This is the first of a two-part professional development series. Part 1 lays the foundation for Part 2, which focuses on implementing the intervention. Completion of Part 1 provides participants with an enrollment key for Part 2.

The intervention, Facing Your Fears in Schools (FYF-S), was originally developed to support autistic students—or those with similar social and communication differences—in managing anxiety within a school setting. While the program was first researched with this population, FYF-S has been successfully used with a broader range of students who experience anxiety.

This course will guide you through understanding how anxiety develops and how to identify its symptoms in autistic students or those with similar social and communication differences. You will also learn about group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and gain a detailed overview of FYF-S.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will:

• Identify anxiety in students
• Compare general anxiety symptoms in students to those that may present in neurodiverse students
• Consider what students might be a fit for FYF-S
• Describe the core components of CBT for anxiety

Time

Estimated Course Length: 1.5 hours

Professional Learning Units (PLUs): 2

The course completion certificate is in the last section of the course. It will unlock when you have finished all required course activities and the course evaluation.

• Please view the certificate when you complete the course. The certificate will also be emailed to you, and you can easily access it from your BRIDGE-RI profile in the upper right corner. It is your responsibility to submit this documentation for Professional Learning Units.

Facilitator

This self-paced course does not have a facilitator, but if you have any questions about the content or technology, please contact Nicole Bucka.

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