A Developmental Approach
Helping Children and Families Navigate Health Journeys
As mental health and medical professionals, many of our child and adolescent clients and their parents share difficult stories about a breadth of health concerns. These may include health worries and fears, allergies, stress-related physical symptoms as well as health conditions that include chronic pain and/or uncomfortable medical procedures.
Using an integrative developmental, systemic, and anti-oppressive approach, Dr. Reid and Dr. Johnson will address the questions we often hear from mental health and medical practitioners colleagues.
What resources, tools and strategies can practitioners use in mental health or medical practices to help families navigate the individual, family, and systemic challenges around health, pain and healing?
What do practitioners need to understand about the mental health impact of health concerns, medical considerations and chronic and procedural pain?
What do we know from research and experience regarding the interwoven stressors on children, parents/caregivers, and on medical staff when children are experiencing health concerns and/or distressing pain – whether chronic or acute?
What are the science-backed, culturally-responsive best practices that mental health professionals can implement with kids and caregivers alike to enhance comfort, “healing,” empowerment, advocacy and action?
Date & Time: Friday, July 18th from 9am – 11am
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify 3 ways that health concerns and conditions can impact mental health.
- Identify 3 science-backed, culturally responsive developmental interventions that can help families (children and/or caregivers) navigating health concerns and conditions.
- Identify 2 ways to help children and caregivers advocate for comfort during pokes and other procedures.
Agenda
Can include some polls or feedback in chat depending on
9:00 – 9:15 WELCOME
- Welcome, Introductions, Our WHYS
9:15 – 9:30 COLLABORATIVE STORY:
- Client, Caregiver, Staff
- Our Lens – Developmental, Systemic, Anti-Oppressive
9:30 – 9:50 MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT (Poll or chat comments to kick off this section)
- Client
- Parent/caregiver
- Medical staff
- And the intersection of all of the above
9:50 – 9:55 BREAK
9:55 – 10:25 SCIENCE BACKED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE BEST PRACTICES (Keep building on collaborative story)
10:25 – 10:45 PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS (apply to collaborative story)
10: 45 -11:00 RESOURCES AND YOUR TAKE-AWAYS (discussion or add to chat)
Follow up email – interest in a part 2 – what topics?
Facilitators:
- Ashlee Reid, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist (PSY 35059)
- Melissa J. Johnson, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist (PSY 13102)
Location: Over Zoom
Cost: Early bird cost is $120 per session, $150 after June 7, Student rate $85. We offer a $10 group discount for groups of 3 or more.
Designed for: Health professionals, mental health professionals, educators, school counselors and administrators, and others working with youth
Continuing Education units: California mental health professionals will earn 2 continuing education units through IlluminatedEducation.com.