Understanding and Treating Youth Depressive Disorders

Debriefing Crisis: Supporting Peers Through Critical Incidents

2 hr session

Friday, August 2, 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM EDT

Note

This course is offered in one segment via Zoom. You will receive Zoom log-in information in the registration confirmation, again with additional instructions a week before the training from the Institute for Human Service's training team (), and another reminder 24 hours before the session starts. You may want to add the email address to your contact list to ensure the email comes through. Please check in the spam folder in case you don’t receive the first email. Sometimes employers’ firewalls and filtering services block communication from unrecognizable email addresses. We advise you include an alternative email address to prevent this for happening.

About the Course

This training delves into the realm of youth depression, highlighting various types of major depression. Participants will learn to differentiate between youth who are “down” and youth who have a depressive disorder. This training discusses protective factors that can help depressed youth enhance their overall sense of well-being. Participants will learn interactive techniques designed to help youth explore how to think about the aspects of depression they struggle with. This training will also explore how to handle common challenges and create healthy motivation and provide numerous practical suggestions on how to support individuals grappling with depression. These suggestions are youth friendly and will focus on making small but sustainable lifestyle changes.

This intermediate-level, live virtual course is appropriate for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals who treat youth.

Course Objectives

As a result of participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. differentiate between the youth with the blues and youth depressive disorder diagnoses.
2. develop at least three strategies to utilize a youth’s protective factors to help mitigate their depression and enhance overall well-being.
3. implement at least three strategies to support young individuals experiencing depressive symptoms.

Continuing Education

This training is approved for 2 Social Work CE Credits. See additional information on each below.

The Institute for Human Services, provider #1802, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2023 – 03/25/2026.

ASWB ACE Social Work CE Credits are widely accepted throughout the USA and Canada. WV, NY, and NJ do have restrictions on ACE credits. Check to see if your state or province accepts the CE Credits here.

To earn CE credits, participants must attend the entire session in its entirety, remain on camera, complete an evaluation, and pay the CE fee at the time of registration.

The Institute for Human Services understands that circumstances arise that may prevent registrants from attending a pre-paid training. A training and continuing education credit (minus Eventbrite platform and any credit card fees) will be refunded if a registrant cancels their training attendance on the registration platform at least 7 days in advance of the training event. If the registrant does not cancel within 7 days of the continuing education session, no refund will be issued.

Questions? Email [email protected] or contact our office at 614-251-6000 Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm EDT. If you need additional accessibility support please contact us in advance of the training to make necessary arrangements.

Reminder: This virtual workshop will take place from 1pm – 3:00 pm (EDT). Please make note of your time zone.

Trainer Bio

Jim Still-Pepper, MA, LSW is the Director of Community Based Clinical Services at Allwell Behavioral Health Services Inc., a community mental health center where he has worked for over 3 decades striving to get clinical services out of the centers, and into the community.

Jim is the founder of Still Light Seminars LLC, a motivational training and consulting company; he has trained nationally and internationally focusing on the mental health, and care of, children and adolescents.

He is also an adjunct instructor in Ashland University’s Founders School of Continuing Education. He develops online courses around behavioral interventions and understanding the mental health of students.

Jim has also authored or co-authored seven books and has written almost 100 articles. On a side note, he has had numerous poems published, and his artwork and photography have appeared in galleries, magazines, and on greeting cards.

Event Venue

Online