Seminar Date: October 3, 2007
Presented by: Scott M. Aycock, MS, LMFT
In his presentation, Scott Aycock relays his 29 years of experience in working with adolescents discussing what works when engaging them and what does not work. Scott clarified the therapeutic relationship, the use of humor, boundaries, family involvement, and power and control in a therapeutic environment. Scott also reviewed some of the pitfalls of trying to walk the delicate balance between a medical model approach and solution-focused approach to treatment.
Literature using brain scanning on adolescents explaining the about differences between the adolescent brain and the adult brain as well as differences between genders was expounded upon.
Objectives:
1. Participants come away with a better understanding of what is success when treating, patients who are in a short-term hospital setting.
2. Participants will review therapeutic strategies involving teamwork, family involvement, boundaries, structure and power and control.
3. Participants will understand some differences between treatment in acute short- term care and residential care.
4. Participants will self-assess themselves on the topic to determine their own understanding of their role and their performance.
5. Participants will know ways to successfully engage adolescents in treatment, have a better understanding of solution-focused language and a realistic strategy for acute care and residential treatment.
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