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Back 2 School

While the 2012-2013 school year can be exciting for children and adolescents, anticipating a new grade, a new classroom, a new teacher, making friends, facing bullies, feeling “uncool” or coping with academic pressures can fuel anxiety, even dread. This anxiety may be experienced through such symptoms as headaches, stomachaches, sleep difficulties, and even school refusal. These children might also catastrophize their worries, for example, that the next grade's work might be too difficult, the new teacher might be mean, or the child's friends might not be in his/her class. Fortunately, there’s still time to do something about it. Parents can start now to help their child face their fears and calm their worries. This class will provide a comprehensive overview of anxiety associated with going “Back to School”. Children and their parents will learn effective cognitive and behavioral techniques to effectively control “Back to School” anxiety before it gets out of control.

Target Audience

Children and their parents who want to get a jump start on controlling “Back to School” anxiety.

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Fee: No Charge

GameTime!

From Candyland to the Game of Life, games teach children important life and social skills such as patience, teamwork, and perseverance. By taking turns, following rules and even losing a game, children learn skills that they can apply at school and at home. GameTime! is a great way to reinforce social skills with good humor. Come play Yahtzee, Monopoly, Clue, race against others to find “treasures” in The Great Race, show off your hidden talents at the Talent Show, or try out for Karaoke Idol. GameTime! offers a fresh experience every time you play, providing new ways to have fun and laugh together. Come “Get your game on” at GameTime!

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GameTime! is appropriate for children who want to have FUN!

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Fee: $45.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Got Anxiety?

Got anxiety? Do you experience symptoms of an anxiety disorder such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Agoraphobia, Post-Traumatic Stress, Trichotillomania (hair pulling), Dermatillomania (skin picking), or more generalized problems involving excessive worry, anxiety, and stress reactions. If so, consider attending Got Anxiety?, a cognitive behavioral class aimed at teaching adults the fundamental components of anxiety such as the warning signs and signals, risk factors, and what keeps anxiety going. Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) techniques will also be discussed to assist participants to better manage stress and anxiety.

Target Audience

Adults experiencing symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Agoraphobia, Post-Traumatic Stress, Trichotillomania (hair pulling), Dermatillomania (skin picking), or more generalized problems involving excessive worry, anxiety, and stress reactions.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Got Anxious Kid?

Does your child suffer from excessive fears, worries, phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder or some other form of stress or anxiety such as clinginess, frequent stomachaches, nightmares, or even refusing to go to school? Do you want to help your anxious child but often do not know how? If so, consider attending got anxious kid.

Got Anxious Kid provides a safe and supportive environment in which parents of anxious children can develop a supportive peer network, while also learning how to help their child manage and overcome intense fears, worries, and stress with compassion rather than avoidance, accommodations, and constant reassurance. At the end of this class you will be able to answer questions such as “What if….” and “What do I do when…” Got Anxious Kid examines the manifestations and fuel of childhood and adolescent fears, while also providing parents with practical, scientifically proven Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) techniques.

Target Audience

Parents of anxious children who want to develop a supportive peer network, while learning useful techniques to be a compassionate parent without fostering anxious behaviors. Childcare will not be provided.

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Fee: 100.00. Fee includes registration for both parents. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Got OCD?

Are you obsessed with cleanliness and terrified of germs? Or, have you ever found yourself checking the locks three times just make sure they were actually locked? If you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder this class is for you.

got OCD? will explore the fundamental components of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) including the warning signs and signals of OCD, risk factors of OCD, and what keeps OCD going. The treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) will also be discussed.

Target Audience

Got OCD is intended for adults who experience symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Got Social Anxiety?

Many people may get nervous or self conscious on occasion. But for people with Social Anxiety Disorder, it is more than just shyness or occasional nerves. Public places, such as work, meetings, or shopping, makes people with social anxiety feel that everyone is watching, staring, and judging them. The socially anxious person can't relax, "take it easy", let go, and enjoy themselves in public. In fact, they can never fully relax when other people are around. It always feels like others are evaluating them, being critical of them, or "judging" them in some way. Because the anxiety is so very painful, it's much easier just to stay away from social situations and avoid other people altogether.

Got Social Anxiety is intended to help adults living with social anxiety begin to recognize the fundamental concepts of Social Anxiety Disorder including the warning signs and signals, risk factors of Social Anxiety Disorder, and what keeps social anxiety going. Got Social Anxiety will also provide discussion of the effective treatments for social anxiety including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention(ERP).

