Anxiety in Children and Teens

Two-Day Intensive Workshop by Karen Young from Hey Sigmund

Customer Rating 4.93 out of 5 ⭐

Includes: Full catering, printed handbook and CPD certificate (14 hrs)

Price: Early Bird Ticket $599 - Save $100. Standard Ticket: $699

Anxiety is stifling too many young lives, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Modern insights have greatly expanded our capacity to support young people to engage with all aspects of life with resilience and courage. This two-day workshop will present a fresh, innovative approach to anxiety. It will draw on neuroscience, evidence-based strategies, and highly respected therapeutic models to support practitioners in developing a fresh approach to anxiety and the therapeutic responses that will effect powerful change. This will be bolstered by a series of experiential exercises, allowing participants to consolidate learning, deepen their insight into their own personal processes, and acquire a range of innovative therapeutic interventions. Participants will learn:

• the neurobiology of anxiety and how to use this as a scaffold for therapeutic change;
• the different ways anxiety can manifest in young children and adolescents;
• how anxiety can interfere with learning, performance (exams, sport, on stage), behaviour and how to shift anxiety to maximise learning, behavioural, and performance outcomes;
• how to build high-quality relationships with children and teens, or facilitate those relationships with children and other important adults (such as school staff), and why this is a fundamental part of treatment;
• making sense of separation anxiety and how to respond effectively to support brave behaviour;
• working with school ‘refusal’ - an innovative, proven approach;
• how to engage parents to be changemakers, why well-intended responses from parents often make anxiety worse, and the conversation and strategies that can have a transformational impact on anxiety;
• what to do when parents are resistant to the therapeutic process - moving past the impasse;
• how to respond to anxiety and resistance in the moment to make way for calm and courage;
• when peer relationships contribute to anxiety - the profoundly powerful way of working with bullying and strained peer relationships to build relational safety for all young people;
• the critical elements of ‘presence’ that children need from parents and important adults, and how to facilitate this;
• building the toolbox - practical strategies to diminish the inner experience of anxiety and build brave behaviour;
• the four key responses to anxiety, and how to use this to inform a more effective response;
• why old responses to anxiety can be resistant to change, and the simple explanation for young people that can break through this and build resilience and courage;
• the neuroscience of self-regulation, co-regulation, and the impact on anxiety immediately and in the long-term;
• how a young person’s attachment history can impact anxiety and how to work with this;
• the relationship between trauma and anxiety, and how to build relationships that heal and protect;
• bringing it all together - a therapeutic roadmap detailing a practical, innovative plan for working with anxiety.

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Excellent speaker, practical information, backed by experience and expertise. Very inspiring.

Psychologist

Presented by: Karen Young translates the neuroscience of anxiety and every day life into meaningful advice for all ages. Karen began her career as a psychologist in private practice and is now recognised as a leading authority on child and adolescent anxiety. She has worked extensively with children, teens, and families, and in educational and organisational settings. She has lectured and has a Masters in Gestalt Therapy. Karen is the author of six books, including the bestselling 'Hey Warrior' and 'Hey Awesome', which creatively assist children to understand and manage anxiety, and build the capacity for self-regulation. Her other titles include 'Dear You, Love From Your Brain', 'But We're Not Lions', 'Ups and Downs', and the recently released 'Hey Warrior Workbook'. The books have been translated into a number of languages and have sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide. 

Audience: for Mental Health and Education Professionals at all levels & any professional that applies attachment theory, neuroscience and behavioural/developmental/relational science to their practice.

Mental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Family Therapists, Child Protection/Disability Workers, Guidance Officers, Speech Language Therapists, Residential Care Workers, Foster Support Workers, General Practitioners and all other mental health professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.

Education Professionals: Professionals who teach children or youth including, but not limited to Teachers, Principals, School Counsellors, School Paraprofessionals and all other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs.

Payment: Credit card or bank transfer | Group discounts on request

In-house Training: This workshop can also be delivered at your workplace, school or community. Contact us today.