Tags: Anxiety, CBT, DBT, Jo-Ann and Candida Chat Show Notes Inspired by the film Inside Out 2 Jo-Ann and Candida discuss how anxiety manifests in adolescents and how it can be managed. They explore how anxiety, a natural part of adolescence, can become overwhelming, especially when linked to academic pressures like writing assignments. The hosts emphasize the importance of recognizing anxiety triggers and strategies students can use, such as movement breaks, sensory changes, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to manage...
Tags: Clayful, Maria Barerra, Resilience, Resources, Unconscious Bias Show Notes Maria Barrera, Founder & CEO of Clayful tells us about how Clayful provides on demand online wellness coaching for students to help build resilience in real time. Maria leveraged her experience as a mechanical engineer, and as a founder of Nearpod, the online educational platform, to develop a system that addresses mental wellness through this school-supported platform. Clayful offers accessible, preventative mental health resources to families of all socio-economic statuses. Clayful’s...
TAGS: Absenteeism, CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, School Avoidance, School Refusal Skip to the transcript of Episode 9 Show Notes In this episode Jo-Ann and Candida spin off from our last interview about school avoidance, digging a little deeper into the high rates of chronic absenteeism being seen across the country since COVID-19. Public discussions have tended to focus on this problem as one of kids and families falling into bad habits since the pandemic. In our experience and reading we have...
