If unaddressed, childhood and adolescent anxiety can have a lasting negative impact on students’ social/emotional development, academic success and college/career readiness. School counselors play an integral role in addressing students’ mental health needs. Through evidenced-based interventions, school counselors can effectively promote the skills and attitudes necessary to overcome childhood anxiety... more
If unaddressed, childhood and adolescent anxiety can have a lasting negative impact on students’ social/emotional development, academic success and college/career readiness. School counselors play an integral role in addressing students’ mental health needs. Through evidenced-based interventions, school counselors can effectively promote the skills and attitudes necessary to overcome childhood anxiety disorders.
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Learning outcomes:
After attending this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Identify at least three forms of anxiety in children and adolescents.
- List evidenced-based school counseling interventions and theories that are effective in reducing childhood anxiety.
- Explain how to appropriately integrate these interventions into their school counseling programs, with the scope of the school counselor and ethical considerations in mind.
Speakers:
Ellen Chance is an elementary school counselor in the Palm Beach County School District, Fla.
Summer Kuba is the guidance director at Palm Pointe Educational Research K-8 School in Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Original air date: Feb. 27, 2017
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