When the World Seems Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids/Webinar with Dr. Abigail Gewirtz

Dr. Abigail Gewirtz, child psychologist, Co-Director of REACH, and Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University will present “When the World Seems Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids”, based on her book (Workman 2020), on Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm PDT. For many children and adolescents, the outside world can feel scary, with a 24/7 news cycle that focuses on negative events, political divisions and rancor, frightening climate events, and other concerns. Parents, who themselves may be anxious, often lack the tools to help their children. This webinar aims to help parents to help their children manage a scary world by using an everyday tool at everyone’s disposal: conversations. The presentation is also recommended for educators, teens, and young adults. Dr. Gewirtz and her team have conducted research in many countries, examining preventive interventions to strengthen diverse families affected by traumatic stressors. She has been a clinician, researcher, program developer, and trainer of providers. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association, she has lectured in the U.S. and across the world on parenting in times of stress.

This webinar funded by generous grants from Three Valleys Community Foundation (https://3vcf.org/) and Tri-Valley Nonprofit Fund (https://tvnpa.org/). The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation. Dr. Gewirtz’s free webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 6:30 – 7:30 pm PDT via Zoom. Participants may join beginning at 6:15 pm PDT. Please RSVP at: https://alanhufoundation.org/ to receive the Zoom meeting link. Her lecture will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following the presentation.