Working with Anxiety in Children & Teens

Anxiety in children and adolescents is often overlooked, under-reported or misinterpreted as being a behavioural or developmental problem. In reality anxiety is the most common child and adolescent mental health complaint in New Zealand and when recognised and properly managed, anxiety is very treatable.

This two-day intensive workshop will help participants to better understand anxiety in young people and provide a broad range of knowledge, skills, and practical techniques to respond appropriately within their own professional context, becoming effective allies for children in overcoming anxiety. Maintaining a practical and experiential focus, while drawing on a number of highly respected therapeutic models and the latest understandings from neuroscience.

This workshop further develops a number of themes from Karen’s earlier one-day workshop ‘Overcoming Anxiety’ and includes increased opportunities for participants to experiment and practice many of the practical strategies that will be discussed. It is not necessary to have attended the one-day workshop to participate in this workshop.

Karen Young has worked as a psychologist in private practice, and organisational and educational settings. She is a sought after speaker, educator, and consultant, and works with schools, government bodies, and child and adolescent focused organisations internationally. She is the founder of ‘Hey Sigmund’, an internationally popular online resource that provides contemporary research driven information on anxiety. She has written five books, including the best selling ‘Hey Warrior’, which creatively assists children to understand and manage anxiety.

Use the code "GAZETTE" at checkout and receive a 5% discount on this workshop