Course introduction

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Part 1: Understanding Anxiety

    • Introduction to anxiety

    • The myth of Daedalus and Icarus

    • Anxiety in childhood and adolescence

    • What causes anxiety?

    • Primary Anxiety Disorders

    • Anxiety causing other stuff

    • Other stuff causing anxiety

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    Part 2: Beyond the Individual

    • The relationship between child and parent anxiety

    • Family systems views of childhood anxiety

    • Family/environmental stresses

    • Beyond the family: Broader social systems

    • The complexity of anxiety

    • Jordanna's Story, Part 1: The complexity of anxiety systems
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    Part 3: Managing Anxiety

    • Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    • Parallel Exposure Therapy

    • How will WE change it?

    • Realistic thinking

    • What needs to change?

    • From ladders to mountains

    • Jordanna's Story, Part 2: Each hiker’s view from the top

    • Choosing targets for exposure therapy

    • Jordanna's Story, Part 3: Marking the trail

    • Duration of exposure, habituation, and SUDS reduction

    • The SPACE Program: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions

    • Strategies backpack

    • Backpack back-fire

    • What if it's too hard? Getting expert help

    • Jordanna's Story, Part 4: Strategies

    • Medication options

    • Conclusion: Other applications of Parallel Exposure Therapy

    • References

    • Homework for Anxiety Course
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    Bonus Content: Parallel Exposure Therapy for Anxiety (Ebook Chapter)

    • Parallel Exposure Therapy for Anxiety (from the Parent Child Excursions Book)