Overview

This hands-on, interactive workshop provides a comprehensive overview of childhood anxiety and practical ideas for working with worried preschool and primary school aged children and their families. Over 20 fun and engaging therapeutic activities are presented, allowing even experienced therapists to build their repertoire of ideas for treating anxious children.

 

What our participants have said –

“Loved it! Practical and useful” – OT, 20 years’ experience.

“Really, really, really good PD. Everyone was still VERY engaged at 4pm – that says a lot!!!” – Clinical Psychologist, 6 years’ experience

"Engaging and practical workshop that inspired my thinking and added to my skill set/tool box for supporting children with anxiety and their families. Appreciated the experience of exploring the activities with like-minded colleagues" - Psychologist, 20 years' experience

“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and feel that I have a full “toolkit” of activities to help children manage their anxiety and have had an opportunity to practice these as well” – Provisional Psychologist, 1-2 years’ experience.

“Expert knowledge and experience of the presenters was incredibly useful! One of the most practical workshops I’ve been to.” – Psychologist, 4 years’ experience

 

You will receive –

A hard copy of our NEW book Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety: Ideas and Activities for Working Therapeutically with Worried Children and Their Families (rrp AUS $66.99).

 

Who is this workshop for –

This workshop is for therapists who work with children and families. This includes psychologists, social workers, counsellors, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. The workshop has been well received by both less and more experienced therapists. 

Therapists who have previously enjoyed our other workshops or online courses will enjoy attending this one too, as we design the workshops to each have a different focus and unique set of activities.

We'll also be in Melbourne running our Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions workshop the day prior. Discounted registration is offered for therapists who register for both of our workshops - look out for the Double Deal!

Learning Outcomes

In this workshop you will –

• Learn about anxiety in preschool and primary aged children
• Learn about key approaches for therapy
• Learn how to adapt therapy for different age groups
• Learn how to adapt therapy for children with developmental differences, including autism
• Learn how to work effectively with anxious children and their families
• Gain practical skills in assessing and treating anxiety
• Learn over 20 new creative activities that you can use with children and families, none of which are in our Creative Ways to Help Children Manage BIG Feelings/Emotions or Helping Children Regulate and Manage Anger books, courses or workshops.

Presenter(s)

Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett, Clinical Psychologists

About the presenter(s)

The workshop presenters, Dr Suzanne Barrett and Dr Fiona Zandt, are Clinical Psychologists with over 40 years combined experience in working with children and families with a broad range of psychological problems. They have each worked in a range of settings with children, including the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) outpatient teams, and in private practice. They both continue to enjoy working clinically with children and families, as well as facilitating training workshops and providing supervision to other psychologists. They are authors of the acclaimed Creative Ways book series for therapists.

Like most experienced therapists, Fiona and Suzanne’s style is eclectic, drawing on a number of theoretical approaches. A developmental perspective sits as their over-riding framework which guides them in modifying therapy for the children they work with. Their approach is strongly influenced by their training and many years of using cognitive-behavioural therapies with children, including ACT and DBT. A systemic family focus also guides their understanding of children and families and permeates their therapy and they draw on interventions from narrative therapy too. Their emphasis is on using play to engage children and to introduce therapeutic concepts and strategies.

Notes

Numbers are strictly limited to 35 to ensure a small, interactive workshop. Previous workshops have booked out early.

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Website/s

https://childpsychologyworkshops.com.au/playful-practical-and-purposeful-approaches-to-childhood-anxiety/