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Digital Seminar

Treating Teens: Powerful Strategies for Trauma, Anxiety, Identity, and More


Speaker:
Susan Dea Kane-Ronning, PhD
Duration:
Approx. 6 Hours
Copyright:
Dec 09, 2024
Product Code:
POS059948
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Stepping into the turbulent waters of teenage issues requires a deep understanding of what motivates them, from their reluctance to open-up to outright oppositional interactions….

…but engaging them effectively demands more than just empathy; it calls for specialized techniques and a nuanced approach.

That’s why child/adolescent behavior disorders and trauma specialist Dr. Susan Kane-Ronning, has put together this course sharing the techniques she has found most effective in over 35 years of clinical practice. You will finish with:

  • In-depth understanding of the remodeling process happening in the teenage brain
  • Advanced interventions targeting eating disorders, substance abuse, selfharm, adverse childhood experiences, and other critical issues prevalent among teens
  • Values-centered approaches to help adolescents cope with the overwhelming concerns of today’s world, from environmental crises to political unrest
  • Creative therapies to build social skills and resilience to counteract the impact of social media, bullying, body-shaming, and more

Additionally, you will gain powerful insights into working with families, assessing lethality risks, and a comprehensive toolkit for rapport-building and effective counseling in this challenging domain.

PURCHASE TODAY this fast-paced course filled with practical and ready-to-use strategies to make a huge impact on the lives of teens.

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Speaker

Susan Dea Kane-Ronning, PhD's Profile

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Seattle Pacific University


Dr. Susan Kane-Ronning, maintains a private practice in Bellingham, Washington, providing counseling services to children, and families. She is also the owner and director of ArmchairEd and serves as a consultant to school districts and agencies, conducting lethality/risk evaluations for youth who make threats to schools in addition to working with personal injury attorneys in high-profile personal injury and trauma cases. She currently serves as adjunct faculty at Seattle Pacific University and Central Washington University.

Dr. Kane-Ronning is a Certified Level II Clinical Trauma Professional and a Certified Family Trauma Professional. She has a vast professional background working with adolescents, both as an educator and psychologist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in special education, and both master’s and PhD degrees in counseling psychology. Dr. Kane-Ronning began her career as a high school teacher who worked with street kids and dropouts and created and implemented grant-funded interventions aimed at youth at risk for substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, and school dropout.

A popular and passionate presenter, Dr. Kane-Ronning conducts workshops regularly on behavioral issues and trauma in children and adolescents.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Susan Kane-Ronning is the owner and director of ArmchairEdClockHours and ArmchairED. She maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Whatcom County School Districts and Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Kane-Ronning receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Susan Kane-Ronning is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.


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Objectives

  1. Utilize ACT techniques to decrease teen anxiety symptoms.
  2. Use regulation skills to stabilize PTSD symptomatology.
  3. Evaluate adolescent suicidality and self-harm behaviors.
  4. Identify key variables that impact adolescent image and identity.
  5. Utilize parent-based intervention strategies for high-risk behaviors.
  6. Determine ethical considerations and confidentiality for counseling teens.

Outline

The Tumultuous Teen Years

  • Synaptic growth and critical brain changes
  • Hormones: The far-reaching impact
  • The impact of alcohol, cannabis, and other substances
  • Ever-evolving roles and responsibilities

Assessment and Diagnostic Strategies

  • Build attachment-focused therapeutic rapport
  • Screening tools that drive treatment
  • Teen angst vs mental health diagnoses
  • Ethical considerations: How and when to involve parents and caregivers
  • Evaluate suicidality, lethality, and risk of violence
  • Case conceptualization templates
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

TEEN-SPECIFIC INTERVENTION APPROACHES

  • Anxiety and Depression
    • 10 mindfulness strategies to tame anticipatory anxiety
    • Creative therapies for social anxiety and shyness
    • Techniques for test anxiety, perfectionism, and the inner critic
    • Top strategies for school refusal
    • CBT and mindfulness to mitigate excessive gaming and screen time
    • Must-use ACT approaches for state-of-the world anxiety
    • Case study: 16-year-old, cannabis use, failing grades
  • Trauma, PTSD, and C-PTSD
    • Adverse Childhood Experiences
    • Cultural responsiveness: Racial trauma
    • Family system dysfunction and repair strategies
    • Top trauma treatment modalities and approaches
      • Trauma-focused CBT strategies
      • Energy psychology techniques
      • Mindfulness-based stress reduction activities
    • Case study: 13-year-old, h/o abuse and disrupted attachment
  • Image and Identity
    • Affirmative tools to explore gender identity and sexual orientation
    • Acceptance and positive body image
    • Deal with social media: Cognitive defusion strategies
    • Racial and socioeconomic inequity
    • Mitigate bullying, social exclusion, and breakups
    • Positive self-image through creative therapies
  • High-Risk Behaviors and Challenging Issues
    • Get teens on-board with safety plans for self-injury and suicidal ideation
    • Motivational interviewing and contingency management approaches for substance use
    • Top CBT strategies to address teen insomnia
    • Case study:19-year-old, poly-drug use, h/o sexual assault

The Business of Counseling Teens

  • Confidentiality and ethical considerations
  • Getting teens onboard with therapy and when to incorporate the family
  • Must-use strategies to engage the most reluctant clients
  • When parents are the problem: Next steps
  • Navigating legalities: Lethality risk, suicidality
  • Collaborate with medical professionals and educators

Target Audience

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

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