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Anxiety in the Classroom

Program Information

Objectives

1. Apply the “3 ingredients” framework to understand student anxiety.
2. Employ child-friendly language for educating youth about brain body anxiety processes.
3. Assess the role of stress in student anxiety.
4. Differentiate between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders.
5. Develop strategies to interpret communication needs underlying behaviors.
6. Apply anxiety management/reduction strategies in classroom settings.
7. Determine the role of child temperament in the expression and treatment of anxiety.
8. Utilize self-regulation strategies that  assist children with self-soothing.

Outline

Nature and Causes of Anxiety

• How, when and why anxiety develops in children
• The anxiety temperament (biological sensitivity)
• The “anxiety personality” – assets and liabilities
• The role of stress in anxiety

How Anxiety Manifests in the Classroom

• Perfectionism
• Worry
• Task avoidance
• Restlessness and hyperactivity
• Attention deficits
• School avoidance
• Social isolation
• Depression and withdrawal
• Fatigue and low energy
• Low motivation
• Disorganization and poor time management
• Academic inconsistency or decline
• Learning disabilities
• Behavior problems

Seven Key Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms and Case Examples

• Separation anxiety disorder
• Panic disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Social anxiety disorder (including selective mutism)
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress disorder

Classroom Interventions

• Assessing stress level in students
• 3-S approach to stress management (signs, sources and skillful solutions)
• Focusing the mind for learning
• Classroom friendly calming and relaxation activities
• Encouraging “flow”
• Mindfulness strategies
• Relationship building with anxious students
• Tips for reducing test anxiety
• Creating calm in the classroom
• 3 questions: intervention for anxious parents
• “Responsive Classroom”: applications and research findings
• Risk management with high-conflict divorce families
• Managing technology use in and out of school
• Best approach to bullying
• Anxiety curriculums for schools (friends for life, lifeskills)
• Special considerations for preschoolers
• Behavioral health recommendations
• How to be a role model for low stress and anxiety

Limitations of Research and Potential Risks

• Consider scope of practice
• Empirical and anecdotal evidence
• No “one size fits all” for any modality of anxiety treatment

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Educators
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physicians
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Speech-Language Pathologists

Copyright : 02/24/2023

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