STARS - Student Therapy and Resource Services

2-Day Certification Training: Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents - Live Webcast
2022-03-17 06:00 - 2022-03-18 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Divorce, family breakdown, violence in society and the media, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of kids suffering from anxiety!
Join anxiety expert and author, Dr. Paul Foxman, who will demonstrate how you can “connect” with anxious children and inspire them to practice new self-regulation skills. You will learn how to help parents (“bulldozers”, “helicopters” and “snowplows”) and schools to gain confidence, gratification and success in helping their most anxious kids.
To increase your effectiveness with the various manifestations of child anxiety, Dr. Foxman will address each of the following disorders with case examples and clinical vignettes:

Separation Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorders (including skin picking and hair pulling)
Social Anxiety Disorder/Selective Mutism
Specific phobias
Trauma- and Stressor-related disorders

Emphasis will be on creative psychotherapy involving insight-oriented, cognitive-behavioral, biological, mindfulness, and family systems interventions.

CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!

No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99.99 value)!
Simply complete this live event and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Child & Adolescent Anxiety Treatment Professional through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*

Attendees will receive electronic documentation of CCATP-CA certification from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program. Professional standards apply. Visit evergreencertifications.com for answers to frequently asked questions.

Treating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV): Canalithiasis - Live Webinar
2022-03-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
This is a 2 hour webinar designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, & occupational therapist assistants that are interested in gaining a better understanding of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). This is an introductory course on the evaluation and treatment of one form of BPPV – canalithiasis, the most common cause of dizziness in adults. Instruction will include anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system, common causes of BPPV, signs and symptoms of BPPV, testing, treatment, and goals.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system
Understand the causes, signs, and symptoms of BPPV – canalithiasis
Perform a basic evaluation for BPPV
Determine affected canal and decide on treatment plan
Perform standard treatment for BPPV – canalithiasis
Establish goals and discharge criteria

A Pediatric Guide to Working with Children with Autism - Live Webinar
2022-03-12 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
Course Description
Are you in need of tips and tricks to help children with autism? Do you need some help figuring out how to help a child manage sensory stimulation, reduced strength, and/or delayed motor skills? This course is designed to develop the pediatric therapist’s knowledge of autism. Through functional, meaningful training, the course will teach you the tips and tricks that help children manage the challenges they face with this disability, as well as the research that supports your work. This course is of value to pediatric therapists that want to have a greater understanding of how to work with children with autism.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Define Autism
Understand the prevalence of autism and common co-morbid diagnosis
Understand current research supporting pediatric therapists work with autism
Manage the total child (considering co-morbid conditions commonly associated with autism)
Apply a variety of therapeutic techniques to help children with autism

Positional Release: Reflex Release for Painful Trigger Points & Muscle Tension - Live Webinar
2022-03-11 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
So many people suffer with painful muscle trigger points as the result of stress, tension, and injury. Functional impairments and participation restrictions result from the pain and motion limitations associated with trigger points (TPs). In this program, learn to manage painful TPs and muscle spasm, and the neurophysiological reflexes that modulate muscle tension. The use of gentle positioning to relax and release abnormal muscle tension is described. Specific positions are demonstrated, based on the strain-counterstrain principles first described by Dr. Lawrence Jones, DO, to reduce painful TPs and improve mobility and function. Research review indicates the efficacy of using gentle positioning to improve flexibility, strength, reduce pain and improve performance. Imagine being able to reduce painful TPs in just 90 seconds!
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Discuss the theoretical basis and evidence-based research for positional release (PRT).
Identify trigger points (TPs) and their relationship to neuromuscular tension and pain.
Apply specific positioning interventions to reduce the painful sensitivity of TPs, release abnormal neuromuscular tension and improve functional mobility.
Discuss the research evidence for the positive outcomes of positional release.

Mental Health Issues in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Helping Children and Adolescents Succeed - Live Webinar
2022-03-11 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Join child/adolescent behavior expert, Jay Berk, PhD, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety and depression. You will walk away with concrete, yet practical, strategies to successfully intervene with their serious behavioral issues, such as:

Anger and outbursts
Cutting and self-injury
Defiance
Impulsivity
Sensory issues
Meltdowns and tantrums
Obsessive compulsive
Truancy
Rigidity
Electronic addiction

Through case studies, video clips and dynamic class discussion you will learn:

Pandemic recovery interventions for successful re-entry
30 second teacher strategies to manage challenging and disruptive behaviors
New ways to reduce the costs of out-of-district placements
How to engage students in class, increase productivity and reduce truancy
Behavioral assessments and strategies for the IEP team
Side-effects of common psychotropic medications
How skill deficits from mental health conditions create behavioral difficulties
Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
Strategies to gain collaboration with clinicians

Leave the day with the “magic dust” you have been looking for to expedite rapid and effective changes in these children and adolescents!

