How You Can Help Youth Manage Anxiety

Your Course Description

Mental Health Basics
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  • Anxiety is a normal part of the pre-teen and adolescent years. But unmanaged or excessive anxiety negatively impacts youth development.
  • Anxiety is highly treatable, but too often it goes unnoticed and therefore untreated. It’s imperative you know how to effectively help young people cope with anxiety.
  • With proper interventions, you can positively influence the way youth deal with anxiety. Understand the common types you’ll encounter and the warning signs to watch for. Learn practical ways you can help youth manage their anxiety.

Your Learning Objectives

  • Learn the basics of the most commonly treated anxiety disorders in youth
  • Know how to identify the signs and symptoms of anxiety in youth
  • Acquire 2-3 coping strategies you can teach a youth to help them manage their anxiety

Your Course Details

  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • Icon This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.

Your Trainer

Reviewer Photo Dr. Lisa Herman is the founder of Synergy eTherapy, an online telemental health group practice. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in both Minnesota and New York and has years of clinical experience working with youth and adults who suffer from a wide range of mental health concerns including anxiety disorders. Before moving back to her hometown of Minneapolis, Dr. Lisa worked in New York City as a clinical director for a grant-funded substance abuse treatment program for youth at St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center, Child and Family Institute. During this time, Dr. Lisa was also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she enjoyed teaching and supervising psychology and psychiatry trainees. Dr. Lisa currently lives in Minneapolis with her family and they enjoy fishing, cooking, spending time with extended family, traveling, and playing music!
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Your Skill-Building Objectives

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Mental Health Awareness

Recognizing and responding to mental health concerns

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Emotional Regulation

Helping young people to manage emotions

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Healthy Living

Guiding young people toward healthy choices

What YIPA members are saying

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Such a helpful mix of theory and practical strategies to support youth.

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This training was so incredibly helpful and pertinent to my daily work with youth! I am so excited to use these tools and share them with both the youth and mentors I work with.

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Got to key content right away, clear explanation of anxiety disorders, concrete tools.