CBT Strategies for Kids and Adolescents: Supporting Students with ADHD and Anxiety – David M. Pratt

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School’s back in session – but that’s not good news for everyone.

A safe haven for some and a source of significant stress for others, school presents a number of unique stressors – particularly those with anxiety or ADHD. And as they navigate their new normal at school, they’ll need more support than ever. Are you prepared?

Join child and adolescent CBT expert Dr. David Pratt for this compelling 90-minute training designed to set you and your clients or students up for success in the school year. 

You’ll learn:

• Why students with anxiety and/or ADHD are especially vulnerable to difficulties re-entering school after a prolonged absence
• Easy to implement CBT strategies and tools to help your students meet academic and social demands of school
• And more!

This training is a must-attend for anyone working with school-age kids and adolescents – sign up today!

1. Determine the unique characteristics and challenges that students with anxiety or ADHD have with respect to coping with the academic and social demands of the school environment;
2. Utilize evidence-based interventions to help the anxious or ADHD student make a positive adjustment to re-entering school subsequent to a prolonged absence due to COVID-19 quarantine. 
3. Develop interventions for teaching executive functioning skills to children and adolescents with ADHD.

School Anxiety: Why Avoidance is not the Solution

• A problem on a continuum: From early morning pleas to stay home to chronic absences
• Common triggers for avoidance
• 4 functions of school refusal; CBT interventions designed to match each one 
• Therapist – parent – school cooperation

ADHD: More Than a “Behavior Problem”

• 7 executive functioning (EF) skills deficits underlying ADHD
• Guidance for teachers and parents to teach EF skills 
• Interventions for motivation, time management, problem solving, emotional self-control, and more.