Decoding the Mental Health Messages of Children and Adolescents: A Webinar for Parents and Caregivers
Student Mental Health Week – May 09-13, 2022
Student Mental Health Week is a week set aside to recognize the importance mental health plays in students’ lives, their experience in school, and their future. It also serves to remind us of the damage that can be done when mental health stigma exists.
When: Monday May 9th from 4-5:30pm
Where: Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom
Presenters: Aubrey Uresti is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at San José State University. She serves on the CASC Bylaws and Policy, Advocacy, and Legislation Committees. Dr. Uresti’s background as a K-12 educator, school counselor, and therapist informs her research on parental incarceration, grief and loss, and urban school counseling.
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*This webinar is open to the public and not solely for our AEA community.
Childhood and adolescence represent expected periods of tremendous growth and change. Beyond their typical developmental milestones, today’s K-12 students have endured a series of unexpected stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic that has contributed to confusing, overwhelming, and intensified emotions and experiences of grief and loss. As students, families, educators, and school communities work to renegotiate “normal,” we must also continue to unpack the meaning and impact of this time on the intrapersonal and interpersonal health of children and adolescents. This session will identify signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns that affect children and adolescents, explore the distinction between developmentally normative patterns and those that may reflect higher than expected levels of distress, and present strategies that parents and caregivers can employ to support successful coping and maintain healthy communication with their child.