Many people who witness or experience the fallout of an overdose, whether fatal or non-fatal, report experiencing the event as traumatic. This can be especially true for young people who often do not understand what is happening or why. When children and youth do not have adequate support in the aftermath of a potentially traumatic event they often internalize the experience in unhealthy and potentially harmful ways.
Eating disorders fall under the category of "emotional disorders," meaning that individuals who struggle often tend to avoid situations that bring up difficult or uncomfortable emotions. Because avoidance often serves as a maintaining factor for emotional disorders, it is essential to incorporate interventions that promote emotional approach rather than avoidance. Doing so can increase emotional tolerance and reduce reliance on eating disorder behaviors as coping strategies.
Learn how to identify and address gambling-related concerns with confidence! This engaging training equips behavioral health professionals with practical tools, culturally responsive strategies, and evidence-based approaches to assess and intervene effectively.
Children who act out sexually can present a challenging and complex diagnostic picture. This workshop will present a typology of sexual behavior problems in children, contrasting each category to what would be developmentally usual and expected. Implications for placements and treatment planning will be discussed for impulsive, attachment-seeking, neuro-atypical, trauma reactive, compulsive and exploitative sexual behaviors. We will focus on children in alternative care such as foster care, special school settings, residential treatment centers and inpatient hospitals.
Explore the concept of hope and the unique needs of individuals and families as they approach the end of life. During this deeply personal time, people face a range of physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological challenges that call for compassionate, personalized care. Central to this experience is the evolving nature of hope. Developing a deeper understanding of what hope means to each individual is essential to delivering holistic, patient-centered care.
