New Workshop!
Approved by NASW, NH Chapter for 6 Cat. 1 CE Credits, Auth. #3315
This workshop focuses on giving coaches an overview of working with youth at risk of alcohol and drug abuse and other addictions. It also is an excellent introduction to more expanded content that will be offered in the new Certificate Program in Coaching Youth at Risk. Beginning with a description of coaching methods used to target and support at-risk youth, this workshop will inform coaches on how to work effectively with children and teens in preventing and reducing drug and alcohol abuse. After a review of evidence-based, research-supported models for treating drug and alcohol problems, there will be discussion of a number of topics, including: risk factors, drugs of abuse, the brain, and classes of drugs used to treat addiction. You will be encouraged to use information from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Admin.) and NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse), two organizations whose work helps to inform best strategies for supporting youth at-risk for drug and alcohol abuse.
(This is part of the Coaching Youth at Risk of Addiction Certificate Programs, but you do not need to enroll in the programs to take this workshop.)
Anita Remig, Ed.D., F.P.P.R., F.S.M.I., is a practicing counseling psychologist and consultant specializing in brain-based research, childhood developmental disorders, learning problem interventions, and biofeedback therapy throughout the U.S. She is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, and certified biofeedback specialist with over 30 years of experience, and she maintains a private practice offering psychotherapy, family therapy, and psychological testing. In the educational field, she provides coaching, tutoring, school consulting, IEP assistance, and psycho-educational evaluations. She has been offering seminars and workshops through UNH for several years and is a member of the NH Psychological Association, a Fellow of the Prescribing Psychologist Register, and a Fellow in Serious Mental Illness. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications including Child Study Journal, Language and Speech, and Journal of Child Psychology.
