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The Teen Mental Health Crisis: How to Make an Impact for Young People


Average Rating:
   32
Speakers:
Britt H. Rathbone, LCSW-C |  Margaret Nichols, PhD |  Edvardo Archer, LMFT
Duration:
2 Hours 45 Minutes
Copyright:
Mar 19, 2023
Product Code:
NOS096311
Brochure Code:
87373SUM
Media Type:
Digital Recording
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Description

American teens today are struggling like no other time in history. Since the early 2000s, there’s been a consistent rise in suicide rates and suicidal ideation. And in the last few years, since COVID hit, nearly half of all teens in this country have reported feelings of hopelessness and persistent sadness. Theories abound as to why: social isolation, too much screentime, the stresses of a world awash in racism and discrimination, pressures to succeed, climate change. It’s a “national emergency” the headlines blare. But for therapists, the conjecture matters less than what we can do to help overwhelmed teens in our care. In this panel-led session, three experts take a close look at today’s teens and dig into how we can best alleviate their emotional distress and help them thrive. You’ll explore:

  • What we can do to help teens process their experience of the last few years and the larger world in general
  • Ways to counter the negative cultural messaging affecting teens of colour and LGBTQIA teens
  • How to address the spikes in teen suicidality
  • How to help teens navigate social media and relationships with parents/caregivers and each other

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



CPD

This online program is worth 2.75 hours CPD.



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Speaker

Britt H. Rathbone, LCSW-C's Profile

Britt H. Rathbone, LCSW-C Related seminars and products


Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C, provides mental health services to adolescents and their families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has 30 30 years of experience working directly with adolescents and families, is a "top therapist" for adolescents, teaches graduate students, trains therapists and leads a highly regarded and successful clinical practice. he lectures often on the value of DBT with young people. He is a dynamic and passionate speaker and his trainings consistently receive the highest ratings. He is the coauthor of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents, What works With Teens: A Professional's Guide to Engaging Authentically with Adolescents to Achieve Lasting Change, and Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions (New Harbinger, 2016).


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Britt Rathbone is the founder and director of Rathbone & Associates and has employment relationships with Washington Center for Mental Health Training and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He receives royalties as a published author. Britt Rathbone receives a speaking honorarium, product, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Britt Rathbone is a volunteer for DBT- Linehan Board of Certification. He is a member of the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the Registry of Group Psychotherapists.


Margaret Nichols, PhD's Profile

Margaret Nichols, PhD Related seminars and products


Margaret Nichols, PhD, is a psychologist, AASECT certified sex therapy supervisor and founder and first Executive Director of the Institute for Personal Growth, a psychotherapy organization in New Jersey specializing in clinical work with the sex, relationship and gender diverse community. She is the author of The Modern Clinician’s Guide to Working with LGBTQ+ Clients: The Inclusive Psychotherapist. Dr. Nichols is an international speaker and author of many articles on LGBTQ sexuality, transgender youth, kink, and consensual nonmonogamy, as well as co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes Transgender Mental Health certification program.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Margaret Nichols maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Margaret Nichols has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Edvardo Archer, LMFT's Profile

Edvardo Archer, LMFT Related seminars and products


Edvardo Archer, LMFT, specializes in parenting and family conflict and builds bridges for youth and families to live confidently and not be bullied by their circumstances. A counselor, consultant, speaker, and coach who also holds virtual reality sessions with teens, he’s the founder of Anchor Point Family Services.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Edvardo Archer maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Global Orphan Project. He receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Edvardo Archer has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


Objectives

  1. Theorize on the major factors driving the rise of teen mental health issues.
  2. Apply evidence-based interventions for common stressors that impact teens to improve clinical outcomes.   
  3. Formulate evidence-based strategies for address teenage suicidality to improve clinical outcomes.  
  4. Propose ways to address online bullying in psychotherapy with teen clients.
  5. Propose specific ways to address stress affecting teens of color and LGBTQIA teens.

Outline

  • What’s really driving the teen mental health “crisis”?
  • How to help teens process environmental stressors
  • Countering the negative cultural messaging affecting teens of color and LGBTQIA teens
  • What therapists can do to address social media stress and online bullying
  • The most current and effective ways to intervene in teen suicidality

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners 
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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