Teenagers Today: What you need to know two-part presentation by Marshall Korenblum, MD., FRCP©, Dip. Child Psychiatry
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Event type: Single day (a day or less)
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Morning Session
Teenagers Today: Signs, symptoms and risk factors of suicide
February 27, 2020 | 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Marshall Korenblum, MD., FRCP©, Dip. Child Psychiatry
This training is suitable for: Educators, ECE, nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers and child and youth care workers.
The prevalence rate of suicide in teenagers remains unacceptably high. Why? What are the warning signs and risk factors for suicide behavior in teens? What can be done to intervene? What role does mental illness play? What role does media (T.V., movies, social media) play? This morning session training will elucidate a clear understanding of how to recognize the signs of suicide and what to do about it.
Afternoon Session
Teenagers Today: How to engage adolescents in psychotherapy
February 27, 2020 | 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Marshall Korenblum, MD., FRCP©, Dip. Child Psychiatry
This training is suitable for: Psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors.
We are on the cusp of a revolution in how technology and biology are affecting teenage brains. This afternoon session training will clarify how adolescent development effect risk taking; how to ensure optimal outcomes in psychotherapy with teens. The potential role which behavioral intervention technologies (A.I., chatbots etc) may play in conducting psychotherapy in the future. Relationship will matter – but how does that look in the 21st century?