Mental Health practice with children, adolescents and families is challenging under any circumstances, due to the complexity of the problems and systems involved. During the pandemic, this greater complexity has meant additional challenges as clinicians try to meet the increasing needs of the youth population. This panel discussion will feature clinicians who work with young people in a variety of practice settings, reflecting on what they have observed through the pandemic and providing their insights into what we may need to do in the future to support youth and families as we come out of the pandemic. We hope to have a lively discussion, and audience input will be encouraged.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify several common themes related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and families across practice settings.
- Participants will be able to describe one or two changes in referral patterns to public mental health programs in Hawaii that took place during the pandemic.
- Participants will be able to discuss several problems related to children’s mental health that are likely to intensify as we come out of the pandemic.
- Participants will be able to identify several ways practitioners can adjust their practice to be better able to respond to children’s needs during a pandemic.
The evaluation/CE request form for this program can be found
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