
Dr. Dan Peters
Co-founder and Executive Director of Summit Center
Topic: Turning Worriers in Warriors! Teaching coping, problem-solving, and resiliency.
You'll learn:
- The components of the brain and body responsible for the fear response
- To identify symptoms and behaviors associated with different types of anxiety
- The role of thinking in determining emotions and behavior
- Cognitive (thinking) and behavioral (doing) strategies for managing and overcoming anxiety
- Mindfulness based strategies
- To develop creative anxiety reduction and management plans for your student
Dr. Dan Peters is a licensed psychologist who has devoted his career to the assessment, consultation and treatment of children, adolescents, and families, specializing in learning differences, anxiety, and issues related to giftedness and twice-exceptionality. Dr. Peters is co-founder and Executive Director of Summit Center in California, and co-founder of Parent Footprint, an online interactive parent training program. He hosts the Parent Footprint Podcast with Dr. Dan, and is author of Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears, and other books. Learn more at (www.summitcenter.us).