Concurrent Session (30 minutes) presentation: Community-Based DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Program for Caregivers and Professionals Promoting Mental Health Wellness
Jul
15
to Jul 18

Concurrent Session (30 minutes) presentation: Community-Based DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Program for Caregivers and Professionals Promoting Mental Health Wellness

  • Calgary Telus Convention Centre (map)
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Concurrent Session presentation of: Community-Based DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Program for Caregivers and Professionals Promoting Mental Health Wellness. (sub-theme: Strengthening Communities)

At the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2020 to be held in Calgary, Alberta July 15 -18, 2020.

Abstract: Raising children in today’s complex global society, parents must navigate a myriad of uncertainties and challenges common across communities. Parents and health professionals increasingly encounter youth presenting challenges with debilitating anxiety, at-risk behaviors using technology, self-harm, suicidality, and substance misuse. Social workers recognize that the best outcomes result from collaboratively supporting people to take charge of their lives and accessing their capacities to reach life’s aspirations through community-supported family involvement. Our therapist-led DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Program evolved from a Group format in an intensive adolescent mental health setting to community-based and professional development Workshops in diverse contexts across North America. The psychoeducational Program teaches emotion regulation skills, mindfulness, and validation to enhance communication, collaboration, and mental health wellness for the whole family and beyond, with improved outcomes. Using a participatory approach to program planning, evaluation, and improvement, the caregiver Program empowers participants and ultimately works towards strengthening communities. 

Objectives:

As a result of attending this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify and define ways to empower communities and enhance outcomes for the whole family using a DBT-Informed skills-building caregiver program curriculum.

2. Will understand the principles of the promising new approach to physchoeducational programming for parents of youth with mental health needs that may strengthen social work solutions to local and global problems.

3. Communicate with each other and the presenters on a collaborative and responsive level to integrate education, research, and practice to bridge the gap between social work and communities using the core components of the DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Program.

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A Skills Building Workshop for Parents with Adolescents
Apr
18
9:30 AM09:30

A Skills Building Workshop for Parents with Adolescents

  • 555 Richmond Street West Unit 411 Toronto, ON, M5V 3B1 Canada (map)
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What To Expect:

  • An intensive parenting skills-building course for parents of adolescents

  • Interactive course with multimedia, video demonstrations and examples of the skills being taught

  • Supportive opportunities to practice the skills with coaching from experienced Therapists

  • Group discussions with parents who share similar parenting struggles

  • Evidence-based curriculum (DBT, CBT, CPS, ACT, EFT, Narrative and Attachment Focused)

  • Receive handouts, reading recommendations, and resource list

Who should attend:

  • Any parent or caregiver who of youth over 12 years of age

  • Parents wanting tips on how to get their youth to talk

  • Parents who feel as though traditional “discipline” and parenting strategies have been ineffective

What you can gain:

  • Feeling more confident and competent as a parent of a teen

  • Improved communication at home

  • Tools to empower your teens to problem solve for themselves

  • Skills to avoid circular arguments and walking on eggshells

  • Fewer conflicts at home

  • A greater insight of the adolescent brain and understanding of their behaviour

  • Learning how to say no, and have your teen do what you want them to do

  • New ways to support your youth in managing their anxiety and intense emotions

What will be covered:

Morning:

1. Adolescent Brain Development:

  • Understanding their behaviour

  • Lesson based on recent research

2. Emotions and Emotion Regulations Skills:

  • Acknowledging the needs of all family members

3. Communication Techniques:

  • Using validation techniques to reduce anxiety, stress, and allow for effective communication

  • Using communication strategies to improve relationships

Afternoon:

1. Setting Limits:

  • Looking at consequences and privileges

  • How to say "no"

  • Navigating social media

2. Recognizing and Managing Problem Behaviours:

  • Self-harm, suicide behaviour, substance misuse, etc.

3. Fostering Your Teen's Self-Esteem and Healthy Independence

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Workshop Presentation at the 20th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference
May
11
9:15 AM09:15

Workshop Presentation at the 20th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference

  • Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel (map)
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Workshop Title: A DBT-Informed Parenting Skills Group for Caregivers of Adolescents struggling with significant mental health issues and are vulnerable to at-risk behaviours including addictions.

Co-Presenters: Lisa Azzopardi, Elizabeth Lovrics, & Helen Stolte.

When and Where: The 20th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, taking place on May 10-11, 2019 at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, British Columbia. Presentation ID#96.

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A Skills Building Program for Parents with Adolescents
Apr
7
9:00 AM09:00

A Skills Building Program for Parents with Adolescents

Parents and caregivers of adolescents are encouraged to join this interactive 1-Day Intensive Parenting Skills-Building Workshop this April!

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Raising teenagers can be very enjoyable and also challenging at times, especially as teens go through the normative developmental stages of adolescence and navigate school, friends, and the influences of the digital and social media world. While teens confront life’s complexities, they may show signs of normal stress and anxiety; they may also exhibit intense emotions, concerning and at-risk behaviors, and mental health issues, such as depression. These difficult times may become stressful and hard on the whole family, schools, and the community.

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