Assessment and Intervention of Substance-Abusing Adolescents

Dr. Kathleen Meyers' workshop will focus on appropriate adolescent assessment practices, emphasizing how adolescent development processes impact assesssment. Her presentation will teach us how to use collateral reports and protect against self-recrimination by substance-abusing juvenile offenders. She will also present the pre-requisite foundational program and system components prior to selecting an evidence-based treatment for these adolescents.

I expect this to be an informative workshop, especially for those of us who work with substance-abusing adolescents.

DBT Treatment for Suicidal Adolescents.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers and non-suicidal, self-injurious behaviors are more prevalent than ever. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported treatment aimed at helping decrease these types of behaviors. This workshop will present the theory behind DBT and will introduce the skills used to teach teens to more effectively manage their emotions.

Jennifer L. Hartstein, PsyD is an expert on teenage suicide. We are looking forward to her Presentation this week (Wednesday, March 4th).

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