Clinical psychologist Dr. Jon Skidmore shows voice teachers how to recognize mood, anxiety and thought disorders in students, and exactly when to refer out.

Sit in on a live, question-driven session with psychologist Dr. Jon Skidmore as he maps the mental health issues that walk into your studio: mood disorders, anxiety and performance anxiety, distorted thinking, OCD, personality and trauma-based disorders, grief after vocal injury, and addiction. You will get his practical line for referring out (if more than two or three minutes of a 30-minute lesson goes to the issue), language for handling a disclosure you cannot keep confidential, and the difference between an avoidance strategy and a real barrier. Teachers in the room bring their own hard cases and he answers each one. Essential if you teach teens or adults.