Workshops: Child/Adolescent Mental Health

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ACEs and Complex (Developmental) Trauma in Children

ID: 5661WEB

This is a two-part webinar that provides an overview of the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the historical and contextual risk factors that set the stage for ACE’s, and the potential lifelong impact of ACEs. Complex Trauma has only recently been added to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and such trauma in children is often the result of multiple ACEs and toxic stress. There is a large literature on Developmental Trauma Disorder, the consequence ACEs and complex trauma in young children, but this has not yet been included in any diagnostic system. The lack of recognition of this condition is addressed, along with developing treatment models. (Former titled: Complex Trauma in Children) [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $120.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 6.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Susan Esquilin, PhD, ABPP-Clinical
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024 and Friday, January 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Children

ID: 5654WEB

This four-part webinar seeks to enhance the clinician's ability to diagnose child mental disorders accurately and comprehensively. We will address two major topic areas: 1) the key factors in accurate assessment, including developmental perspectives, the use of multiple data sources and standardized assessment tools; and 2) major diagnostic categories, including disruptive behavior, reactive attachment disorder and early character dysfunction in children. The workshop will include didactic presentation and case-centered group exercises. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring sample vignettes that illustrate diagnostic difficulties and puzzles. It is suggested that participants bring a copy of the DSM-5, if possible. *This is a four-part webinar, attendees must attend all four sessions to receive a certificate of completion. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $240.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 12.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Susan Esquilin, PhD, ABPP-Clinical
Date: February 29, 2024 / March 1, 2024 / March 7, 2024 / March 8, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Attachment Based Parenting Approaches in Adoption

ID: 5954WEB

In this interactive and clinical webinar, participants will explore how missing and disrupted attachments impact adopted children’s behaviors. Participants will identify symptoms of impaired attachment and discuss the emotional demands this has on adoptive parents and families. Through case examples and experiential activities, participants will learn strategies to assist parents to strengthen the parent-child relationship and implement parenting techniques that focus on attachment and building trust rather than ‘traditional’ parenting approaches. Mental health professionals will add to their clinical ‘tool box’ as they learn new techniques that will be effective for foster and adoptive families.[Required for Adoption Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Rebecca Gallese, LCSW
Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Attachment Theory: A Helpful Framework for Understanding and Intervening with Placed At-Risk Children and Families

ID: 5653WEB

Secure attachment has been found to be associated with better social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of children. Maternal sensitivity is thought to be a major contributor to the development of a secure attachment. This webinar will provide participants with an introduction to attachment theory and its relevance to clinical practice with at risk children and their families. Important contributors to attachment theory, as well as their research will be reviewed, including John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and Harry Harlow. More recent research on attachment and neurobiology, particularly by Alan Schore will be discussed. Participants will learn about the importance of sensitivity in fostering a healthy parent-child relationship, thereby laying the foundation for future mental health. Participants will learn to evaluate parent-child interactions within the context of sensitivity, and will learn strategies to improve parental sensitivity. Cultural issues and their impact on parenting and sensitivity, as well as implications for the therapist-client relationship will also be discussed. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Tawanda Hubbard, DSW, LCSW
Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Creative Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety

ID: 5745WEB

This highly experiential webinar draws from the fields of cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, mindfulness, and expressive arts. We will explore creative strategies and activities for psychoeducation and intervention with children and teenagers ages 6-17 who experience anxiety. We will review important information about children and adolescents with anxiety, including ways to incorporate parent support. Participants will learn child & adolescent friendly ways to provide therapeutic support to their clients, including: developing appropriate psychoeducation, strategies to foster a calmer nervous system, externalizing the problem, and building a repertoire of effective coping skills. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Crystal Zelman, LCSW, CCLS, RPT-S
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Dealing with Angry Students and Tantrums Effectively

ID: 5061WEB

It seems each year we are faced with more and more students who are getting angrier and angrier. Why are our students angry? How do we deal with students when they are annoyed, frustrated or otherwise irritated? What works and what does not? In this informative webinar, we will attempt to briefly look at the context that seems to foster these reactions in students. Then, and most importantly, we will look at practical and simple tools that can be used immediately to decrease the incidents of tantrums and angry behaviors within school, mental health, and home settings. The goal of this webinar will be to supplement your existing skills with new tools you can quickly implement when working with these students during their most challenging states [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Brett Novick, MS, EdD, LMFT, CSSW
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Dealing with Challenges When Working with Parents and Families

ID: 5607WEB

Whether you're an educator, CST member, administrator or mental health professional you share one thing in common-dealing with difficult parents and families. All of us have experienced problematic, unproductive, and/or uncomfortable interactions with parents/families. Whether it be issues of defensiveness, "my child does no wrong," noncompliance, or just plain hostile parents, it can place an incredible hurdle and stress on your job duties. So what can you do? In this workshop learn effective, practical tools, geared to help productively tailor your interventions around the most common types of challenging parents/families. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Brett Novick, MS, EdD, LMFT, CSSW
Date: Monday, February 5, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Directive Play Therapy Techniques with the Family: Fun and Effective Pathways to Achieve Goals

