1. Supporting the Mental Health of Children in Kindergarten and the Primary Grades Dr. Kim Houtmeyers

2. COPING

3. Three Common Treatment Strategies Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

4. Three Common Treatment Strategies Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

5. Three Common Treatment Strategies Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)

6. Padesky’s Anxiety Equation Estimate of Danger ____________________________________ Estimate of Coping Anxiety =

7. WISE MIND

8. Collaborative Problem Solving (Greene & Ablon) A C B Non-negotiableProblem-Solving Let it Go

9. When we teach a child to cope, we build resilience. When we build resilience, we increase emotional well-being.

10. What does this look like in practice?

11. Three Common Mental Health Issues

12. Anxiety

13. Three Common Mental Health Issues Anxiety Self-Regulatory Disorders

14. Three Common Mental Health Issues Anxiety Self-Regulatory Disorders Quirky Temperament

15. Rather than telling children what NOT to do, tell them what TO do, and then help them learn HOW to do it.

16. The role of consequences and rewards

17. Anxiety Fight or flight response

18. Anxiety Fight or flight response False alarms

19. Anxiety Fight or flight response False alarms When we allow a child to avoid we collude with anxiety

20. Anxiety Fight or flight response False alarms When we allow a child to avoid we collude with anxiety When we force them to approach we trigger fight

21. So What Do We Do? Teach the child how to cope so that they can confidently approach instead of avoid

22. Ways We Can Do This Belly Breathing

23. Ways We Can Do This Belly Breathing Worry Bugs

24. Ways We Can Do This Belly Breathing Worry Bugs The denominator of the anxiety equation

25. Ways We Can Do This Belly Breathing Worry Bugs The denominator of the anxiety equation Five Senses

26. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD?

27. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD? Strategies:

28. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD? Strategies: – Calming Corners

29. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD? Strategies: – Calming Corners – Moving in Adaptive Ways

30. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD? Strategies: – Calming Corners – Moving in Adaptive Ways – Setting up the environment for success

31. Self-Regulation (ADHD) What is ADHD? Strategies: – Calming Corners – Moving in Adaptive Ways – Setting up the environment for success – Explicit teaching of planning and organizational skills

32. Quirky Temperament How might this look?

33. Quirky Temperament How might this look? How can we help?

34. Quirky Temperament How might this look? How can we help? – Teach adaptive ways to act on urges and aversions

35. There is no single coping strategy that is going to work for everyone all of the time.

36. Revisiting Andrew