Ways to Bolster Resilience Across the Life-span
Domestic Violence during the Pandemic
September 29, 2021
Give Miami Day 2021
November 7, 2021Join us on Friday, December 10th, 2021 10am-12pm EST for an online course
Ways to Bolster Resilience Across the Life-span
This course is offered at no cost to participants, with a suggested donation of $25-100 to support our work to prevent violence and promote safer communities. For those requesting CE credits, there is a charge of $35.
When:
December 10th, 2021
10am-12pm EST
2 Continuing Education Credit offered for LCSW, LMHC & LMFT
*Florida License Only
Certificate of completion available upon request to be self-reported to other boards. The Melissa Institute cannot guarantee credits for other boards.
2 Credits for Psychologists
About:
In the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, individuals experienced a number of serious and enduring losses including the loss of lives, financial losses, and changes in ways of life. In addition, there has been a marked increase in violence toward oneself (increased suicide rate), toward others (increased family and street violence), and marked increase in substance abuse. In spite of these challenging consequences, most individuals, families and communities evidence resilience, or the ability to “bounce back” and meet the challenges of ongoing adversities.
In this presentation, Dr Meichenbaum will discuss what distinguishes the approximately 75% of individuals who evidence such resilience vs. the 25% who develop a variety of stress-related disorders. He will discuss ways to bolster resilience across the life-span from high-risk children and their families, to various high-risk adolescent groups such as victims of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), LGBTQ youth and victims of Human trafficking.
For adults, he will consider ways to bolster resilience in individuals who experience prolonged and complicated grief and traumatic bereavement, as well as ways to bolster resilience in the elderly and among trauma therapists and health care providers.
Learning Objectives:
Participant will be able to:
- Identify what distinguishes individuals who develop resilience vs. those who evidence various forms of psychological distress such a PTSD and co-occurring disorders .
- Explain the impact on the body and how "the body keeps score" to both various traumatic and victimizing experiences, as well as resilience-engendering behaviors.
- Develop ways to bolster resilience in six domains (physical, interpersonal, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and spiritual) (See roadmaptoresilience.wordpress.com)
Presenter:
Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
He has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Education at the University of Miami. He is one of the founders of cognitive behavior therapy. North American clinicians voted Dr. Meichenbaum “one of the 10 most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century.” He has presented in all 50 United States and internationally. He has published extensively and his most recent book is Roadmap to Resilience: A Guide for Military, Trauma Victims and Their Families. Other books include Treatment of Individuals with Anger-control Problems and Aggressive Behavior, Treating Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Nurturing Independent Learners and Stress Inoculation Training.
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Donations encouraged $25-100
*CEs for Florida license only. Upon request, the Melissa Institute will provide a certificate of completion that can be self-reported to other boards. We cannot guarantee that it will be accepted by other boards for approval.
The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment maintains responsibility for this program and its content.