Adolescent Anxiety & Depression Training (6 hour Diagnostic CEU)

Date:  Friday, January 17th Time:  8:30-3:30 pm 

Location:  Lamb Auditorium, Mercy & Truth Healthcare Ministry 

                                721 N 31 St, Kansas City, KS 66102 

Cost:  Free for Turner USD #202 and WyCO USD #500 staff & anyone who works with young people in Wyandotte County (sponsored by Mercy & Truth Healthcare Ministry)

• $35 for others from outside of Wyandotte County

• Also being offered for $35 on January 3, 2025 at Center for Academic Achievement, 8200 W. 71st St. Shawnee Mission, Ks. 66204 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adolescent-anxiety-depression-training-6-hour-diagnostic-ceu-in-kansas-tickets-1089949029889

Presenters

Jason Bohn, LCPC:

• Director of Integrative Care for Mercy and Truth Healthcare Ministry
• Director of Adolescent Services for The Anxiety Center at Renew

Jen Thibault, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Outline  

8:30 - 11:30 (includes 15 minute break)

• Framing adolescent anxiety and depression criteria (part 1) around hope and  Overcoming Hopelessness w/ Sparks of Wonder
• Physical symptoms of anxiety & depression

11:30-12:30 pm lunch on your own

12:30-3:30 pm (includes 15 minute break)

• Distress Tolerance Cycle w/ ways to Take a Break at school
• DSM-5 TR:  Adolescent Anxiety & Depression (Part 2)
• Motivational Interviewing Overview & Invitation

Objectives:

1. Participants will be exposed to the DSM-5-TR criteria for anxiety and depression framed for adolescents around hope/hopelessness.
2. Participants will be able to conceptualize and assess problematic adolescent behaviors and mental health concerns utilizing the DNA-V treatment model; understanding how it can help

• Increase positive emotions while effectively coping with anger, fear, shame, sadness
• Establish & maintain healthy and rewarding relationships

1. Participants will learn specific strategies, skills and practical tools to utilize in working with adolescents
2. Participants will understand the core principles of using Motivational Interviewing with adolescents to lead to better understanding of the issues while motivating their willingness to change either in therapy or in school.
3. Participants will understand how hopelessness can be challenged by helping teens find their "Sparks of Wonder," which can ignite curiosity and hope and when they are known and acted on, help youth come to the life-changing insight that "my life has a purpose."
4. Participants will learn about physical symptoms that might be indicative of anxiety & depression

In ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) the goal of Cognitive Defusion is to “See thoughts as what they are, not as what they say they are.”

The goal of this 6-hour Diagnostic CEU is to help “See Adolescents as what they are/can be, not as what they say they are” in regards to assessing, diagnosing and clinical intervention. For school counselors and social workers this will include how to know when to refer a young person for additional services and tools that can be used with any struggling adolescent.

Jason Bohn utilizes concepts from DNA-V (ACT reimagined for Adolescents), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), Sparks from Peter Benson of the Search Institute, Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents. Jason will help you “Walk the Middle Path'' through the dialectic that is “Adolescent” by reviewing the DMS-5-TR diagnostic criteria for anxiety and depression.

This training will be useful to anyone working with adolescents. Our experience and examples come from working with adolescents struggling with School Avoidance, Suicidal Ideation, Self-harm, Depression, Low Motivation, Social or General Anxiety, Phobias or Perfectionism in an Intensive Outpatient Program.

Speaker Bio:

Jason Bohn, LCPC

I’m a GenX, postmodern, question everything person who happens to be blessed with parents who took in orphans, prayed for food, answered their callings and sacrificed so their children knew they were loved. That mix created an irreverent soul that cares deeply for children, families and especially adolescents.

I have more than thirty years of experience working with and for children, youth and families catalyzing change at the individual, family, organizational and systems levels. With a Masters in clinical psychology, I have provided crisis management, intensive in-home therapy and wrap-around services for children with emotional and behavioral challenges. I have 20+ years’ working or volunteering with youth and young adults through youth ministry and community programs. In partnership with North Kansas City Hospital co-created the Quarky app to connect Kansas City 14-24-year-olds to articles, events and resources focused on mental health and well-being.

I developed and Direct the Two Tents Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adolescents struggling with anxiety/depression at Renew Counseling in Olathe and Lawrence. I have built strong partnerships with our area school districts and I am an invited speaker on Anxiety, Grit and Parenting. These opportunities have made me innovative, practical and taught me to think about enhancing the whole safety net surrounding at-risk children, youth and families.

I am also the Director of Integrative Care for Mercy and Truth Healthcare Ministry helping to improve access to whole person care both in the Primary Care Centers and through developing Mercy and Truth Counseling Services offering individual, group, family and Intensive Outpatient therapy.

I have a wonderful wife, Kori, who founded and runs the Renew Counseling Center in Olathe, a beautiful 14-year-old girl, Nora, twin boys (Grayson who is six and Jude who went to heaven way too early) and have adopted two foster siblings (9 & 7) Chandler and Milla into our home.

Dr. Jennifer J. Thibault, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CCM, CPHQ, NEA-BC, DipACLM

Dr. Jennifer J. Thibault is a compassionate and experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with over 25 years in healthcare. She provides holistic mental health care across the lifespan at Mercy and Truth Medical Missions, Vitality Lifestyle Medicine, Mokscare Family Medicine, and The Kansas City Dietitian.

Dr. Thibault holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), an MBA, and advanced certifications and education, including Lifestyle Medicine (DipACLM) and Obesity Medicine. Her expertise allows her to address a variety of mental health-related issues through personalized care plans. She integrates lifestyle medicine and positive psychology to empower patients to build resilience, adopt healthier habits, and achieve long-term wellness.

Dr. Thibault has also held leadership roles in quality improvement, including positions at Anthem Inc. and the University of Kansas Hospital, where she led initiatives that enhanced patient safety and healthcare quality.

Dr. Thibault is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and American Psychiatric Nurses Association, she is committed to advancing mental health care and helping her patients achieve better health and well-being through her multi-faceted, patient-centered approach.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mercy & Truth Healthcare Ministry, 721 North 31 Street, Kansas City, United States