HELPING STUDENTS OVERCOME SOCIAL ANXIETY

Course overview

Based on the book "Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety: Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS)" by Carrie Masia Warner, PhD; Daniela Colognori, PsyD; and Chelsea Lynch, MA. Awards 10 credits upon successful completion of the 72-question test. This program will offer front-line school professionals, child cllinical psychologists, social workers, and counselors innovative, easy-to-use tools for identifying and intervening with socially anxious students in grades 6-12. It presents Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS), a school-based intervention with demonstrated effectiveness. Case examples and sample scripts demonstrate how to implement psychoeducation, cognitive strategies, social skills training, exposure, and relapse prevention with groups and individual students. For further information, go to www.prpress.com.