Therapeutic Taping Strategies for the Upper Extremity - Live Webinar
2022-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
This course will incorporate an evidence-based approach using techniques to reduce trigger points and apply neuroplasticity principles to reset pain thresholds. This course will also provide an overview and background on the role of traditional inelastic taping (ie, McConnell taping techniques) and various forms of elastic taping using kinesiology tape for deloading/facilitation/inhibition strategies. There will be a review of the relevant literature produced in this area with an emphasis on cervical and Upper Extremity conditions that are most suited for the use of therapeutic taping including lateral epicondylitis, upper crossed syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, rib fractures, and myofascial trigger points. This course will include basic taping techniques for clinicians that are new to taping – but it will also include taping strategies and parameters based on recent literature. A summary table of contemporary research published in the past 15 years will also be provided to all course attendees.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe the type of tape available (inelastic vs. elastic) for musculoskeletal interventions.
Explain the contraindications for the use of therapeutic taping application.
Explain the applications of taping for various conditions such as lateral epicondylalgia, trigger point related pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Identify appropriate strategies for the use of taping for patients with postural deficits.
Discuss the role of available evidence as it relates to the clinical practice of therapeutic taping

Playful Parts: The Intersection of Play Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Live Webcast
2022-03-10 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
When kids experience trauma or other negative life events such as abuse, neglect, bullying, racism, violence, or educational difficulties, they often hold powerful negative beliefs about themselves, such as “I’m broken”, “I’m unlovable”, or “It was my fault”.
As a therapist, you know that play is a child’s natural language for expressing emotions, processing experiences, and resolving internal conflict. But did you know that you can expand this work further by incorporating Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy into your session? By weaving the essence of IFS, parts work, with play therapy interventions, you can help kids conceptualize themselves and their experiences in a healthier way.
Join Carmen Jimenez-Pride, LCSW, RPT-S, and Certified IFS Therapist, as she expertly pairs the therapeutic power of play with the non-pathologizing, flexible approach of IFS. Through expert explanation and demonstration, Carmen will teach you how to integrate these two powerful therapy methods so you can help young clients:

Release shame as they explore and make sense of their internal sensations and experiences
Give voice to all their “parts”, none of which are bad or wrong
Express and process painful emotions, urges, and memories without assigning blame or shame to them
Unhook from distressing beliefs about themselves and their experiences
Enhance social relationships, foster emotional wellness, and build on personal strengths
Develop cognitive flexibility and reframe self-doubt
And so much more!

Take your play therapy interventions even further by incorporating IFS – sign up today!

Anxiety, ADHD and Anger in the Classroom: 60 Activity-Based Coping Skills to Effectively Manage “Big Feelings” - Live Webinar
2022-03-10 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Managing the emotional climate of your classroom is crucial to learning. When children are struggling to manage anxiety, ADHD and anger, they can’t focus on the academic tasks expected of them in a classroom setting. By teaching kids simple, healthy and safe ways to express their emotions and calm their bodies, they will be better able to concentrate on their work during the school day. The positive impact healthy coping skills will have on a child’s academic performance is truly transformational.
In this seminar, we’ll learn how coping skills impact a student’s nervous system, and how to use that knowledge to help kids calm their bodies and get ready to learn. Join coping skills expert and experienced school counselor Janine Halloran, LMHC as she shows you coping skills and techniques ideal for a classroom.
Walk away with a coping skills toolbox:

Deep breathing printables
Check in sheets
”Anxiety thermometer”
Relaxation exercises
”What’s your play personality?”
And many more

Be prepared for experiential learning and movement as we try different coping skills like grounding techniques, breathing exercises, and big body movements throughout the day

