Main description:

* Assists the reader in understanding what anxiety is and how it differs from stress * Teaches the reader different mindfulness-based stress reduction strategies and techniques students can use in and out of the classroom * Instructs the reader on how to explore stress-reduction strategies and self-regulation skills with students to create their personalized anxiety survival toolkit * Explores ways to generalize the strategies for use by school counselors and classroom teachers

Contents:

1. What is Anxiety? 2. How Anxiety Impacts Learning 3. Social/Emotional Implications of Anxiety 4. Types of Anxiety That Students Experience 5. The Why and What of Anxiety 6. The How: Using Strategies and Techniques at Different Educational Levels 7. What Goes in the Anxiety Survival Toolkit 8. Anxiety Survival Toolkit Use in Small Counseling Groups and School Counseling Classroom Lessons 9. Anxiety Survival Toolkit Use for Classroom Teachers and School Administrators 10. Positive Outlook for Students with Anxiety