Emotion dysregulation in the family: Clinical interventions for family members of youth with emotion dysregulation

Emotion dysregulation in the family: Clinical interventions for family members of youth with emotion dysregulation

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: April 16, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to noon ET
Facilitator: Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

Description:
This training will focus on clinical interventions for family members of youth with emotion dysregulation. It will provide both education and intervention strategies for working with family members and focus on ways to support families who struggle with chronic relationship challenges due to emotion dysregulation.

Participants will review evidence-informed treatments such as EFFT and DBT-oriented approaches in both supporting and intervening with family members. Participants will be asked to engage in self-reflection and will be provided with the space for live role plays, as well as live discussions.

Learning objectives:

• Understand clinical interventions with family members of those struggling with emotion dysregulation. This is done through live discussion, self reflection and videos
• Increase their competency in incorporating emotion regulation strategies into family work
• To build capacity in educating families on the importance of emotion in managing big problems

Registration fee: General - $150  |  Student - $135

For full program overview and registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/V8bzEQ

Facilitator Bio:
Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW has over 15 years of experience working as an individual, group and family therapist for youth and young adults aged 14-25 with concurrent mental health and substance use concerns. Adina has also worked with young people experiencing their first episode of psychosis and their families. Currently, Adina is the Manager of Child & Youth Health Services at Michael Garron Hospital.

Adina completed a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) degree at the University of King’s College and a Masters of Social Work at the University of Toronto, as well as a post-graduate fellowship at the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids (GH-CCMH), specializing in family therapy. Areas of expertise include trauma-focused therapies, family therapies, motivational interviewing, parent coaching, emotion dysregulation, and complex substance use disorders.

Adina has experience developing unique psychoeducational and therapeutic programming for both youth and families. Adina was one of the first facilitators of Family Connections in Toronto and has co-facilitated, trained and learned from so many peer parent/caregiver leaders over the years. Adina has given many presentations on the complexities of working with young people and families who have complex mental health/substance use concerns. Adina also provides regular consultation and supervision to social work students and teaches about family therapy to psychiatry residents.

Continuing Education (CE) information: 3 CE hours