Thursday, September 19th, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Creative Interventions to Engage, Assess, and Treat Children, Youth, and Families
This very practical training will present creative engagement, assessment, and treatment interventions to make individual, group, and family sessions meaningful and effective. A step-by-step assessment model will be presented and steps for effective treatment planning will be outlined. Next, innovative activities will be presented including therapeutic games, art, and stories. Interventions will be presented to address issues such as anger management, social skills, stress reduction, and self-esteem. Techniques to strengthen parenting skills will also be highlighted.
Learning Objectives:
1) Use at least 3 interventions to engage clients in therapy.
2) Implement an innovative model for assessing children and families.
3) List the steps for developing a treatment plan.
4) Use many creative techniques for use with children and teens.
5) Implement at least 3 interventions for use in family therapy.
6) Describe creative ways of strengthening parenting skills.
There will be a break for lunch on your own. If you have any questions, email Amy Ward at amward@rochester.k12.mn.us
Friday, September 20th, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most empirically supported treatment for treating childhood anxiety. The effectiveness of this approach is enhanced by integrating creative, developmentally appropriate interventions so that children will engage in treatment. In this one-day workshop, a brief overview of CBT will be presented, along with innovative techniques to engage, assess, and treat children with anxiety. Interventions will address the core treatment components: Psychoeducation, somatic management, affective expression, cognitive restructuring, exposure, and relapse prevention. Although the focus of this workshop will be on treating children with anxiety, many of the interventions can be adapted for use with other treatment populations.
Learning Objectives:
1) Describe the special challenges of utilizing CBT with children.
2) Discuss the benefits of integrating playful approaches in CBT treatment with children.
3) Use at least two interventions to assess anxiety in children.
4) Describe methods for fostering treatment readiness in anxious children.
5) Implement at least five new interventions to treat anxiety in children.
There will be a break for lunch on your own. If you have any questions, email Amy Ward at amward@rochester.k12.mn.us