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The Norman Howard School proudly presents:
Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Helping Children Cope with Anxiety
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: The Norman Howard School
Fee: $10.00/person
PARENT WORKSHOP
Dr. Wagner will discuss various forms of anxiety including worry, separation anxiety, school refusal, perfectionism, social anxiety, panic, obsessions and compulsions. She will help you tell the differences between normal and problem anxiety, recognize early warning signs, and learn how anxiety manifests in school. Dr. Wagner will discuss effective treatment of anxiety, focusing on cognitive-behavioral therapy. She will offer valuable practical guidance and specific how-to strategies to use at home and school to help children conquer anxiety.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Dr. Aureen Pinto Wagner is a Clinical Child Psychologist, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. She is an anxiety expert, international speaker, and author. Her books include Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children, Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment, and What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions (www.Lighthouse-Press.com), which will be available for purchase at the workshop.
Please mail registration form and check by March 17th.
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