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Tough Starts: Treatment Matters


Description

Tough Starts: Treatment Matters gives parents strategies for seeking professional help as soon as they recognize significant challenges in their child. Armed with a deeper understanding of brain development and the impact on a child's behavior who has had a tough start in life, parents can better explore how to best help their child heal.

  • Understand the importance of a diagnosis in prioritizing possible treatments and securing appropriate services from a school or insurance provider
  • Learn when to consider medication for their child
  • Consider how to choose a therapist and why parents may want to be included in therapy sessions

Credit Hours: 1.0

Content
  • Introduction
  • Navigating Through the Class
  • When Is Treatment Necessary?
  • Meet The Experts
  • Meet Karyn Purvis, Ph.D.
  • Meet Judy Stigger, LCSW
  • A Note About The Parent Stories In This Class
  • What You'll Learn In This Class
  • A Note About Terminology
  • Class Terminology
  • Lesson One: The Importance of Diagnosis
  • Healing, Not "Fixing"
  • Parent Story: Healing, Not Fixing
  • Why Some Parents Hesitate To Get A Diagnosis
  • Internal Factors
  • External Factors
  • The Bottom Line
  • Parent Story: Don't Wait
  • What A Diagnosis Does For You And Your Child
  • What Is Related To The Child's Tough Start?
  • Diagnosis Insights
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Lesson Two: The Process of Diagnosis
  • Where Diagnosis Begins
  • Comprehensive Assessment
  • What To Expect: Interviews and Questionnaires
  • What to Expect: Observation(s)
  • What To Expect From A Clinical Observation
  • Sensory Testing
  • Sensory Integration
  • Psychological/Educational Testing
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Physical Testing
  • Physical Testing
  • Language Testing
  • Replacement Language
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Lesson Three: What To Do With A Diagnosis
  • How To Handle Diagnosis And Assessment Results
  • What To Do With Diagnosis And Assessment Results
  • Parent Story: Facing The Diagnosis
  • Working With Schools
  • School Accomodations
  • Working With Schools: Placement
  • Working With Schools: Adversarial Relationship
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Lesson Four: Treatment Options
  • Where Do I Start?
  • School Accomodations
  • Goals and Outcomes for Treatment
  • Types of Treatment
  • More on Medication
  • Why Consider Medication
  • What To Expect Once You Get Started
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Lesson Five: Selecting Mental Health Providers
  • Where to Find a Mental Health Provider
  • What To Look For
  • Speaking With Potential Therapists
  • Adoption Competence
  • Fit: Questions to Ask Yourself
  • Insurance and Paying for Treatment
  • Phases of Therapy
  • Preparing Your Family
  • Confidentiality And The Law
  • Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Conclusion
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Post Test
  • Acknowledgements
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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