ID: 5286WEB

Directive play therapy which includes caregivers and other family members can be a highly effective treatment for children and adolescents. Through fun and often multi-sensory activities, clients build coping skills and develop the ability to express feelings and improve on a wide range of presenting issues. In this webinar, participants will learn to engage the child, caregiver, and family, in a variety of directive play therapy techniques including game play therapy, cognitive behavioral play therapy, use of creative arts, bibliotherapy, and playful role play among others. Challenges highlighted will include social skills impairment, emotion dysregulation, anger management, low self-esteem and more. Applications to teletherapy will be provided.

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Anne Marie Ramos, LCSW RPT-S
Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Embracing Differences and Diversity in the Clinical Treatment of Children and Adolescents

ID: 5658WEB

This webinar addresses ethnic and cultural differences relevant to the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents. The webinar will use examples from Latino, African American, and African Caribbean families, but will stress the dimensions of cultural difference that clinicians should explore when working across any cultural or ethnic difference. Topics will include the evaluation and treatment implications of cultural and ethnic differences: 1) family composition and family structure; 2) child-rearing and schooling practices; 3) gender and generational role expectations; 4) definitions of mental health and illness; 5) definitions of help and help-seeking; 6) the common clashes between client expectations and the professional helpers; and 7) ways for clinicians to bridge the gaps in culture reducing the effectiveness of services. The webinar will combine didactic presentations and group exercises. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 1.0 Clinical, 2.0 Social & Cultural Competence


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Instructor: Tawanda Hubbard, DSW, LCSW
Date: Friday, March 1, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Grieving Children and Teens: Creative Interventions for Individual and Group Work

ID: 5732WEB

Common issues for grieving children will be explored, including factors affecting the grief response, how grief is expressed and understood at various developmental stages, needs of grieving children, and how the grief experience can vary across different religious and cultural backgrounds. A variety of creative & expressive art techniques appropriate for children ages 6-17 will be presented for social workers to utilize throughout the stages of bereavement. The techniques presented in this workshop can be utilized and adapted in clinical work with individual children/teenagers, groups, and families. Interventions include ideas and activities for psychoeducation, honoring & remembering loved ones, expressing feelings, coping, and building confidence. Participants will have the opportunity to explore many of the activities experientially. [Elective for Child/Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Crystal Zelman, LCSW, CCLS, RPT-S
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Limiting the Disruption: Parents with Personality Disorders

ID: 5032WEB

Recognize the personality disorder traits (features) for dependent, borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. Identify and understand impact of disordered parent/caretaker on child and family functioning. Understand strategies to engage and diffuse problematic character behaviors. This webinar will include didactic presentation and case centered group exercises. Participants are encouraged to bring relevant cases to discuss.

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Janis Falvey, MS, LPC, DVS
Date: Monday, January 29, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Normality versus Pathology: An Exploration of Child Developmental Health

ID: 5650WEB

Where does normality end and pathology begin? This question is especially pertinent for clinicians working with children whose developmental stage has a tremendous impact on their current level of functioning. This webinar will explore the interrelationship between children's developmental stages and interpersonal functioning with peers and within family relationships. Participants will move along developmental lines, from separation anxiety to separation and individuation, and explore what separates "normal" child developmental struggles from extremes in behavior indicative of a range of mental health issues. Participants will also explore age-appropriate treatment approaches. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

*Please note this webinar was formerly titled: Normality or Pathology: An Exploration of Child Development and Mental Health

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Tawanda Hubbard, DSW, LCSW
Date: Friday, February 9, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Play-Based Engagement, Rapport Building, and Assessment Techniques for Children

ID: 1045WEB

This webinar will explore play & art-based activities and techniques for engagement, rapport building, and assessment with children ages 6-17. We will review the concepts of attunement, attachment, co-regulation and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Participants will learn child & adolescent friendly ways to explore important content areas during the assessment phase of therapy. Participants will have the opportunity to explore many of these play & art-based assessment activities experientially. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Crystal Zelman, LCSW, CCLS, RPT-S
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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Psychopharmacology with Children and Adolescents

ID: 5652WEB

Approximately 1 in 5 children/adolescents has a diagnosable mental health condition. Rates of anxiety and depression have particularly been increasing, with the American Academy of Pediatrics declaring a national mental health emergency in this patient population in 2021. There are fewer evidence-based, FDA-approved psychotropic medication options available for pediatric patients, leading to frequent “off-label” use. Children may also be more vulnerable to adverse effects from medication compared to adults. Front-line healthcare workers, such as social workers, are in a prime position to monitor patients who are taking psychotropic medications for symptom improvement and adverse effects to aid in appropriate team-based care.[Requirement for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical


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Instructor: Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

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