Target Audience

Got Social Anxiety is intended for adults experiencing Social Anxiety Disorder and who want to learn the basic components of managing social anxiety.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

SCHOOLPHOBIA

Are you anxious about going to school? Do you seem to cry, have stomachaches, headaches, or other reasons why "I just can't go!" If this sounds familiar, consider attending Schoolphobia, a class for children who encounter numerous difficulties with attending and/or remaining in school for the entire day.

Schoolphobia will provide children an opportunity to discuss the reasons for their school refusal while also providing a guide to overcoming anxiety at school. Schoolphobia will provide a safe environment with emphasis on the children supporting and encouraging each other throughout the school year. Parents will have the opportunity to attend parent only sessions to discuss how to be compassionate, set limits, and not give into school refusal behaviors.

Target Audience

Schoolphobia is intended for children who are fearful of attending and/or remaining in school for the entire day.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Socialize! Adults

Do you want to have FUN and meet new people? Does it sometimes seem that stress and anxiety prevents you from having FUN? Would you like to meet and relate to other adults who may have similar experiences with anxiety? Socialize! Adults is a safe and supportive group intended to enhance adults interest in social activities, while also suggesting that stress and anxiety does not have to prevent anxious adults from having FUN.

Target Audience

Adults who are socially limited due to stress and anxiety.

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Fee: $45.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Socialize! Kids

Do you want to have FUN and meet new friends? If so, come Socialize!. We have activities planned which include trips to Worlds of Fun, Blackbob Bay, Kaleidoscope, Sea Life, Cosmic Jump, PowerPlay, Oceans of Fun, and many more activities which kids love. Socialize! Kids focuses on having FUN while increasing confidence in social situations.

Target Audience

Children ages 7 to 10

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Fee: $45.00 (includes activity fees). Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to all the Summer activities.

Socialize! Teens

Do you want to have FUN and meet new friends? If so, come Socialize!. We have activities planned which include trips to Worlds of Fun, Blackbob Bay, Kaleidoscope, Sea Life, Cosmic Jump, PowerPlay, Oceans of Fun, and many more activities which kids love. Socialize! Teens focuses on having FUN while increasing confidence in social situations.

Target Audience

Children ages 11 to 17

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Fee: $45.00 (includes activity fees). Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to all the Summer activities.

Speakers

Do you ever wonder if people with anxiety disorders "get better"? Do you believe that you are the "only one" with an anxiety disorder? Anxiety comes in "all shapes and sizes." Anxiety effects the young, aging, professionals, students, children, men, women and many others. Would you like to hear and discuss how other people are managing their anxiety? If so, please attend Speakers, a supportive group for children and adults who experience or support people with an anxiety disorder.

Please join Speakers as we talk about the treatment of anxiety disorders, while also listening to children, adults, and families discuss their personal stories of how they are overcoming their struggles with anxiety.

Target Audience

Speakers is open to anyone who is either experiencing anxiety or supports someone who experiences anxiety.

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Fee: No Charge

SpeakUp! Kids

For people who fear speaking in public, it is more than just shyness or occasional nerves. School presentations, ordering at restaurants, and talking with others often makes people with a fear of public speaking think that everyone is watching, staring, and judging them. The socially anxious person can't relax, "take it easy", let go, and enjoy themselves in public. In fact, they can never fully relax when other people are around. It always feels like others are evaluating them, being critical of them, or "judging" them in some way. Because the anxiety is so very painful, it's much easier just to stay away from social situations and avoid speaking with other people altogether.

Do you get nervous or self conscious when speaking to unfamiliar people or in public places such as school, shopping malls, or restaurants? Do people often ask you to "Speak Up"? If so, consider attending SpeakUp! Kids, a class for children who want to become more confident in speaking in individual and group situations.

SpeakUp! Kids is a safe and supportive environment intended to help anxious children appear more confident in individual and group situations.

Target Audience

SpeakUp! Kids is intended for children ages 7-10 who have anxiety speaking in individual or group situations.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

SpeakUp! Teens

For people who fear speaking in public, it is more than just shyness or occasional nerves. School presentations, ordering at restaurants, and talking with others often makes people with a fear of public speaking think that everyone is watching, staring, and judging them. The socially anxious person can't relax, "take it easy", let go, and enjoy themselves in public. In fact, they can never fully relax when other people are around. It always feels like others are evaluating them, being critical of them, or "judging" them in some way. Because the anxiety is so very painful, it's much easier just to stay away from social situations and avoid speaking with other people altogether.

