Missed it Thursday? This is a repeat of B8. If you attended B8, consider choosing another session in this block.

School counselors are needed to support students with anxiety through both direct and indirect services within the ASCA National Model®. This session shares research-based, CBT-informed strategies to help anxious students and the adults who support them manage anxiety so they can be more successful at school. Because CBT can feel abstract for younger learners, we will focus on engaging, developmentally appropriate ways to help elementary students (1) understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and (2) challenge unhelpful thinking patterns. Counselors will leave with concrete, play-based ideas for individual sessions, small group counseling, and class lessons, plus simple strategies to teach and model for teachers and caregivers so they can provide brief, effective anxiety support across multiple tiers.