Anxiety and SEND

Evidence Base: Typically, children with SEND experience high levels of anxiety. This can result, amongst other things, in school refusal, isolation, difficult and dangerous behaviour and emotional dysregulation. This can have a detrimental impact on mental and physical wellbeing.

Objective: Parents and carers are more confident in recognising and managing their child’s anxiety.

Workshop Content:

• What is anxiety?
• Anxiety and SEND
• Recognising signs of anxiety
• Fight, Flight, Freeze
• Meltdowns
• Demand Avoidance
• Emotional Literacy
• Resources and Strategies for managing anxiety

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what anxiety is, the signs of anxiety and how it can present
• Recognise the impact that anxiety can have
• Understand fight-flight-freeze responses and how to support them
• Understand and explore approaches to help support meltdowns
• Explore strategies and approaches to help build resilience for both parents and carers and their children and young people

This workshop is commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council.