The board will be offering several groups related to anxiety over the summer. Registration is open on a first come, first serve basis to YRDSB students.
Group 1: Beverly Ellenbogen and Dr. Michaela Evans, YRDSB school and clinical psychologists, will be co-leading a group for YRDSB grade 10 and 11 students targeting stress and anxiety with CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Strategies). This group is open to six participants.
Start Date: Wednesday July 22, 2020
End Date: Wednesday August 26, 2020
This group will run one time per week for six weeks, from 3-4pm.
Group 2: Dr. Narges Hosseini-Sedehi (School and Clinical Psychologist) and Ms. Kerrian Baker (School Psychoeducational Consultant) will be co-leading an anxiety group for YRDSB students. This group aims to support students to learn about anxiety and new effective coping strategies by using the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). This group is open to 7 participants, between age 10 and 13.
Start Date: Tuesday July 21, 2020
End Date: Thursday August 13, 2020
The group will run two times per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00pm-3:30pm for a total of 8 sessions.
Group 3: Suzanne Young and Andres Gayoso Descalzi, YRDSB School Social Workers, will be co-facilitating a peer support group for students going into grades 10-12 who want to talk about and work through experiences of anxiety and develop/expand on interpersonal skills and helpful coping.
Start Date: Wednesday July 15, 2020
End Date: Wednesday August 26, 2020
The group will run on Wednesdays 2-3:30pm, for a total of seven sessions.
Group 4: Naiomi John, YRDSB School Social Worker and Jason Bloom, YRDSB School Psychoeducational Consultant, will be co-facilitating a peer support group for students ages 12 and up who want to talk about and work through experiences of anxiety and develop/expand on interpersonal skills and coping
Start Date: Tuesday July 21, 2020
End Date: Tuesday August 6, 2020
The group will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4pm for a total of six sessions.
Group 5: Dr. Naomi Sankar-DeLeeuw and Dr. Galit Ishaik, YRDSB Psychologists, will be co-facilitating a group for grade 7 and 8 students. The focus will be learning about stress and anxiety and effective coping strategies using a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach. The group is open to six participants.
Start Date: Monday July 20, 2020
End Date: Monday August 24, 2020
The group will run on Mondays from 2-3pm, with a total of six sessions.
Group 6: Dr. Naomi Sankar-DeLeeuw and Dr. Galit Ishaik, YRDSB Psychologists, will be co-facilitating a group for grade 7 and 8 students. The focus will be learning about stress and anxiety and effective coping strategies using a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach. The group is open to six participants.
Start Date: Monday July 20, 2020
End Date: Monday August 24, 2020
The group will run on Mondays from 4-5 pm for a total of six sessions.
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