Session #: 726-303
Presenter(s): Martha Straus
Session Length: 2:00 hr. Event: 2006 Networker Symposium Date: October 19-22, 2006
Adolescents with attachmenttrauma
problems are among the most
manipulative, defiant, anxious,
terrified, and needy kids we treat.
Lacking a fundamental sense of trust
and belonging, they still
must figure out how to
function independently.
But how can they separate
when they're so poorly
connected in the first place? In this
workshop, participants will learn to
recognize and diagnose attachmenttrauma
problems in adolescents who
typically present with a broad array of
other difficulties. You'll discover how to
make sense of the struggles these
adolescents have with executive
functioning, empathy, control, anxiety,
conscience, and emotional and physical
self-regulation. We'll discuss 30 ways to
reach and help them, including
unmasking their agendas, devising
joyful consequences, finding triggers,
and being consistent and unpredictable.
We'll also consider how to develop a
circle of caring adults to support these
teens and lead them into adulthood.
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