Friday, February 16, 2024
10:00 AM–11:50 AM CST
- PMD: 4
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Advanced
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- understand the nature of anxiety and its manifestations in neurobiology, emotions, and behaviours.
- explain the mechanisms for coping with anxiety.
- identify the counterproductive accommodations and strategies that maintain student’s anxiety.
- utilize essential techniques to reduce resistance, boost motivation, and ultimately help children and teens cope with anxiety.
- confidently assist students to face, tolerate, and change their relationship with worries.
Description
Enhance your competence to support anxious students with practical tools. Bridge the gap between evidence-based strategies and school practices to promote successful anxiety management and emotion regulation in the classroom.
Presenter(s)
Caroline Buzanko, Athabasca University
