"Normalizing Acting-Out Behaviors in Kids"

This one day seminar will make you cry about the tragic histories of abused kids and laugh about the dumb things we do when kids make us mad or frustrated. You will learn how to disengage the emotional triggers and have some fun giving kids the conflict of their bad choices. You will develop a philosohical framework for understanding behavior and effective strategies for individual and family therapy.

• Emotional developmental delays in children
• Continuum of disturbance (child and parent)
• Differentiating behavioral problems (attachment disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant, PTSD, childhood Bi-Polar, FAS, Grief and Loss)
• Normalizing behaviors for clinicians (Nature/Biology -vs- Nurture/Abusive)
• Normalize child behaviors in school and community mental health systems
• Family of origin issues (experiential techniques)
• Thinking "Outside the Box" - strategies for teachers, clinicians, treatment centers

• Social Workers, Psychologists, Caseworkers, Teachers, Therapists, Child Welfare Administrators, Juvenile Judges, Guardian Ad Litems, Probabation Officers, Treatment Centers.
• Parents learn how to be good consumers in mental health.

• How to look beyond behavior in treating kids
• Creative interventions that are powerful and energizing
• How to differentiate diagnosis / Behavior form a biochemical envioronmental and neurological perspective
• Effective contracting skills in working with teens

What others say about this speaker:

"Excellent, more mental health pros need exposure to this material" - Nancy P, Therapist, Las Vegas

"Very informative & practical (pay dirt)" - Steve M, Psychologist, Meridan, ID

"Very good information and presentation" - Peter S, Therapist, Rapid City, SD

"Forrest's passion, sensitivity, and skill was more than I expected" - Tracy T, Social Worker, Knoxville, TN

• An understanding of acting-out behavior beyond the symptoms
• Differentiate childhood disorders form a nuture (environmentally learned) - vs - (genetics) perspective
• Develop clinical strategies that prevents burnout  for the clinician/parent
• Learn new parenting techniques to guide parents out of conflict with their kids
• An understanding of the contiuum of behavioral disturbance and what you can do in out-patient settings
• Develop a clear understanding of "Childhood Baggage" and how to use it in treatment