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Clinical Round Table

Spirituality and Religion

Addressing emotional distress in Jewish American youth: What adaptations are necessary to avoid a one-size fits all approach?

Clinical Round Table 20 - Addressing Emotional Distress in Jewish American Youth: What Adaptations Are Necessary to Avoid a One-size Fits All Approach?

Sunday, November 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
Location: Independence II/III, Level 3, Downtown Marriott
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Child, Spirituality and Religion, CBT
Recommended Readings: Huey, S.J., Park, A.L., Galan, C.A., & Wang, C.X. (2023). Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy for ethnically diverse populations. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 19, 51-78.,   Rosmarin, D. H., Bocanegra, E. S., Hoffnung, G., & Appel, M. (2019). Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression among Orthodox Jews. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 26(4), 676-687.,   Korbman, M. D., Pirutinsky, S., Feindler, E. L., & Rosmarin, D. H. (2022). Childhood sexual abuse, spirituality/religion, anxiety and depression in a Jewish community sample: the mediating role of religious coping. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(15-16),,   ,  
Multiple sources document a 360% rise in antisemitic incidents in 2023 and 70% of Jewish individuals report feeling unsafe. Youth in K-12 school programs are affected by this pernicious wave. Further, due to bomb scares and other threats, schools have experienced a 47% increase in security spending, The scholarly literature on this topic is sparse and gives little direction for treating Jewish youth’s emotional distress. This is unfortunate since CBT is the gold standard for ameliorating psychological challenges and is considered culturally responsive. This first of its kind clinical roundtable aims to address the gaps in clinical practice and research examining CBT for Jewish youth by bringing together a diverse group of expert professionals from different backgrounds who work in various settings. The presenters include private practitioners, academicians, supervisors, and a rabbi. The roundtable’s primary goals include nurturing greater alertness to cultural factors associated with CBT for Jewish youth, providing practitioners with ways to adapt CBT, recommending CBT methods to mitigate the psychological impact of antisemitism, and catalyzing new empirical studies, conceptual models, and CBT methods. Several questions are posed to the panelists encompassing 1. What are the unique aspects of Judaism that impact CBT with youth and their caregivers? 2. How does the rising rate of antisemitism initiate, maintain, and exacerbate psychological disorders? 3. How do cultural factors and critical incidents (e.g., Oct. 7 terror attack, rising rates of antisemitism) influence case conceptualization? 4. What psychological constructs are helpful in crafting case formulations? 5. When and how should traditional CBT be adapted for Jewish youth? and 6. What are necessary future directions for empirical studies, theory-building, clinical practice, and advocacy efforts? This roundtable aligns with ABCT’s mission and goals by fostering innovation in CBT with culturally alert conceptual models and practices for a marginalized population, promoting community involvement through serving diverse populations as well as partnering with community members, and advocating for social justice and equity.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Identify 5 or more Judaic principles, practices, customs, teachings, and idioms relevant to delivering culturally alert CBT to Jewish youth.
  2. Cite 3 or more statistics documenting the rising rates of antisemitism in the United States.
  3. State 3 deleterious clinical sequelae of antisemitism.
  4. List 5 or more CBT interventions to that mitigate various common forms of emotional distress related to antisemitism.
  5. Name 3 or more methods to use in clinical practice for assessing adverse consequences of prejudice.