[Audio Only] BT08 Short Course 35 – Brief Therapy Approaches to Treating Anxious Children – Lynn Lyons, MSW

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Summary

• Archive: [Audio Only] BT08 Short Course 35 - Brief Therapy Approaches to Treating Anxious Children - Lynn Lyons, MSW Description Description: Excessive anxiety in childhood is a significant predictor of eventual comorbid depression and other conditions.

• This presentation will identify the cognitive processes and coping strategies that help create a cycle of anxiety, psychosocial isolation, and depression in anxious children and families.

• Attention will be given to the development of specific, empirically supported Ericksonian strategies which can help shift the anxious individual and family toward malleability, creativity and adaptability.

• Educational Objectives: To describe three cognitive and behavioral patterns/skills shown to decrease anxiety and comorbid depression.

• To describe five specific Ericksonian strategies that can be effectively used to treat anxious children and their families.