Creating Parent Personal Stress Management Plans: Helping Parents Adapt during COVID and Beyond

COVID-19 has brought with it an entirely new normal for parents seeking balance between work and family. With so many unique sources of stress, from social distancing to online schooling to uncertainty about the future, parents have been left with precious little time to reflect, set goals, and make space for self-compassion and self-care.

In this Lunch n Learn, Dr. Dave Anderson will outline research-based strategies to help each parent attendee create their own personalized stress management plan. Stress management strategies reviewed will include monitoring strong emotional reactions, co...Read morembatting stress-increasing thinking patterns, goal setting, scheduling mood-boosting activities, and mindfulness techniques. Additionally, Dr. Anderson will review recommendations for how to engage family members or friends (either in-person or digitally) in similar stress management strategies to increase the chance of accountability and follow-through in self-care. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Identify your specific stressors during this COVID era.
  • Map out your Personalized Coping Plan.
  • Identify ways to engage others in your family and circle to engage in healthy coping and self-care.

Learning Levels

  • Introductory
  • Intermediate

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Live Interactive Webinar

12:00 PM EDT - 01:00 PM EDT

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About the speaker

David Anderson, PhD

David Anderson, PhD

Senior Director, National Programs and Outreach
Dave Anderson, PhD, is the Senior Director of National Programs and Outreach at the Child Mind Institute. Dr. Anderson specializes in evaluating and treating children and adolescents with ADHD, behavior, anxiety, and mood disorders. His expertise includes behavioral parent training, school-based consultation, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). School-based programs directed by Dr. Anderson have provided clinical interventions, social-emotional skill building, professional development, and workshops for more than 45,000 students, educators, and parents. Dr. Anderson frequently lectures and leads workshops on a variety of topics for parents, educators, and policymakers, and he has contributed to television and print media for organizations such as ABC, Time, CBS, Fox, CNN, NBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the New York Times, and NPR. Dr. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University.

CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour

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