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Lori D. Wood, LPC
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Adolescent Brain Development
TRAUMA
Youth Developmental Phases
Crisis Response Cycles
Adverse Childhood Experiences*
Resiliency factors*
Nature vs. Nurture
See MOVIE: Three Identical Strangers
Suicidality
LQBTQ community awareness
Mental Status
Psychopathy
Diagnosis & symptoms
Clinical states
Risk Assessments
Substance use disorders
Latest research
Mental health trends
Community Resources
Brain States
Review Youth in crisis
Learn some skills
Imagine your best strengths and what you bring in those moments
Realize the system from a youth’s perspective
Plan for best next steps
Suicidal
Psychotic
Aggressive
Anxious
Upset and potentially volatile
Cutting/burning/self-harming
Traumatized and reactive
Struggling with life; themselves/parents/school/others
Imagine yourself as a youth….
Imagine who helped and how they did that….
Imagine the last youth crisis call you were a part of….
Imagine what you wish would have been different….
What’d you learn from that....
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Xt30lQHyUeM7vgFIIxNN4Z&index=6
The threat arousal alarm system activates a predictable response pattern:
* Alarm* Resistance* Exhaustion
Understanding the energy cycle helps explain behavior as “communication” not mal-intent.
Adapted from Hans Selye.
Limbic:
emotion/connection
Prefrontal:
executive function/
learning
Adapted from triune brain model by Paul D. MacLean, 1952
Behavior is communicating lack of safety and connection
Brainstem:
survival/safety
Initial phase was 1995-1997
One of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess the associations between childhood maltreatment and later life health and well-being.
Over 17,000 participants
Medical status of baseline participants was tracked over time.
Significant findings..
-Asking for help
-DEVELOPING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS
-Forming a positive attitude
-Listening to feelings
-Feeling capable and competent
--- all these help people improve their lives
Structure
Consequences
Parent-Child Connections
Lots and lots of strong relationships
A powerful identity
A sense of control
A sense of belonging/culture/spirituality/life-purpose
Rights and responsibilities
Safety and support
Michael Unger, 2011 www.michaelunger.com
Structure
Consequences
Parent-Child Connections
Lots and lots of strong relationships
A powerful identity
A sense of control
A sense of belonging/culture/spirituality/life-purpose
Rights and responsibilities
Safety and support
Positive Thinking
Financial and Physical well-being
Michael Unger, 2011 www.michaelunger.com
The Individual Experience
© Rick Griffin, 2018
Individuation vs. Connectedness quandary
“I don’t know what I am doing here….
But I do know……”
F= Flexible
A=Adaptive
C=Coherent
E=Energized
S= Stable
Chaos
Rigidity
Keep your cool
http://www.cachy.net/resources
https://www.sparchope.org/
http://vacitcoalition.org/resources
http://vcoy.virginia.gov/index.asp
https://www.samhsa.gov/
https://www.nami.org/
No Drama Discipline Dan Siegel
Mindsight- Dan S.
The Whole Brain Child- Dan S.
Get Out of My Life, but first could you Drive me and Cheryl to the Mall? –Anthony Wolf
Yes, Your teen is Crazy!- Loving your Kid Without Losing Your Mind- Michael Bradley
I still Love you- Michael Unger
Connections….
What color is each from Miguel’s perspective?
What color are you?
Do I recognize the state and the need?
Am I responding with the appropriate strategy?
Brain Train