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2022-03-08 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many persons diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this live webcast, you will learn more about these reasons, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Looking at ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider reasons for the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way the brain works in ADHD, you will be able to better identify a variety of strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and positively influence symptoms of ADHD in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with information about some of the most common non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback, you will also learn a variety of practical strategies that can be implemented immediately and at low cost.
We will navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will finish this webcast with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

Chronic Pain & Pain Neuroscience Education for the PT, OT, & AT: Treatment - Live Webinar
2022-03-07 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
As a PT, OT or AT, you’ve finished your evaluation of a patient with chronic pain and know that your patient will require a different treatment approach that what you normally use for acute pain.
The question is what do you do?
This webinar is designed to give step by step instructions on strategies to better treat patients with chronic pain that can be transferred to the busy clinic schedule the next day. Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) refers to educational sessions designed to help patients better understand the physiology of pain at the nervous system level. This course will discuss both specific PNE metaphors to use with patients as well as the structure of a follow-up treatment session (the role of manual therapy, exercise, modalities, etc.) Patient handouts will be provided that can easily be used the next day in the clinic on both functional goal setting and sleep hygiene. Handouts will be designed to encourage patients to take an active role in their own treatment plan.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Compare & contrast biomedical vs biopsychosocial models
Define Pain Neuroscience Education & be able to use simple metaphors to help decrease fear of pain for patients during follow-up PT, OT, or AT treatment sessions
List handouts to improve patient self-efficacy through sleep hygiene and goal setting
Define the concept of a SMART rehabilitation goal and strategies needed to help patients refine their general goals into specific goals
Summarize the important role that manual therapy plays in therapeutic treatments with a pain neuroscience approach and the important modifications needed to patient education during manual therapy
Describe how to bill for and document pain neuroscience education provided during a follow-up treatment session
Summarize the research on the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education.
Describe a suggested model for a follow-up treatment using a pain neuroscience approach including order and length of treatments (manual therapy, exercise, home exercise program instruction, pain neuroscience education, etc.)

The Sensory and Sleep Connection - Live Webinar
2022-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
The Sensory and Sleep Connection

Evidence-based strategies to support improved sleep
Implementing balanced screen/activity time, routines, and better sleep hygiene that promotes immediate change in sleeping patterns
Addressing the negative impacts of inadequate sleep in the pediatric population through the latest evidence, treatment strategies, and case studies

Evaluation and Treatment of the Spine in the Adolescent Athlete - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-03-05 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Evaluation and Treatment of the Spine in the Adolescent Athlete

Immediately improve your knowledge of spine injuries that occur in the adolescent athlete
Effective, evidence-based neuromuscular re- education and therapeutic exercises for all levels of athletes

Strengthening Executive Functioning Skills in Children with ADHD - Live Webinar
2022-03-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
Children and teens diagnosed with ADHD have challenges in their executive functioning. These may show up as problems following directions or remembering a sequence of activities. Children may have difficulty learning from past mistakes, staying focused for duration of a task, or maintaining emotional control in stressful situation. They may struggle with organization of personal items or to-do lists, with being flexible with unexpected changes, and with managing their time efficiently. These difficulties, in turn, manifest into problems at home, school, work, and with social skills.
Executive functioning skills are the missing link between intentions and action. In this presentation we will identify the executive functioning skills and discuss how they are impacted by ADHD and related neurodiverse diagnoses. We will identify how to evaluate executive functioning and discuss intervention strategies and ways that we can increase support to improve development of the executive functions throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood. The participant will learn three ways to empower individuals of all ages to strengthen executive functioning skills.
This course is presented in lecture form with questionnaires and handouts developed by the instructor to assist the participant in working with children and families.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Define Executive Functioning and identify the executive skills
List ways in which executive skills are impacted by ADHD and related diagnoses
Identify how to evaluate executive functioning skills
Discuss each skill in detail and identify intervention strategies to enhance development of executive skills
Differentiate common issues related to executive functioning skills across childhood and adolescence
List 3 ways to structure treatment in order to empower individuals to strengthen their executive functioning skills

Kinesiology Taping for the Hand and Wrist - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-03-02 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Kinesiology Taping for the Hand and Wrist

Application process and techniques for kinesiology taping of the forearm, wrist, and hand
Improve your knowledge and critical thinking for application and functional facilitation

