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Understanding and Addressing Rising Anxiety in Today’s Youth

  • First Church Congregational 148 Beach Road Fairfield, CT 06824 United States (map)

1 CE available: Understanding and Addressing Rising Anxiety in Today’s Youth

Join us for an engaging continuing education presentation exploring Jonathan Haidt’s groundbreaking book, The Anxious Generation and facilitated by Brigid Carney, LPC. This session will dive into the social and developmental shifts contributing to heightened anxiety in children and teens, including the impact of smartphones, social media, and cultural changes on mental health.

Brigid Carney, LPC is a psychotherapist in CT who specializes in working with adolescents, first responders and veterans. Her passion for trauma-informed care is deeply personal, rooted in her family’s legacy of service. Her husband’s career with the New Haven Fire Department, along with the military service of her father and grandfather, profoundly shaped her academic focus and advocacy. In addition to her clinical and academic pursuits, she is an adjunct professor at both the University of Bridgeport and the University of New Haven, where she mentors the next generation of mental health professionals and healthcare leaders. She has her own private practice, Janus Health Care, Inc., where she serves first responders, veterans, and their families via equine-aided activities.

Social Workers, Therapists and stakeholders in the community will gain practical insights and evidence-based strategies to apply in clinical and community settings, empowering them to better support youth and families navigating today’s challenges.

Objectives:

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the cultural and technological trends driving youth anxiety.

  • Recognize the developmental risks associated with overexposure to digital devices.

  • Integrate strategies to promote resilience and emotional well-being in young clients.

Details:

Registration:

Cancellations and Refunds/ Missed Time: Partial credits will not be given. You must participate in the entirety of the workshop. 

GRIEVENCE POLICY:

We take your feedback seriously. For grievances, questions or concerns, please contact Heather Claibourn, LCSW, CE coordinator at Heather@ShinePsychotherapy.org.

CERTIFICATES: 

Upon completion of the workshop and evaluation, certificates will be issued via email.

PROVIDER STATEMENTS:

SOCIAL WORK: Jumana Grassi LCSW NY# 0556  is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the New York State Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. 

ACE: Jumana Grassi, #1721 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Jumana Grassi maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/14/23-6/14/26. Social Workers completing this course receive 1

 ADA Accommodations: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact us at least 7 days in advance of the event so that we can ensure accommodations are made.

*There is no commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.

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