Course | Addressing Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

$67.35

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Provider: Get into Neurodiversity

Elementary school Course | Addressing Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

Price

97 AUD.

Facilitator

Jillian Zocher
Jillian Zocher is a Specific Learning Difficulties Specialist for students across the age range. She has helped thousands of teachers with their Professional Development needs, and students with improving in both literacy and numeracy, as well as with study and technology skills, strengths profiling, career counseling, anxiety, and well-being. Jillian has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties in conjunction with the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre U.K. and the Oxford and Cambridge Royal Society of Arts in 2002. After years of having taught at Dyslexia friendly schools overseas Jillian was invited to be a contributing author to the recent 2020 Sage publication; Special Education Needs – A Guide to Inclusive Practise (Reid and Peer).

Course Overview

The first session delves into the definition of Anxiety and the research findings. You will hear the most recent global statistics regarding anxiety. What is considered a normal level of anxiety for a growing and developing child? The differences in age, sex, socioeconomic status, and parenting styles when it comes to the prevalence of anxiety disorders. Plus how biological differences and exposure to trauma also play a part in long-term mental health outcomes for students with anxiety. The second session covers a multitude of strategies to support students of all ages struggling with anxiety as well as your peers. 100’s of strategies are covered which have the ability to change the long-term mental health outcomes of students in your care.

You Will Be Able to

Gain a deeper understanding of anxiety
Get the latest statistics on anxiety and its prevalence
Understand its impact on children and adolescents today across the globe
Learn what’s normal when it comes to anxiety
Understand the long-term mental health impacts of unsupported anxiety
Find out whether socio-economic status and parenting styles impact anxiety
Get the latest research and evidence-based information on anxiety disorders
You’ll learn how to support students who are feeling anxious
Understand the relationship between anxiety and learning difficulties
Use the correct emotional vocabulary
Teach your students to be emotionally intelligent
Impart strategies to your students to combat anxiety
Understand the critical emotional support structures needed
Set your school, home, or practice up to cater to students with anxiety
Provide your students with strategies that will last a lifetime

You Will Get

2 x 30 min (approximately) online, on-demand engaging videos
How Do You Feel When….? Student Worksheets x 4
Quick Reference Sheet: 8 Steps to control your anxiety
Poster: The Emotional Language of Anxiety and Anger
Multi-sensory Emotional Literacy Activity Sheets
Sleep awareness Poster: How much sleep are you getting?
Quick reference sheet: The 6 Emotions
Inspirational Quote on Empathy Poster
Mini Poster: The 5 Stages of Grief
Links to further Support
Teacher quick reference sheet: 8 strategies for supporting students with anxiety
An Emotions Wheel

Checklists and Assessment Tools

Step-by-step guide to controlling anxiety
Emotional Literacy Activity Sheets for one-on-one or small group work
An Emotions Wheel for One-on-One

Accreditation

This course will contribute 1 hour of Professional Development (PD).
This hour of PD can be logged as self-identified, accredited, professional development.