Working with “Challenging” Parents/Caregivers of Youth with Mental Health Needs
Total Credits: 2 Social Work CE, 2 Mental Health Counselor CE, 2 Psychologist CE, 2 Psychoanalysist CE
- Categories:
- Live Zoom
- Faculty:
- Ellen Blaufox LCSW-R
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Working with “Challenging” Parents/Caregivers of Youth with Mental Health Needs
Despite years of practice and expertise, clinicians and supervisors often find working to engage parents /caregivers in their child’s treatment one of the most challenging clinical experiences they face. Rife with potential for mistrust, feelings of inadequacy & even resistance; conjoint & collateral work can be so challenging, that many providers avoid it.
The impact of this avoidance can be detrimental, if not devastating to their clients’ prognosis.
Scaffolding, an educational practice that helps students retain and apply newly acquired knowledge and skill is a useful technique for clinical intervention. This workshop Co-Creating with Parents/Caregivers will provide clinicians with the information and tools necessary for caregivers to finally trust both clinician, and the process of healing. In doing so, participants will learn what is required for Parents/Caregivers to reach beyond their comfort zone and successfully support their child’s mental health.
TEACHING METHODS:
- This course is geared toward adult learners.
- This highly interactive Workshop employs didactic, as well as experiential learning. The use of PowerPoint, media, arts & culture are also used for instructional purposes to allow for different participant learning styles and creativity.
- The Workshop provides a rare opportunity for clinicians and helping professionals to discuss the impact of counter-transference and compassion fatigue on treatment.
- Interactive activities that will allow participants to practice intervention skills and techniques that are taught in the Workshop.
- Discussion of how to apply treatment techniques and case examples that illustrate this will occur throughout.
- This course is available as a 2 -Hour, LIVE Virtual Workshop.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Learn a variety of practical interventions for gaining caregiver trust, respect & cooperation.
- Secure a foundation of tools for strategically encouraging parents/caregivers to become a collaborative part of their youth’s treatment plan.
- Practice concrete interventions that build the foundation for caregiver engagement in treatment.
- Discover the 5 Secrets Skills to Collaborating with Caregivers:
- Gradual Exposure
- Cognitive Distortions
- Vicarious Trauma
- Window of Tolerance
- Parenting Skills
Handouts
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Faculty
Ellen Blaufox LCSW-R Related Seminars and Products
Ellen Blaufox, LCSW-R is a licensed, clinical, social worker with more than 25 years of experience and expertise working with children, adolescents, adults and families who live with chronic stress, mental illness, and are survivors of trauma. Currently in private practice, Ms. Blaufox was Clinical Director of the Mann and Goldsmith Residential Psychiatric Treatment Facilities at the Jewish Board, for more than ten years. During her time at the Jewish Board, Ellen had the opportunity to participate as a Core Team Member in the National Child Traumatic Study Network Learning Collaborative with the founders of Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is an experienced TF-CBT practitioner, supervisor and consultant. Additionally, Ellen was a Core Team Member of the implementation of the Sanctuary Model on the Westchester Campus of the Jewish Board where she led multi-disciplinary teams in the adaptation and implementation of the Sanctuary Model from an adult modality to address the needs of adolescent populations. She also collaborated with the Creators of SPARCS (Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress) in implementation of a pilot program for the Jewish Board.