Bridging the Gap: Supporting High Risk Youth and Families in Mental Health Services
Youth mental health is rising daily and often youth are falling in the gaps in society. Youth with mental health often experience home disruptions, social anxiety, school truancy and/or poor school performance, and potential juvenile justice involvement. These youth are often labeled as troubled and high-risk. This session focuses on the realm of youth mental health and supporting families in navigating services and behaviors. This session also supports in helping families identify the "why" behind behaviors through Situational Analysis. This session also focuses on introducing therapeutic interventions to support youth in building their own coping skills and self-monitoring.
Suggested Domain: Intervention, Assessment
Credits: 1.0 PDU
Learning Objective(s):
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to understand the purpose of the Situational Analysis and when to use it.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to answer “who/what/when/where” questions when doing a Situational Analysis
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to think through the “whys” when doing a Situational Analysis.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to identify how co-regulation is a key mechanism to address fight, flight, freeze stress responses.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to demonstrate and utilize interventions to support co-regulation including developing emotional thermometers, grounding exercises, motivational interviewing, and other therapeutic interventions.
Please note: All series content and its related certificates will expire on 8/1/2028 regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificates for their records before 8/1/2028.
Blair Stockton (Moderator)
MS, CCLS, LMFT-A
Youth Villages
Blair Stockton is a CCLS and a LMTA who has worked in the field of Child Life since 2005. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development from Appalachian State University with an emphasis in Child Life. She obtained her Master of Science degree in Child and Family Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi. She currently works as a Clinical Supervisor for the Intercept program with Youth Villages. Through her current role she provides family-based supportive services for at risk youth within the community of WNC. Blair has worked in many different roles as a CCLS within the hospital and community settings. Her specialties are in child/family trauma, grief and at risk youth.
Blair is a native of Asheville, NC. She lives there with her husband and 4 children. In her free time she enjoys teaching music, hiking, and spending time outdoors in the beautiful mountains that surround her.
