1. Anxiety in Children: Why It Occurs and How to Deal With It | 2024
Understanding Anxiety in Children, Why it Occurs and Practical Strategies to Deal With It
Anxiety is a difficult emotion to deal with, and is at epidemic levels. Teachers can play a very significant role in helping children, both in the classroom and in life in general. The aim of this course is to use the Actualise Academy Model of Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Science to introduce teachers to the cognitive, emotional and behavioural factors related to anxiety.
Topics covered include the neuroscience of anxiety, normal levels of anxiety, when anxiety is a disorder, managing anxiety, and methods to support children who experience anxiety.
Our comprehensive lesson plans and resources provide you and your learners with the skills to overcome challenges and thrive both at home and in school. The aim of this course is to use the Actualise Academy Model of Neuroscience, Clinical/Emotional Psychology and Behavioural Science to introduce Teachers to the various mechanisms and actions that can help protect your own mental health.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Here is a list of the modules in this course, with the learning outcomes of each. We also build in School Self Evaluation into all courses, making the SSE Process as smooth as possible:
Module 1: The Neuroscience of Anxiety. Participants will learn:
- The brain bases of anxiety
- How anxiety is created and maintained in the brain and body
Module 2: When Anxiety is Normal and When is it Problematic? Participants will learn:
- The normal developmental stages of fears and anxieties in children
- The signs and symptoms of anxiety in children
- The features of anxiety disorders in children.
Module 3: Developing and Maintaining Anxiety Participants will learn:
- About the factors that influence the development and maintenance of anxiety
- Practical principles to apply in managing anxiety in the classroom.
Module 4: Behavioural Approaches to Anxiety. Participants learn:
- Behavioural approaches to anxiety including the use of functional behaviour assessment to identify and alleviate anxiety.
Module 5: Practical Strategies to Teach Students. Participants will learn:
- Methods to teach students behaviours, skills and habits that will support students that experience anxiety in the school setting.
Additional Resources Available With This Course:
Additional resources include podcasts, interviews with Clinical Staff, workbook activities, lesson plans and much more.
- Mr. Sam Lyons
Your Instructor
Dr. Rosemary Keane is a Senior Clinical Psychologist at Beuamont Hospital. Rose has a number of years of experience working with a broad range of different clinical groups across the lifespan.
She completed clinical training (Doctorate in Psychological Science) at University College Dublin (UCD). As part of this her doctoral thesis focused on emotional over- and under-control in adults with psychiatric difficulties and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)/Radically Open DBT informed group interventions. Rose also has a PhD in Psychology (National University of Ireland, Galway) focusing on acceptance in chronic pain from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework.
Rose is passionate about working together with individuals and families to understand the biopsychosocial factors affecting behaviour and functioning and compassionately applying evidence based and personalised interventions. She has a special interest in applications of functional QEEG assessment and neurofeedback training. Rose is also a member of Mental Health Advisory Board of the charity A Lust For Life.