Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides a unique structure for a complete ten-week programme, equipping secondary school, college, and university staff with the tools to support students who are experiencing anxiety.Following on from the authors’ best seller Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety, this companion resource is tailored to meet the complex needs of teenagers and young people and provides a programme which can be run entirely independently. The intervention draws on a range of theoretical backgrounds and practical models of working and reflects recent improved understanding of the neuropsychology of stress and anxiety and an understanding of the effect that trauma can have on the body and mind. Presuming no prior experience on the part of the reader, the authors acknowledge the challenges involved in recognising anxiety and delivering tailored treatment and emphasise the roles of prevention and early intervention. All resources are photocopiable and downloadable and can be easily customised for use with children and parents.Helping Teens and Young Adults with Anxiety provides an eclectic approach to managing anxiety and serves as an important text for education professionals working with young people in both academic and non-academic sectors.
Elizabeth Herrick and Barbara Redman-White are both educational psychologists. Their previous book, Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety: A Practical Guide, was published by Routledge (2019).Helen Hudson spent over twenty years working in the education sector and currently works for the NHS in their adult mental health programme.
Introduction How to use this bookSession 1 Understanding AnxietyFacilitator notesScript Handouts:1.1 Interactive Model1.2 Group Rules1.3Personal Goals1.4 Positive DiarySession 2 Helpful/Unhelpful Coping StrategiesFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:2.1 The Stress Bucket Session 3 How Anxiety Makes our Bodies FeelFacilitator notesScriptHandouts:3.1 Common Physical Reactions to Stress3.2 Body Template3.3 Physical Ractions DiarySession 4 Understanding and Managing our EmotionsFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:4.1 Emotional Vocabulary Table4.2 Emotions Cards for the GameSession 5 Changing our ThoughtsFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:5.1 Alternative Explanations5.2 Hot Seat Exercise5.3 Real Life PracticeSession 6 MindfulnessFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:6.1 Mindfulness Questionnaire6.2 Mindfulness PracticeSession 7 Facing our FearsFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:7.1 Unhelpful Behaviours7.2 Avoidance Cycle7.3 Small Steps to Goal7.4 Guided VisualisationSession 8 LifestyleFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:8.1 What Is a Healthy Lifestyle?8.2 The Wheel of Life8.3 Lifestyle Coaching NotesSession 9 Identifying our StrengthsFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:9.1 Strength Cards9.2 Aide Memoire for Self-ReflectionSession 10 Course Review and CelebrationFacilitator NotesScriptHandouts:10.1 Action Plan10.2 Evaluation10.3 Attractive Certificate for Teens/Young Adults