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Mental Health Skills for Educators: Anxiety in Children and Youth, Micro-credential (WLU, Online)

November 4, 2024 to December 1, 2024

  • Category: Course, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Child Development, Mental Health and Wellness, Safe Schools
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns among children. Since the pandemic, rates of anxiety experienced by children and youth are on the rise.

– Determine how to differentiate between normal fluctuations in behaviour and signs of more serious issues.

– Learn to identify anxiety and teach children and youth the proactive skills and competencies needed to support mental health and well-being from mental health and education experts.

– Participate in discussion and idea exchange with other teachers, workers, and childcare professionals to discover how to apply preventative mental health approaches to your classroom.

– Engage in video analysis and case studies for applied practice and learning and take-away resources to continuously apply your learning.

– Join our supportive community of hundreds of educators and youth mental health advocates who have already received their credentials.

Completing this online course will earn you a Mental Health Skills for Educators micro-credential from Wilfrid Laurier University. Complete all six micro-credentials in this series to earn a Mental Health Skills for Educators certificate.