about Prolonged Exposure for PTSD. Professor Edna Foa is a worldwide authority in the treatment of PTSD. Together with Dr. Sandra Capaldi they will present prolonged exposure and show how to help clients overcome avoidance regarding everyday life and memories of the traumatic events. Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her research activities included the formulation of theoretical frameworks for understanding the mechanisms underlying these disorders, the development of targeted treatments for these disorders, and elucidating treatment mechanisms that can account for their efficacy. The treatment program she has developed for PTSD sufferers has received the highest evidence for its efficacy and has been widely disseminated in the US and around the world. Dr. Foa has published 18 books and over 350 articles and book chapters. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, among them: The Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association; Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies; TIME 100 most influential people of the world; 2010 Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Trauma Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association; the Inaugural International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation Outstanding Career Achievement Award; Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT) 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a webinar in the "Cocktails & Courageous conversations" series where we talk informally about things that matter. Find out more about Rikke Kjelgaard here: https://www.rikkekjelgaard.com​