Presenter: SEPAC EVENT Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Special Educator and STRATEGIES FOR a Consultant to Schools Nationwide REDUCING ANXIETY IN CHILDREN Jessica Minahan is a blogger on the Huffington post and About This Event author of The Behavior Code The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that one in with Nancy Rappaport, and four 13-18-year-olds has had an anxiety disorder The Behavior Code in their lifetime. Without intervention, these children are at Companion () risk for poor performance, diminished learning, and social/behavior problems in school. Understanding the role anxiety plays in and using a student’s behavior is crucial preventive strategies are key to successful intervention. Effective behavior plans for these students must avoid the reward and Thursday, October punishment-based consequences from traditional behavior 4th at 7:00 PM methods and focus instead on the use of preventive strategies and on explicitly teaching coping skills, self-monitoring, and alternative responses. Easy to implement preventive tools, strategies, and interventions for reducing anxiety, increasing self-regulation, Abington Middle/High executive functioning, and self-monitoring will be discussed. School Auditorium *Books will be available for purchase*
SEPAC EVENT STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING ANXIETY IN CHILDREN About This Event The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that one in four 13-18-year-olds has had an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Without intervention, these children are at risk for poor performance, diminished learning, and social/behavior problems in school. Understanding the role anxiety plays in a student’s behavior is crucial and using preventive strategies are key to successful intervention. Effective behavior plans for these students must avoid the reward and punishment-based consequences from traditional behavior methods and focus instead on the use of preventive strategies and on explicitly teaching coping skills, self-monitoring, and alternative responses. Easy to implement preventive tools, strategies, and interventions for reducing anxiety, increasing self-regulation, executive functioning, and self-monitoring will be discussed. *Books will be available for purchase* Presenter: Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Special Educator and a Consultant to Schools Nationwide Jessica Minahan is a blogger on the Huffington post and author of The Behavior Code with Nancy Rappaport, and The Behavior Code Companion () Thursday, October 4th at 7:00 PM Abington Middle/High School Auditorium