Coping Skills for Stress and Anxiety

Catalog description

In this one-credit intensive course, students will fill their therapeutic toolbox with concrete coping skills for helping clients manage symptoms of stress and anxiety. Biological, psychological and social/environmental techniques are drawn from some of the most effective evidenced-based treatments including CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, positive psychology and motivational interviewing, all demonstrated and practiced in class. In addition, an overview of the latest neurobiological findings about stress and anxiety will lay a foundation for understanding why the techniques work and how to prevent stress and anxiety accumulating in the future. Applications to clinician self-care and burn-out prevention will be explored.