Helping children and adolescents manage uncomfortable symptoms of Anxiety

1. Taming the Anxiety Monster: Helping
Children and Adolescents Manage
Uncomfortable Symptoms of Anxiety
Presented by Leslie Fadem, LMFT
Wed., February 24 9:30am – 11:00 am
(Registration begins at 9:00 am)
Mental Health professionals, school staff, parents, and residential treatment
facilities that work with youth are seeing huge increases in anxiety in school-age
children. The questions are: ‘Why?’ and ‘How can we help?’ Leslie K. Fadem, MA is a Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist in private practice specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders and trauma recovery. She
provides direct treatment to children, adolescents and families, facilitates anxiety disorders community
support groups, and conducts supervision and training. She is a former public school teacher and counselor,
past director of the Anxiety and Depression Treatment Clinic in Del Mar, California, and is current president of
the San Diego Phobia Foundation. She volunteers as the mental health professional on the San Diego County
CISM Team and the Crisis Response Team for Poway Unified School District, and is an Approved Instructor for
the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. Please join us as our presenter shares her insights
and expertise on how to better assist our youth manage and overcome these devastating symptoms of anxiety.
Space is limited & is on a first-come-first-serve basis
Group registration limited to groups of 5
To register, email: swriter@aurorabehavioral.com
Event will be held at:
Aurora Behavioral Health Care
11878 Avenue of Industry
San Diego, CA 92128
*Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing,
Provider #15298, for 2 contact hours; course meets the
qualifications for 2 hours of CE credit for MFT and/or LCSW as
required by the Board of Behavioral Sciences of California, Provider
#3389. NOTE: Our CAADAC Certification number is pending
renewal from the Board. We hope to have it approved by this
presentation.
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