Past Events

Transgender and nonbinary youth (TNY) are a higher risk than their cisgender peers for adverse mental health outcomes, but a positive family environment can help buffer this risk. This presentation will present selected findings from the Trans Teen and Family Narratives (TTFN) Project, a community-engaged longitudinal mixed methods study of families with TNY in the New England region of the United States. Findings from the TTFN Project indicate that positive family functioning is critical to the health and well-being of TNY. Clinical implications for mental health care of TNY and their families will be discussed.

In this seminar, we'll discuss how screentime and social media use for children and adolescents can provide benefits, but can also present risks. We'll identify the impact of screens and social media in the present day on mental health and wellbeing and will present strategies for managing technology use to maximize the beneficial impact and mitigate potential harm to our youth.

This presentation will outline both general principles in pediatric insomnia drug use and the relative pros and cons of the most commonly used medications. An additional focus will be on the potential pitfalls of widespread use of melatonin in the pediatric population. Several case scenarios illustrating common challenges in pharmacologic insomnia management in mental health setting will be presented, including combining behavioral and medication approaches, avoiding polypharmacy and setting appropriate treatment goals and monitoring outcomes.

In this seminar, we will discuss what ADHD and other disruptive behaviors disorders may look like for children and teens. We will identify skills that you can use at home to help manage disruptive behaviors and will walk you through what an assessment and effective intervention for kids with ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders involves.

Organizational Skills Training is an effective, evidence-based program designed to support children, teens, and their families in developing essential skill sets related to executive functioning. This program is specifically designed for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and can also be used with other children and families who demonstrate executive functioning difficulties.