Ocular Motor Skills and Their Effect on Learning: Challenges, Testing and Remediation - Live Webinar
2022-03-01 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Description
Have you ever noticed that when a student has challenges with an activity like reading they start using their finger? Why? When we use our finger to help us read, we are switching from saccadic movement (where as when we read we jump from one group of words to another group of words), to a fixation and pursuit (which is a smooth movement) which is not how we read. What you are seeing is a symptom of an ocular motor problem. Occupational therapists, physical therapists and teachers need to be aware of these subtle changes that happen with our ocular motor skills throughout our activities in school. Ocular motor skills have major effects on our children and our clients. They affect reading, writing, functional movement, and even crossing the midline. This class is designed for professionals to recognize the importance of ocular motor skills and how they affect a child’s success. This class educates a professional on the visual system, motor system and their interaction. It gives information on problems that present with ocular motility issues. Finally, it gives well established testing methods and real-world solutions to ocular motor challenges seen in our schools and home.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Develop an understanding of the visual system, motor system and their interaction with ocular motility.
Identify challenges commonly linked to ocular motor problems seen in and with our students and clients.
Evaluate and assess ocular motor challenges that affect reading, writing and gross motor activities.
Implement well researched treatment plans and strategies to remediate challenges seen with our ocular motor skills in our classrooms, clinics and homes.
Understand how to accommodate for common secondary issues associated with ocular motor challenges.

Treating the Shoulder in the Adolescent Athlete - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-26 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Treating the Shoulder in the Adolescent Athlete

Immediately increase your understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system and how it differs from the adult athlete
Practical strategies to treat common shoulder injuries in the young athlete

Unpacking the Black Box of Cognitive Rehabilitation - In-Person and Virtual
2022-02-26 07:30 - 16:30 (America/Phoenix)
Evidence-Backed Treatment Frameworks and Therapy Approaches that Promote Functional Change in People with Brain Injury
with McKay Moore Sohlberg, PhD, CCC-SLP
Course Description
Cognitive rehabilitation after brain injury is arguably one of the most complex forms of rehabilitation. This course focuses on describing evidence-backed cognitive rehabilitation practices that have the potential to enhance individual function and quality of life. It includes frameworks that guide the clinical processes for selecting goals, treatment approaches, and measurement plans.
Specification of the treatment ingredients inherent in a range of treatment approaches to address challenges in attention, memory and executive function will be detailed. Illustrative client profiles will be presented with opportunities for conference participants to apply principles and techniques to their own practice.
Objectives
At the end of this activity, the learner should be able to recommend the appropriate diagnostic
Upon completion of the course participants will be able to:

Describe the Plan Implement & Evaluate (PIE) and Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) as applied to cognitive rehabilitation
Identify the key components of person-centered collaborative goal setting
Describe psychological mindedness practices that enhance working alliance, client engagement and psychoeducation
Describe treatment ingredients and the PIE process for:

Metacognitive strategy instruction
External aid training
Use of attention drills (brain training)

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for speech-language pathologists.

Havening Techniques® for Treating Trauma, PTSD and Anxiety: NEW Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Building Resilience - Live Webinar
2022-02-25 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
What do you do when a patient is hijacked by their emotional brain? When no amount of talking and thinking will unwind their cycling thoughts and ruminations?
If you treat clients who experience anxiety, trauma, depression, pain, panic or any other stress-based disorder, then no doubt you’ve had moments of feeling helpless watching a client paralyzed by their harmful core beliefs or triggers of traumatic experiences.
Wouldn’t it be great having highly effective easy-to-use tools that directly address the emotions keeping your clients stuck in painful pasts and unable to realize a brighter future?
Utilizing similar mechanisms as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Havening Techniques are a new suite of neuroscience-based interventions designed for fast and effective treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and other fear-based disorders such as anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias – whether your clients are in session, at home or on the go – whenever difficult emotions come at unexpected times!
Join Havening Techniques Certified Trainer and Global Director of Continuing Education, Dr. Kate Truitt, for this must-see webcast and discover her secrets for creating a gentle, clientcentered approach to trauma-informed, neuroscience-based, and resiliency-focused care.
Add Havening Techniques to your toolbox and create new pathways to sustainable change in your clients’ lives.
Register today!

