Building Resilient Youth: Coping Strategies for Rehab Professionals

Description

Youth frequently encounter challenging situations that require effective coping strategies, yet many struggle with maladaptive behaviors that disrupt their daily lives and rehabilitation progress. This course provides rehabilitation professionals with the essential tools to identify signs of emotional distress, such as withdrawal, irritability, and somatic complaints, which can interfere with therapy outcomes. Participants will explore a range of developmentally appropriate interventions, including sensory tools, breathing techniques, and grounding exercises designed to foster resilience and improve emotional regulation. By emphasizing a supportive, stigma-free environment and strengths-based communication, the program demonstrates how to individualize coping skills for diverse pediatric populations. This course is specifically designed for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other rehab specialists working in outpatient, school-based, or acute care settings who seek to empower their young clients to effectively "bounce back" from difficulties. Through case studies and practical demonstrations, clinicians will learn to collaborate with youth and caregivers to integrate these strategies into the therapeutic process.

Instructor

Learning Objectives

• List signs of stress, emotional distress, and maladaptive coping in youth during rehabilitation sessions.
• Define developmental and age-appropriate coping mechanisms, including emotional regulation, problem-solving, and resilience-building.
• Recall age-appropriate coping strategies for youth to utilize within the rehabilitative setting.
• Identify and comprehend the importance of providing a supportive, stigma-free environment when discussing mental health and coping skills with youth and caregivers.

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

6:00pm–6:10pm

Chapter 1: When Coping Goes Wrong: Recognizing Unhealthy Strategies in Youth

6:10pm–6:20pm

Chapter 2: Developing Age-Appropriate Coping Skills in Youth

6:20pm–6:35pm

Chapter 3: Practical Strategies for Teaching Coping to Youth with Mental Health Challenges

6:35pm–6:40pm

Break

6:40pm–6:55pm

Question and Answer Session

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