Pre-Recorded Webinar: The Challenging "In-Between" Adolescent Mental Health in a Tele-Health World (2 hr.)

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 09:00 11:00

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This recorded webinar offers participants the opportunity to learn about the adolescent brain and the impact of trauma on emotional functioning and interpersonal connections. The course will focus on building the participant's knowledge-base in engaging, connecting with and encouraging resilience in adolescent clients both in-person and through virtual platforms. This course will focus on utilizing an honest, authentic, and genuine approach to bridging the gap in the therapeutic relationship and within the parent-adolescent dyad. This is a introductory course for mental health professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify 2 potential consequences of trauma on adolescent brain development.

• List 2 therapeutic activities for adolescents to promote engagement.

• Identify 3 strategies to build trust with adolescent clients and their primary caregiver(s).

• Explain the connection between the parent-adolescent dyad and resiliency.

Presenter: Aniesha Kleinhammer, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the Program Supervisor of Counseling and Advocacy for Fleet and Family Support Center at Naval Air Station Lemoore. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at Brandman University in the Master of Psychology program and is a past President of the Central Valley Chapter of the California Association for Play Therapy. Aniesha specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents and young adults who have experienced complex trauma.

CE: Attendance to this training series meets the qualifications for 2 hrs of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s and/or LEP’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Meraki-Minded Professional Development is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s and LEP’s. Meraki-Minded Professional Development maintains responsibility for this course and its content. Prov. # 76629. The participant must be present for the entire webinar and complete the webinar survey and quiz (80%) to receive CE Certificate via email.