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Management of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Session 5 of the Northeast PA AHEC Navigating Youth Behavior Virtual Lunch & Learn Series

Date: January 15, 2025

Speaker:Dr.Chongtham Dr. Chongtham graduated from medical school in India. She completed her General Psychiatry Residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Nassau University Medical Center, New York where she also served as the Chief Fellow in her final year. She is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Penn State College of Medicine. Her clinical interests focus on adolescent behavioral health and integrated behavioral health care. She practices at Penn State Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Behavioral Health clinic and the Adolescent Medicine clinic in Hershey program. She is also a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with the Pennsylvania Telephonic Psychiatric Services Program (TiPS).

Learning Objectives:
Review common presenting symptoms of anxiety in Children and Adolescents Review evidence-based treatments of anxiety in Children and Adolescents Discuss current standards of treatment and ongoing management of anxiety

Practice GAP: Symptoms are underrecognized. Effective treatment for Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are available but underutilized.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. 1 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.

Contact Information: For more information, contact Chelsea Wolff or Valerie Williams.
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