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The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal

8 CE Hours
210 members have taken this course

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About the Course

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about assisting children with their anxiety. Research shows that the seeds of anxiety — the most common emotional disorder in the United States — are sown in childhood. Today’s children face unprecedented pressures: news reports on war, natural disasters, school shootings, the Internet, video games, school performance tests. No wonder worry and anxiety now top the list of parents’ concerns for their children. Drawing on over 30 years of practice and on personal anxiety experiences that go back to his own childhood, Dr. Paul Foxman's clear, well-documented and deeply-felt book is for adults who want to help children with their anxiety. Part I discusses normal anxiety, anxiety disorders, and the personality of anxious children. Part II addresses the role of parents, schools, and society in contributing to children’s anxiety. Additional chapters discuss the impact of terrorism and war, and the media. Part III gives sources of help: psychotherapy, medication, and alternative and complementary therapies.

This course is based on the book, The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal created by Paul Foxman, Ph.D.

Course Material Author

Paul Foxman, Ph.D.

Paul Foxman, Ph.D., is a psychologist and Director of the Center for Anxiety Disorders in Vermont. He is the author of Dancing with Fear (1996) and a contributor to Conquering Panic and Anxiety Disorders (2002). He speaks nationally on anxiety disorders and treatment, and co-founded the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne, Vermont.

Paul Foxman, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to discuss how anxiety manifests itself at different ages
  2. 2 to describe how to increase bonding and security, and thus reduce a child’s anxiety
  3. 3 to explain how to communicate effectively and discipline children without creating anxiety
  4. 4 to discuss how to manage the impact of TV and movies, the Internet, and video games
  5. 5 to understand the best ways to discuss drugs, alcohol and sexuality with children

Disclosure to Learners

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$72

Course Details

8 CE Hours
Book
Course 10054

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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