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. And your client progresses…for a while.
Amanda Crowder – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children & Adolescents: 2-Day Intensive Training
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.
Better still, you’ll have the opportunity to practice the application of what you’ve learned under Amanda’s expert supervision allowing its immediate incorporation into your clinical work.
Watch Amanda during this workshop and finish feeling prepared and empowered to improve the lives of your most difficult-to-treat young clients with a creative, activity-based CBT approach!
Handouts
Manual (15.00 MB) 128 Pages Available after Purchase Additional Handouts — CBT Packet (4.41 MB) 18 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
CBT for Children & Adolescents
Core components
Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
Identifying Core Belief Systems & Negative Thinking Patterns
Understanding Cognitive Distortions
Implementing Homework
Build Rapport & Motivation
The Importance of Family Engagement
The Creation of Self-Talk
Parental Resistance
Parental Misbehavior
Cognitive Skills
Relationship Coaching
Competency Building
Brain-based Therapy
Identify and Understand Cognitive Distortions
Skills to Modify Maladaptive Thinking
Validation to Improve Engagement
Feelings Identification and Utilization to Improve Communication Skills
Cultural & Developmental Issues
INTERVENTIONS:
Childhood Trauma
Identify & Define
Cognitive Narratives & Trauma Stories
Utilization of Play
Alliance Building & Reciprocal Relationships
Resilience
Symptom Relief & Coping Mechanisms
The Use of Mind & Body
ADHD
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Use of Medications
Concentration & Impulse Control
Metacognition
Relationships & Prosocial Skills
Time Management & Goal Setting
Self-Regulation
Brain Breaks & Healthy Habits
Autism
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment Planning
Flexible Thinking
Sensory Integration
Perspective Taking & Relationship Building
Emotional Expression
Managing Expectations
Creating Functional Interactions
Social Thinking
ODD, Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Behaviors, & Anger
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment Planning
Anger, Aggression, and Dysregulation
Communication
Building Alliances & Positive Relationships
Emotional Vocabulary & Regulation
Reframing Thoughts
Create Peace & Gratitude
Body Mindfulness & Control
Anxiety and OCD
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Use of Medications
Externalize & Define “Bad†Worry
Identify Body Reactions
Assertiveness Skills
Problem Solving
The Need for Control
Challenging Thoughts & Perspective Changing
Mindfulness
Mood Disorder
Mood, Isolation, & Emotional Expression
Mood Charting
Emotional Vocabulary & Regulation
Reframe Thoughts
Create Peace & Gratitude
Body Mindfulness & Control
Self-Injurious Behaviors, & Suicidality
Assessment, Treatment Strategies
Self-Esteem & Confidence Building
Identify Negative Self-Talk
Problem Solving & Coping Skills
Foster Motivation
The Impacts of Being Healthy
Parental Supports
Identify Parenting Styles
Your Kid(s) & Their Differing Needs
Attachment
Receive & Give Love
Utilize Choices as a Problem Solving Skill
Set & Keep Limits & Boundaries
Structure & Routine
How to Structure Rewards & Punishments
“Time Outs†for Parents
Improve Parent-Child Bonding/Interactions
Special Circumstances
The Importance of Collaboration
School Implementation
Group Implementation
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.
