Description
“Fix my kid.†This is the desperate cry of parents and caregivers who walk into your office seeking help.
You start the therapeutic process with your go-to techniques.
Amanda Crowder – CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents
And your client progresses … for a while. But when they fail to make additional gains, or even regress, your skills as a therapist are put to the test. When all your usual tools have been exhausted, you’re left feeling helpless and wondering how to move forward.
Breathe new life into therapeutic approaches for resistant and avoidant cases with creative, activity-based interventions grounded in the proven success of CBT!
Amanda Crowder, LCSW, delivers an energetic, technique-heavy workshop that will give you the tools you need to harness the power of a creative, activity-based CBT approach. Amanda will provide the exercises and interventions she’s found most effective in improving outcomes for children and adolescents with disruptive behavior, trauma, ADHD, defiance, anger, anxiety, depression and family conflict.
Case examples, activities and hands-on practice will enable you to easily integrate these essential skills in your practice and allow you to individualize them for a variety of disorders and temperaments. Evidence-based techniques help you to drastically increase children’s engagement in treatment, improve emotional functioning, strengthen relationships, maximize academic engagement, and minimize acting-out behaviors. Must-have strategies create an affiliation between you, the child, and family members – boosting parent/child satisfaction, motivation and retention in therapy.
During this essential recording, Amanda will help you feel prepared and empowered to improve the lives of your most difficult-to-treat young clients with a creative, activity-based CBT approach!
Handouts
Manual – CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents (8.93 MB) 92 Pages Available after Purchase CBT Packet (4.42 MB) 20 Pages Available after Purchase Instructions for ASHA Credit – SELF STUDY ONLY – 12/07/18 (0.03 MB) Available after Purchase
Outline
Core Components
Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
Identify Core Belief Systems & Negative Thinking Patterns
Understand Cognitive Distortions
Implement Homework
Build Rapport & Motivation
Importance of Family Engagement
Creation of Self-Talk
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Coaching
Skills to Modify Maladaptive Thinking
Validation to Improve Engagement
Identify & Utilize Feelings to Improve Communication Skills
Cultural & Developmental Issues
Limitations of the Research & Potential Risks
Interventions
Childhood Trauma
Identify & Define
Cognitive Narratives & Trauma Stories
Utilization of Play
Resilience
Symptom Relief & Coping Mechanisms
ADHD
Assessment & Diagnosis
Concentration & Impulse Control
Time Management & Goal Setting
Self-Regulation
Brain Breaks & Healthy Habits
Autism
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment Planning
Flexible Thinking
Sensory Integration
Perspective Taking & Relationship Building
Manage Expectations
ODD, Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Behaviors, & Anger
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment Planning
Anger, Aggression, & Dysregulation
Communication
Building Alliances & Positive Relationships
Emotional Vocabulary & Regulation
Anxiety and OCD
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Medications
Externalize & Define “Bad†Worry
Identify Body Reactions
Assertiveness Skills
The Need for Control
Mood Disorder
Mood Charting
Reframe Thoughts
Create Peace & Gratitude
Body Mindfulness & Control
Self-Injurious Behaviors, & Suicidality
Assessment, Treatment Strategies
Identify Negative Self-Talk
Problem Solving & Coping Skills
Foster Motivation
Parental Supports
Attachment
Receive & Give Love
Choices as a Problem-Solving Skill
Set & Keep Limits & Boundaries
Structure & Routine
Rewards & Punishments
â€Time Outs†for Parents
Faculty
Amanda Crowder, LCSW
Calming Waters Counseling Services
Amanda Crowder, LCSW, is co-author of the best-selling book CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders (PESI, 2017). Amanda is an expert at moving evidence-based interventions into practical methods for application and moving research into action.
She has created and adapted evidence-based interventions to work with the most challenging children, adolescents, and families in the most difficult situations. By helping to establish the Trauma Informed Care initiative within Carolinas Medical Center, Amanda has proven her leadership in moving clinical concepts into practice. Amanda runs a private practice in Charlotte, NC, and continues to work for Carolinas Medical Center within a crisis center and virtual mental health emergency room.
Her specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, behavioral issues, and family issues. Amanda uses realness, humor, and passion to build rapport with clients and audiences.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amanda Crowder is in private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Amanda Crowder has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