Smart But Scattered: Executive Dysfunction at Home and at School - Live Webinar
2022-02-24 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix)
Children who have deficient executive skills often have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments and forget to hand in homework. They make careless mistakes, put off work until the last minute and have no sense of time urgency. Workspaces are disorganized and teachers often refer to their backpacks or lockers as “black holes.” Often considered chronic underachievers, these children are at risk for academic failure as well as emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Dr. Dawson, co-author of the best-selling books Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, 3rd Ed. (2018), Smart but Scattered (Guilford, 2009) and Smart but Scattered Teens (2013, Guilford) uses case examples along with interactive discussion to demonstrate how the executive skills manifest in daily home and school activities. Learn how to assess these skills and take home evidence-based strategies to help children and adolescents overcome executive skills weaknesses.
Leave this seminar with a set of tools that includes strategies for task/environmental modifications, skill development through cognitive/behavioral techniques and creation of incentive systems. You will be able to give teachers and parents a means for developing and improving the following:

Organization
Time management
Impulse control
Goal-directed persistence
Executive skills critical for independent functioning

Home Exercise Programs - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-23 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Home Exercise Programs

Best practices to overcome common barriers and improve your patients’ compliance
Practical design and exercise selection to start improving patient outcomes the very next day!

The Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Treatment Techniques: Updated Strategies to Help Even the Most Challenging Clients - Live Webinar
2022-02-23 07:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix)
Helping your clients overcome anxiety is challenging. You’ve tried the common techniques but aren’t confident you applied them correctly and worse, your client is still struggling. If you’re feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do next? Then don’t miss this opportunity! International trainer & author Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg will teach you the 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Techniques and help you master:

Applying the techniques with difficult cases
Using the techniques with different age groups
Treating clients with co-morbid diagnosis
Options to use with groups and individuals that work in every clinical population
Applying the neuroscience of memory reconsolidation and the default mode network to create successful exposure therapies and reduce rigid, anxious thought process

This fresh approach will give you a complete set of tools to work with anxiety symptoms. You’ll learn what the latest research has proven and you’ll be confident that you can apply these techniques in clinical practice. Most importantly, Margaret’s pragmatic approach will provide you with practical strategies you can immediately use with all clients.

An Evidence-Based Developmental Approach to the Pediatric Brain - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-18 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
An Evidence-Based Developmental Approach to the Pediatric Brain

Assess primitive reflexes for coordination disorders and learning disabilities
Immediately gain the assessment skills required to identify red flags that lead to development impairments
Understanding the vestibular and visual systems and the proper movement and positioning strategies to improve these issues
Optimal treatment strategies to show fast and lasting changes in motor, sensory and language development
Gain the latest research on neuroplasticity’s role in the development of infants and children
Self-regulation strategies to improve sensory processing issues
Parent and caregiver resources and considerations to progress developmental changes in the home

Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication - Live Webinar
2022-02-18 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Many persons diagnosed with ADHD prefer not to take medication. There are various reasons for this including side effects and concerns with long-term use. In this seminar, you will learn more about these reasons, as well as alternative interventions for ADHD.
Looking at ADHD from a developmental perspective, we will consider reasons for the apparent increase in ADHD diagnoses over the past two decades. By understanding the way the brain works in ADHD, you will be able to better identify a variety of strategies to significantly impact the nervous system and positively influence symptoms of ADHD in your clients.
Not only will you walk away with information about some of the most common non-medication interventions for ADHD such as computerized cognitive training, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback, you will also learn a variety of practical strategies that can be implemented immediately and at low cost.
We will navigate the vast research on exercise, movement, diet, sleep, disruptive technologies, supplements, and the impact of the environment on ADHD, summarizing the findings and applying the information to “real life”. You will leave this seminar with the tools and knowledge to develop a holistic approach to working with adults and children with ADHD.

Mental Health Issues in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Helping Children and Adolescents Succeed - Live Webinar
2022-02-18 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Join child/adolescent behavioral expert, R. Nicolle Carr, Ph.D., and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety, and depression. You will walk away with concrete, yet practical, strategies to successfully intervene with their serious behavioral issues, such as:

Anger and outbursts
Cutting and self-injury
Defiance
Impulsivity
Sensory Issues
Meltdowns and tantrums
Obsessive compulsive
Truancy
Rigidity
Electronic addiction

Through case studies, video clips and dynamic class discussion you will learn:

30-second teacher strategies to manage challenging and disruptive behaviors
New ways to reduce the costs of out-of-district placements
How to engage students in class, increase productivity, and reduce truancy
Behavioral assessments and strategies for the IEP team
Side-effects of common psychotropic medications
How skill deficits from mental health conditions create behavioral difficulties
Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
Strategies to gain collaboration with clinicians

Leave the day with the “magic dust” you have been looking for to expedite rapid and effective changes in these children and adolescents!

