EVERYONE is invited – YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A PTSA MEMBER!
Jan 13th at 7pm in the Media Center – attend a very brief PTSA meeting including a state of school update from Dr. Smith
THEN join us for our speaker:
TOPIC: Coping Strategies for Anxious Kids: What Parents Need to Know
Presenter: Erin D. Berman, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, NIMH
Topics Include:
- How to identify an anxious child, ages 8-17
- How to change anxious thinking
- The science and biological roots of anxiety in children
- How computer technology is transforming the understanding of anxiety
- Current treatment options (medications & CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy)
Erin D. Berman, PhD
Erin D. Berman is a Clinical Psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She received her clinical psychology doctoral degree from Rosalind Franklin University / The Chicago Medical School. Her clinical training continued with attending the Boston Consortium of Clinical Psychology where she was a Harvard Medical School Fellowship recipient. She completed post-doctoral respecialization in child and adolescent Anxiety Disorders at Temple University. Her main area of interest continues to be in cognitive behavioral interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with Anxiety Disorders.