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. Download accompanying handouts.

Learning outcomes:
After attending this webinar, participants should be able to:

1. Identify at least three forms of anxiety in children and adolescents.


2. List evidenced-based school counseling interventions and theories that are effective in reducing childhood anxiety.


3. 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 less