Speaker(s):
Presentation:
Anxiety has increased significantly in children and adolescents over the past decade. A study found that our children have the level of anxiety that inpatient psychiatric patients had two decades ago. In this presentation you will learn how anxiety presents in children and adolescents, how to treat anxiety in your office, and how to help parents help their children cope more effectively.
Objectives:
- Learn what anxiety is and how it presents in children.
- Develop and learn counseling techniques to use in sessions.
- Learn about tried and true coping skills for children and how to teach them so they are utilized.
- Learn how to coach parents to help kids cope more efficiently.