With up to 30% of children struggling with anxiety in this country, it's no surprise that overburdened teachers are overwhelmed as they face this challenge with almost no training in mental health and behavioral principles. Using case studies, humorous stories, and common challenging situations, participants will learn easy-to-implement strategies and interventions for reducing anxiety and increasing self-regulation, accurate thinking, and self-monitoring in children and adolescents.

Learner Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• list common antecedents for students with anxiety.
  
• enumerate strategies to promote initiation, persistence, and help-seeking skills in students with work avoidance.
  
• identify why common teacher practices and interventions may not always work for students with anxiety-related behavior.
  
• describe classroom friendly self-monitoring strategies.
  
• list strategies for reducing negative thinking toward writing.

IDFPR (Continuing Education Units): Clock Hours - 5.25
Professional Development Clock Hours (ISBE): PD Clock Hours - 7

LADSE is a Continuing Education Sponsor for Social Workers, Speech/Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, and Occupational Therapists.

Any person with with a license through Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is required to enter their Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN) when registering for this class. You can find your number by logging into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)

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