Anxious
How to Advocate for Students with Anxiety, Because What If It Turns Out Right?
Christine Ravesi-Weinstein
Clinical anxiety is on the rise, and educators are seeing more students struggling with the pressures of school and society. Whether you have anxiety or want to advocate for others, Anxious will change your thinking and encourage you to take risks in the classroom, and always ask, What if it turns out right?
Christine Ravesi-Weinstein shares stories and strategies to help you advocate for anxious students. From her own experience as a teacher and administrator and someone with anxiety, she shows you how to:
- Recognize when anxiety causes students to avoid assignments and skip class
- Build relationships by asking questions first
- Help students understand the body-mind connection and become self-advocates
- Create safe environments with authenticity, vulnerability, and routines
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We all get anxious. Christine Ravesi-Weinstein outlines how clinical anxiety differs and how we can respond helpfully to others. She shares personal perspective and very clearly outlines what can be done to minimize the impact anxiety has on those who suffer from it. Not only does Weinstein describe what we can do but also shares what only escalates an anxious mind.
When you know better you can do better. Student anxiety is more and more prevalent. “Anxious” gives educators the necessary clarity on how anxiety works and how we can reduce the control it has our learners. This book is written for every educator, not just counselors and social workers.
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