Lynn Lyons, LICSW is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families.
Lynn is the author of several books and articles, including The Anxiety Audit, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and the companion book for kids Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids (with co-author Reid Wilson), Using Hypnosis with Children: Creating and Delivering Effective Interventions. Her latest book, The Anxiety Audit, is for adults and teens
She is the co-host of the popular podcast Flusterclux and a featured expert in the 2023 documentary Anxious Nation.
Lynn maintains a private practice in Concord, New Hampshire where she sees families whenever she’s not on the road teaching.
Anxiety, Depression and School Avoidance: Creating Plans for Middle and High School Students
Adolescents continue to struggle with alarming rates of anxiety and depression, and middle and high schools are on the front lines. While educators work to support academics, they are also tasked with building overall skills of connection and emotional management, understanding diagnoses and working with outside providers. At a time when disinformation is rampant and young people report ever-higher rates of loneliness, what do educators, students and their parents need to know? How do we create effective plans that don't "do the disorder"? Is it possible to work better with parents? Can we de...Read morevelop an "umbrella approach" to handling anxiety and depression that will decrease school avoidance? If you are a clinician, how can you work with schools and parents to foster consistency, teach "umbrella" skills, and help our teens move forward?
Whether you've been to trainings with Lynn before or are new to her approach, this program will ADD skills that both address existing anxiety/depression patterns and prevent them from taking hold. Special attention will be paid to the movement of anxiety into depression. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the overlapping patterns of anxiety and depression.
- Explain to students and families how avoidance creates anxiety.
- Use front loading with students and parents as a key part of the school attendance plan.
- Communicate effectively with outside providers and parents about the plan for increased attendance.
- Create resources for psychoeducational groups that promote a process based approach to anxiety and depression.
Friday, September 20, 2024
Saint Anselm College, Dana Center, Koonz Theatre
100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH
100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH
08:15 AM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT
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Agenda
8:15 to 9:30: Teens, Anxiety and Depression: Where Do We Stand?
The key patterns that define anxiety and depression
Current research on the effective approaches for teens
Process versus content: addressing the traps of triggers, avoidance, and inconsistency
9:30 to 10:15: The Key Components to a Plan
Frontloading FIRST
The roles of connection and contagion
Changing the relationship to worry: the attitudinal shift most people miss
Addressing physical symptoms: do's and don'ts and getting concrete with skills
Self-harm
10:15 to 10:30 BREAK
10:30 to 12:00: The Key Components to a Plan (cont)
Behavioral Activation: doing versus avoiding and the power of passivity
Accommodations and skill-building: What skills are we targeting?
Working with parents: a team approach and how it falls apart
12:00 to 1:00 LUNCH on your own
1:00 to 2:30 Resources, Messaging, and Myth-Busting
Spread the umbrella message: what's your approach/philosophy?
Critical thinking versus fear-based reactions: how to share valuable info
Communication with outside providers/parents/schools: letters, videos, handouts, podcasts
Questions and cases
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