Weather Worries: Treatment of Tornado and Storm Anxiety
Presented by Dr. Caleb Lack
Did you know that Oklahoma has more tornadoes and lighting strikes per square mile than anywhere else in the United States? Our wild weather can lead to high levels of fears and anxiety in youth, adolescents, and adults, but thankfully there is help available. Anxiety and trauma expert Dr. Caleb Lack will discuss how Oklahomans respond to storms and natural disasters and what can be done to help those with impairing levels of fear and worry.
Objectives:
- Learn what risk factors are likely to lead to higher levels of weather and storm related fears and worry.
- Learn what treatments are optimal to help people move to adaptive rather than impairing levels of weather awareness.
About Dr. Caleb Lack:
Caleb W. Lack, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and the Counseling Psychology MS program coordinator at the University of Central Oklahoma. He teaches graduate courses on ethics and legal issues, evidence-based psychotherapy across the lifespan, and other clinical areas.
A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Lack specializes in the treatment of children and adults with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and posttraumatic stress. He is regularly consulted for and interviewed by national and international media outlets, including the New York Times, The Atlantic, and more.
Dr. Lack is also a best-selling author or editor of eight books on topics from psychopathology such as OCD and mood disorders to critical thinking and pseudoscience to racism and sexism in early psychology. He has authored more than 70 scientific publications and hundreds of presentations relating to the assessment and treatment of psychological problems such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome, pediatric mood disorders, and posttraumatic stress.
An internationally sought-after clinical trainer and consultant, Dr. Lack regularly conducts in person and virtual workshops for clinicians across North and South America, Europe, and east Asia. He is a faculty member of both the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) and the Asociación Lationamericana de TOC’s Entrenamiento Intensivo para el Tratamiento (EI-TOC).
