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Session 5: Does This Kid Need Medication?
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Enhance your effectiveness in working with kids and teens by learning how to:

Look for the key diagnostic signs that medications might be helpful, especially with symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, and intense affective disorders
Collaborate effectively with psychiatrists, especially in regards to day-to-day indications that a given medication is working or not
Determine when interventions, both psychological and pharmacological, need to be changed
Understand the key developmental issues in prescribing medications
Address common parental concerns about medications and involve them in medication decision-making

OBJECTIVES

Describe common diagnostic signs that medication may be effective for a child suffering from anxiety or depression.
Identify when interventions with juvenile clients need to be changed.
Explain the key developmental issues in prescribing meds to children.

OUTLINE

When the Child Needs See a Professional and Consider Medication
Complications in Diagnosing and Treating Children
Understanding the Developmental Challenges that Kids Have in Different Times of Their Lives

Richard Simon, Ph.D.

Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Ron Taffel, Ph.D.

Ron Taffel, Ph.D., conducts workshops across the country on the problems facing kids and their families today. He's the author of Getting Through to Difficult Kids and Parents; Nurturing Good Children Now; and The Second Family: How Adolescent Power Is Challenging the American Family.

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Richard Simon, Ph.D.

Ron Taffel, Ph.D.

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