Session #2 of the Reclaiming Youth Learning Community – 9 Session Training Series.
Topic: Mental Health and the Circle of Courage | Guest Speaker: Dr. Larry Brendtro
The established mental health system for at-risk youth is disorder-driven. Guided by diagnosis and problematic behaviors, the strengths, potential, and resiliency of our youth are too often ignored or underestimated. The goal of today’s treatment is to reduce symptoms, but Health is Not the Absence of Symptoms. It must be pursued by responding to needs, cultivating strengths, and having realistic expectations of treatment outcomes. In this session, join an icon in the field, Dr. Larry Brendtro for a discussion of how we can improve the ways we engage youth and families, understand “disordered” behaviors, and reframe our perspective on outcomes.
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