Training Title:
Retired ~ Adolescence Part B

Clock Hours: 2.5

Objectives:
• Learn how acting out adolescents can be treated in a brief treatment managed care environment. • Learn how angry adolescents can be defused, reframed, and redirected.

Description:
James Alexander, Ph.D. , Psychology, "Adolescents in Managed Care" discusses the goals of the first session, the motivation phase of treatment, positive predictors of outcome, and the biggest obstacles in overcoming delinquent conduct. Mark Masi, Psy.D. "Angry Adolescents" describes his model of therapy for treating aggressive adolescent clients, the primary tasks of this model, the important interactions that take place within this model, and making connections with the adolescent.

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