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