Physical Agent Modalities - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-17 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Physical Agent Modalities

Immediately improve your clients’ pain using practical treatment techniques that do not have pharmacological side effects
Review outcome measures and evidence-based results for use of physical modalities
Practical interventions that are low cost and high yield for reducing pain and inflammation
Demonstrations to review therapeutic effects of ice massage
Effective, evidence-based interventions and case studies for most orthopedic dysfunctions

2-Day Certification Training: Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents - Live Webinar
2022-02-17 09:00 - 2022-02-18 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Divorce, family breakdown, violence in society and the media, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of kids suffering from anxiety!
Join anxiety expert and author, Dr. Steve O’Brien, who will demonstrate how you can “connect” with anxious children and inspire them to practice new self-regulation skills. You will learn how to help parents (“bulldozers,” “helicopters” and “snowplows”) and schools gain confidence, gratification and success in helping their most anxious kids.
To increase your effectiveness with the various manifestations of child anxiety, Dr. O’Brien will address each of the following disorders with case examples and clinical vignettes:

Separation Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorders (including skin picking and hair pulling)
Social Anxiety Disorder/Selective Mutism
Specific phobias
Trauma- and Stressor-related disorders

Emphasis will be on creative psychotherapy involving insight-oriented, cognitive-behavioral, biological, mindfulness, and family systems interventions.
Best of all, upon completion of this live training, you’ll be eligible to become a Certified Clinical Child & Adolescent Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP-CA) through Evergreen Certifications. Certification lets colleagues, employers, and clients know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of child and adolescent anxiety counseling. Professional standards apply. Visit www. evergreencertifications.com/CCATPCA for details.

Suicide and Self-Harm in Adolescents: Effective Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Young People in Crisis - Live Webinar
2022-02-17 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix)
Helping young people heal is your greatest reward.
But when treating adolescents with depression, anxiety, and trauma the full extent of their suffering is not always obvious. Many in distress wear a mask of strength while secretly harming themselves or hiding their struggle with thoughts of suicide. You worry that you could be missing critical signs.
This seminar will provide you with the assessment tools you need to unmask self-harming and suicidal thoughts, adapt interventions from DBT and CBT to work with the distinct challenges of treating suicidal and self-harming adolescents, and manage the specific confidentiality and liability issues that accompany working with minors.
There’s too much at stake to be unprepared!
Sign up today and leave this critical program confident and capable in using these vital assessment tools and treatment techniques to bring hope and healing to vulnerable young clients!

Pediatric Voice Disorders - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-12 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Pediatric Voice Disorders

Unique considerations of voice disorders in the pediatric population
Best diagnostic tools and interventions for the successful treatment of voice disorders
Importance of different members’ roles on the intervention team
Organic and functional etiologies of voice and resonance disorders

Utilizing Sensory Integration Strategies - Live Interactive Webinar
2022-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix)
Course Highlights
Utilizing Sensory Integration Strategies

Techniques to foster self-regulation, decreased negative behaviors, and improved parent-child bonding for improved session outcomes and home follow through
Proven sensory strategies and skill implementation techniques
Case study application examples for best practices in the early intervention setting

Rewire the Anxious Brain: Neuroscience-Informed Treatment of Anxiety, Panic and Worry - Live Webinar
2022-02-11 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix)
Join neuroscience and anxiety expert, Dr. Janene M. Donarski, and learn her keys for successful anxiety treatment. Dr. Donarski integrates brain-based strategies for calming the anxious mind with client communication techniques that motivate change in your clients. Janene’s approach promotes adherence to treatment and strengthens the therapeutic alliance – which is essential when working with anxious, worried, traumatized, or obsessive clients.
Dr. Donarski will give you proven tools and techniques to:

Identify and treat the roots of anxiety in both the amygdala and the cortex
Explain “the language of the amygdala” in an accessible, straight forward way
Identify how the cortex contributes to anxiety, and empower clients with strategies to resist anxiety-igniting cognitions

Register today for this transformational workshop and put the power of neuroplasticity to work for you and your anxious clients!
