2020 Webinar Series
2020 Webinar 1: Organizational and Community Leadership in a Time of Crisis
About: In times like these, communities look for leadership. Public and private agencies face unforeseen challenges. Our patients and clients anxiously seek answers. Where does that leave you as you dive into the turbulent waters of change?
Examining the question:
To what extent is our community well-equipped to exercise leadership … in a crisis or at other times?
The one-hour webinar will guide participants in:
Conducting an audit of leadership at the organizational level - Executive; Managerial; Operational/Supervisory; and Professional/Technical
Analyzing an individual’s style of leadership
Examining the leadership process in their organization
Understanding practical advice for leaders in a crisis.
About: We all need three things: structure, consistency, and predictability. But these are exactly what the world is lacking right now. We’re in the middle of a national health crisis, and anxiety levels are rising. We all feel it, but children and teens are especially vulnerable to their parents’ moods and can become hyper-vigilant to changes in their immediate world. Add to this health crisis the fact that many families across the nation are sheltering in place and are facing economic uncertainty, children are home from school, parents are trying to get work done from home, and there is little opportunity to relieve the creeping claustrophobia many families are feeling.
This webinar will examine anxiety in children and teens in these unprecedented times. We will focus on the neurobiology of anxiety, sources of anxiety, and how anxiety is expressed at different points in development. Using research-based behavior management strategies, we will discuss a pathway to family- based interventions that can address children’s and teens’ anxiety-driven behavior and restore some degree of constancy to family life.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the brain's reaction to acute and ongoing stress
2. Analyze sources of anxiety for adults, children and teens during this Coronavirus pandemic
3. Describe the differences in how anxiety is expressed in infants, children and teens
4. Name three steps parents can take to manage and reduce the anxiety-driven dysregulated behaviors seen in children and teens.