From Panic to Power

Anxiety can be a significant challenge for many students, often impacting their learning, engagement, and overall well-being. However, when understood and approached thoughtfully, anxiety can also serve as a source of motivation and resilience. In this session, explore strategies to help students reframe anxiety, recognize its constructive potential, and develop tools to manage it effectively.

About our presenter

Erica Hardesty MA, MSW, LSW, CTTS

Erica Hardesty is a School Social Worker for Cabell County Schools, President of the West Virginia School Social Workers Association and sits on the Family Support Center Advisory Board with Children’s Home Society. With over a decade of experience working with children and adolescence, Hardesty has held various roles within the mental health community. She is graduate of Marshall University with a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and a Master of Social Work. Hardesty also holds a License of Social Work in the state of West Virginia and has recently become a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist through the West Virginia University School of Dentistry’s Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program.