Blueprint for Bravery

A comprehensive sequence for 12th-grade students to master the design and application of exposure hierarchies. Students move from identifying triggers and catastrophic predictions to constructing, refining, and peer-reviewing systematic treatment plans for performance anxiety, using clinical methodologies like SUDS calibration and response prevention.

Fear Mapping and Triggers

Students deconstruct complex anxieties by distinguishing between external triggers and internal catastrophic predictions, focusing on the root causes of performance-based fears.

Anchoring the Hierarchy

Focuses on establishing the range of an exposure hierarchy by defining the anchor points: the baseline (low distress) and the peak (maximum distress) using the SUDS scale.

Bridging the Gaps

Students design the intermediate steps of an exposure hierarchy by manipulating variables like duration, distance, and support to create a logical progression.

Safety Behavior Audit

Explores how safety behaviors and avoidance 'cheats' can undermine exposure therapy, teaching students how to design protocols for response prevention.

Clinical Peer Review

A clinical peer-review workshop where students act as supervisors to evaluate, stress-test, and refine each other's hierarchy designs for feasibility and logical flow.