Navigating Life's Challenges for Transitional Age Youth
This training will focus on the unique issues
related to transitional age youth with mental illness.
It will discuss methods of program development and systems integration
to minimize the impact of mental illness in this population.
Systems discussed will include psychiatric/psychological services,
community mental health, motivational interviewing (a client-centered
directive method enhances intrinsic motivation for change),
education, vocational, alcohol and drugs, and family therapy.
We will cover the following areas:
- Access and entry to community mental health services
- Illness management strategies including substance use and abuse
- Service systems and treatment approaches for co-occurring disorders
- Motivational interviewing
- Transition/Vocational planning and placement strategies
At the completion of this training, participants
will have an increased understanding in:
- The importance of early identification of psychiatric disabilities in transitional age youth
- Daily Maintenance Plan
- Access and entry to community mental health services for these youth
- Current and emerging psychiatric medications
- Signs that things are breaking down and an Action Plan
- Learn how the basic techniques used to motivate an individual to move into action
- Learn how one's personal style can have a dramatic effect on an individual's motivation to change
- How to do Transition/Vocational planning and placement strategies for TAY
