Participants will be able to describe the importance of building relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
Participants will be able to describe the relationship between children’s social emotional development and challenging behavior.
Participants will be able to describe how challenging behavior serves a function for children.
Participants will be able to describe the relationship between environmental variables, children’s challenging behaviors, and social emotional development
Participants will be able to identify strategies that can be used to (1) build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues; (2) design environments, schedules, and routines; (3) structure transitions; (4) help children learn rules
and routines; and (5) plan activities that promote engagement.
Participants will be able to use descriptive acknowledgment and encouragement to support children’s positive social behaviors.
Participants will evaluate their work with children related to building relationships and the structure and design of their environment.
Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Identify the nine goals for psychiatric management of persons with PTSD or ASD
List the eight steps in assessment of a person with PTSD or ASD
Identify eight things to be considered when determining the treatment setting
List three characteristics which would make inpatient treatment a better choice
List for ways to establish and maintain a therapeutic alliance
Explain the most effective ways to coordinate treatment efforts
Identify the types of education which should be provided to patients with PTSD or ASD
Identify the five goals of treatment for patients with PTSD or ASD
Identify the three approaches which are used either alone or in combination in treating this population
List nine issues that should be considered when choosing the appropriate initial treatment modality
Describe approaches for patients who do not respond to initial treatment
Summarize the standard pharmacological treatment strategy for PTSD or ASD
Summarize the recommendations for psychotherapy with persons with PTSD or ASD
Evaluate the strengths, basic objectives, and the delivery of Psychological First Aid, including when and for whom the interventions would be appropriate.
Review the methods used to contact and engage disaster survivors, enhance immediate and ongoing safety, to provide physical and emotional comfort, and to offer practical help to survivors.
Examine ways to help establish brief or ongoing contacts with primary support persons or other sources of support, including family members, friends, and community helping resources, and determine methods to link survivors with available collaborative services needed at the time or in the future.
Identify common psychological reactions to traumatic experiences and losses, particularly the differences in how children, adolescents, adults, and older adults react and cope
Review
the use of Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, and
Antipsychotic/Atypical Antipsychotic medications in the treatment of
mental health and co-occurring disorders
Discuss the varied clinical picture when there is a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issue
Examine the current information regarding the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of behavioral addictions