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The High Costs of Fatherlessness

Speaker(s):

Neal DeSha, LPC, ICMHS

Presentation: The presentation begins by looking at some Federal programs and the financial, emotional, physical, educational and social costs fatherlessness has in connection to these programs. We then take a brief look at the extent of and the two major contributors to fatherlessness. We then spend most of the time discussing the six major consequences of fatherlessness.  We end by briefly looking at the positive impact that fatherfullness has on children and society, and we close by discussing some positive suggestions and solutions we can consider.  All of the information presented is taken from the National Fatherhood Initiative and the National Center for Fathering websites.

Objectives:

  • Explain the costs fatherlessness has on society at large
  • Review the extent or epidemic of fatherlessness
  • Indicate the two major contributors of fatherlessness
  • List the six major consequences of fatherlessness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Strategic Interventions for Engaging Resistant Adolescents

Speaker(s):

Amanda Gregory, MA, NCC, LPC

Presentation: Adolescents are one of the toughest populations to engage in therapy. Clinicians encounter multiple obstacles while serving this population such as dysfunctional family dynamics, mandated treatment expectations, developmental trauma, attachment needs, brain development, and attention issues. This presentation will provide a road map illustrating how to facilitate engagement by building and maintaining trusting relationships by utilizing experiential interventions. Attendees will learn how to build and maintain trusting relationships with highly resistant adolescents by providing empathy, attunement, playfulness, safe boundaries, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity. Attendees will also learn how to implement multiple individualized experiential interventions designed to promote adolescent engagement. This presentation will include demonstrations of the interventions, opportunities for attendees to practice these interventions, and intriguing case studies.

Objectives:

  • Identify obstacles which hinder engagement when providing treatment for resistant adolescents
  • Develop how to build and maintain a trusting relationship by utilizing the following interventions: empathy, attunement, playfulness, safe boundaries, empowerment and cultural sensitivity
  • Practice and implement individualized experiential interventions designed to promote adolescent engagement

Slides:

Gregory_Strategic Interventions for Engaging Resistant Adolescents A Gregory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Identification, Treatment and Prevention

Speaker(s):

Christopher Maglio, PhD

Presentation: Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders are being diagnosed in children and adolescents at alarming rates and at earlier and earlier ages. Unfortunately, anxiety is all too often not diagnosed or misdiagnosed in children and adolescents due to the differing symptoms or characteristics of childhood/adolescent anxiety and anxiety in adults. This presentation will begin by focusing on differentiating between childhood/adolescent anxiety and anxiety in adults to assure an accurate diagnosis. A variety of individual and family treatments/interventions and techniques will be addressed and explored in regard to different types of anxiety experienced by children/adolescents as well as anxiety associated with different locations/environments. Methods for the prevention or/or minimization of anxiety in children/adolescents will be addressed as will various explanations for why anxiety is being seen in younger and younger children. Numerous case studies and examples will be utilized throughout the presentation and a list of resources will be provided.  Participants will be encouraged to share their experience and expertise in regard to this area.

Objectives:

  • Provide a clear and concise description of childhood/adolescent anxiety that differentiates it from adult anxiety.
  • Describe interventions that can be implemented at school, at home, and in public that have been shown to decrease anxiety and that are appropriate based on child’s/adolescent’s reports.
  • Describe prevention strategies that have been implemented in public, at home, and at school that have been shown to minimize anxiety in children/adolescent

Slides:

Maglio_MIMH 2017 Spring Training Conference Presentation-Anxiety Maglio

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anxiety Disorders-Are We Doing Enough to Help?

Speaker(s):

Tresa Dame, MSW, LPN

Presentation:  This presentation will cover at how a person with anxiety disorder feels; treatments used; if treatments are effective; and discuss if we can change our interactions to decrease the anxiety in an anxious person. This presentation will cover a description of anxiety/panic/agoraphobia, anxiety and how it affects a person from the person’s point of view, ways anxiety is treated (inpatient and outpatient), medications used to treat these disorders, and substance use among the persons. There will also be a group discussion about if treatments are really effective and if it warrants a disability. We will also have a group discussion about ideas and thoughts on better ways we can interact with these folks.

Objectives:

  • Anxiety Disorder/Panic/Agoraphobia will be discussed and a general knowledge of all three will be learned including person’s attitudes towards, definitions, and statistics.
  • Substance use among the persons with the disorders will be discussed.
  • It will be established how often those who have the disorder(s) are disabled by the disorder.

Slides:

Dame_Anxiety Disorders Are We Doing Enough to Help

 

 

 

 

 

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Parent Management Training Evidence-Based Treatment for ODD and Conduct Disorder

Speaker(s):

Andy Anderson, MA, LPC; Tracie Bush, MA; Shelly Stillman, MA, PLPC

Presentation: This presentation will serve as a basic level training and can be applied toward certification as a Clinician in the Kazdin Method℠ Parent Management Training (PMT) at the Parent Management Training Institute in Madison, Connecticut. PMT is an Evidence-Based treatment for children and adolescents with moderate to severe Disruptive Behavior Disorders such as ODD and Conduct Disorder.

Objectives:

  • Describe the Evidence-Based Treatment, Parent Management Training for children and adolescents with moderate to severe Disruptive Behavior Disorders.
  • Demonstrate Parent Management Training skills with Certified Clinicians.
  • Apply role-play activities to have audience interact and practice Parent Management Training skills on their own.

Slides:

Anderson_Bush_PMT 1 &2 New Powerpoint

 

 

 

 

 

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Keller, Megan, MS

Megan Keller received her bachelor’s degree in Family Studies from Miami University and her Master’s Degree in Family Studies from Purdue University. Megan also is a RASAC II with the Missouri Credentialing Board. Megan has worked in the field of substance abuse for 15 years and her focus is on working with children and teens who have been affected by a family members substance use.

Presentation(s)

The Impact of Parental Substance Use on Young Children and Teens