Do you get nervous or self conscious when speaking to unfamiliar people or in public places such as school, shopping malls, or restaurants? Do people often ask you to "Speak Up"? If so, consider attending SpeakUp! Teens, a class for teens who want to become more confident in speaking in individual and group situations.

SpeakUp! Teens is a safe and supportive environment intended to help anxious teens appear more confident in individual and group situations.

Target Audience

SpeakUp! Teens is intended for children ages 11-17 who have anxiety speaking in individual or group situations.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

StressControl

StressControl is aimed at controlling childhood stress and anxiety. The class invites children ages 7 to 10 with a wide range of anxiety and stress related issues to participate. StressControl will be offered to assist children in becoming more confident, comfortable, while gaining the skills to better manage the stresses of family, school, sports, and other childhood activities. Children will learn the fundamental Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) skills to manage worry, perfectionism, school refusal, separation anxiety, social anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, panic, performance anxiety, and many other anxiety or stress related disorders.

Target Audience

Children ages 7 to 10 who experience anxiety at home, school, sports, and/or other childhood activities.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited accesses to classes.

Teenanxious

Through the teenage years, an adolescent’s identity rests in large part on the ability to regulate internal and external stressors such as family issues, school performance including homework and exams, social acceptance and rejection, extra-curricular activities, and physical changes in the body. Generally during this time, teenagers are met with the task of discovering their strengths, identities, and challenges. At times, these teenage stressors become distorted, create confusion and negativity, and may result in the development an anxiety disorder such Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobias, or other forms of stress and anxiety. Anxiety is a natural feeling, but when excessive, it can have a negative impact in a teenager’s life in such areas as academics, social, employment, and athletics.

Teenanxious will be offered to help adolescent boys and girls become more aware of their unique identities, while also developing strength to believe in themselves and their potential. In the process of creating a strong sense of self, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) techniques will be explored to assist teenagers in becoming more confident and comfortable with the stresses of family, school, social, athletics, and other teenage activities. This class examines how to improve self awareness, skills, and motivation to manage adolescent stress and anxiety. Through increased self-awareness, skill building, and motivation, adolescents can maintain healthier relationships, improve performance, and successfully manage anxiety.

Target Audience

Adolescent boys and girls, ages 11-18 years old, who want to become more comfortable and confident with the stresses of family, school, social, athletics, and other teenage activities.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinicians

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Clinicians is intended for clinicians who want to learn more about the fundamental concepts and treatment of Anxiety and Stress related disorders such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Specific Phobias, Trichotillomania (hair pulling), Dermatillomania (skin picking), and more generalized problems involving excessive worry, anxiety, and stress reactions.

This class will provide clinicians, who treat children, and adults experiencing anxiety, a comprehensive overview of Anxiety and Stress Disorders including the signs and signals of anxiety, risk factors for anxiety, and what keeps anxiety going. This class will provide clinicians Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), and Habit Reversal Technique (HRT) protocols for treating anxiety and stress related disorders.

Target Audience

This class is intended for Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Psychiatrists, Physicians and other clinicians who treat children and adults experiencing anxiety and stress related disorders.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Educators

Do you have students who experience anxiety such as worry, perfectionism, school refusal, separation anxiety, social anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, panic, phobias, and performance anxiety in the classroom? Do you believe that you can benefit from a greater understanding of the fundamental concepts of anxiety and stress related disorders, while also developing a step-by-step intervention for anxious children in your classroom? If so, please consider participating in Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Educators, a 16-week consultation and training program for educators.

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Educators is intended for counselors, psychologists, principals, teachers, and nurses who want to learn more about the fundamental concepts and treatment of Anxiety and Stress Related Disorders and School Refusal. This program will provide educators a comprehensive overview of Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), and Habit Reversal Technique (HRT) protocols to effectively manage anxiety in the classroom. Participants will have the opportunity for alternating weeks of instructional learning at Midwest Anxiety and individualized case consultation, at their school site, to implement specific step-by-step interventions.

Target Audience

This class is intended for educators such as teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and principals who want to learn more about the fundamental concepts and treatment of Anxiety and Stress Disorders.

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Fee: $100.00. Purchase a ClassPass for unlimited access to classes.