Helping the Child Cope: Anxiety in School-Aged Children
Helping the Child Cope: Anxiety in School-Aged Children presented by Terri Mathews Ph.D., APRN-NP, associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing on October 19, 2021.
At the end of this presentation, School Nurses will be able to:
- Identify symptoms of separation, social or generalized anxiety in the school age child in the school setting.
- Identify the prevalence of anxiety in school age children and the most common environmental stimuli that may be contribute to child anxiety.
- Discuss interview strategies that may help identify the stimuli contributing to the anxiety in selected children.
- Review cognitive and relaxation strategies that may help the child with reducing the anxiety in the school setting.
- Consider when referral to mental health professionals may be indicated for the school age child.
About the presenter:
Terri Mathews Ph.D., APRN-NP. Dr. Mathews is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. Dr. Mathews received her bachelor's degree in nursing from University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE; her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and her doctoral degree in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Mathews clinical specialty is child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing. She is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Mathews provides clinical service to children at the UNMC Nebraska Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department. Early in her career, Dr. Mathews served as a school nurse for multiple schools in Omaha.
