NY Extended Adolescence - When 25 Looks More Like 18: Clinical Strategies for Clients Struggling to Meet the Demands of Adulthood

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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.

Speaker

Steve O'Brien, PsyD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Steve O’Brien is a clinical psychologist with close to 30 years of experience treating children, adolescents, and families in his Clearwater, Florida practice. His specialty areas include treatment for childhood anxiety and depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and divorced/blended family adjustment. Dr. O’Brien utilizes an integrative model which tailors treatment to the developmental level of both children and parents. His approach integrates individual child therapy with intensive parental and familial interventions. Dr. O’Brien has worked in a variety of clinical settings including community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and medical clinics. He earned his PsyD at Nova Southeastern University and received specialized training in applied developmental psychology. Pediatric, child psychiatric, and school consultation is a significant part of his clinical work, and he is a frequent guest speaker in the Tampa Bay area. Dr. O’Brien previously worked as a continuing education provider for the Juvenile Welfare Board, and is a well-received speaker for PESI, training professionals primarily in the areas of child/adolescent mental health treatment and complex family issues.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Steven O'Brien maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Steven O’Brien is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Florida Psychological Association.

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Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

Objectives

1. Evaluate relevant research on extended adolescence and emerging adulthood.
2. Determine factors which promote normative vs complicated adolescent identity development.
3. Evaluate the interplay of technological, societal, and educational stressors on the transition from adolescence to young adulthood.
4. Distinguish how DSM-5™ disorders develop in adolescents hinder the “adulting” process.
5. Choose therapeutic strategies for reducing symptom severity in young adults and for reducing systemic conflict.
6. Design clinical interventions for common disorders of the Gen Z population.
7. Employ therapeutic techniques for cultivating a growth mindset and resilience in young adults.

Outline

• Psychosocial implications of a “Check-listed Childhood”
• Plugged-in but disconnected: “The Loneliest Generation”
• Short-term gratification for the dopamine dependent brain
• Gender, race, privilege and other “identity influencers”
• Interplay of technology, society and educational stressors
• “Virtual Reality IS Their Reality”

• Tips for rapport building with Generation Z
• Mindfully managing parental involvement
• Build working alliances without alignments
• Cultivate cooperation and bypass resistance

• Model openness and flexibility with Gen Z culture
• Distinguish between pathology and generational differences
• Precursors to other disorders – are you seeing these traits clearly
• Navigate more complex Identity exploration and confusion
• Differentiate oppositional behavior from healthy identity expression

• Promote “real” interaction in a virtual world
• Facilitate flexibility by reducing device dependent behavior
• Neutralize perfectionistic worry to combat outcome certainty
• Reduce fears around healthy risk taking

• Dealing with fallout of social media and cyber harassment
• Reframe devaluing self-talk from negative online comparison
• Mood-management and preventing isolation
• Reduce desensitized views of self-harming thoughts/behaviors

• Social media boundaries to reduce impulsivity and negative consequences
• Device management to reduce distraction
• Self-structuring for time blindness
• “Appointment-Making” for better follow through

• Social coaching to reduce “passing as neurotypical” stress
• Brain-based, self-regulation strategies to manage overstimulation
• Foster flexible self-view around gender identity and sexuality
• Healthy routines to promote friendship, productivity and fun

• Teach tools for long-term resilience and self-advocacy
• Determine need for other professional services
• Advance healthy development in future generations
• Research findings and limitations

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• School Psychologists
• Physicians
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Educators
• Addiction Counselors

This workshop is intended for professionals working with clients 15-25.

Location

1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, United States
(631) 423-1600
www.marriott.com