Group work with children and adolescents: Using ecotherapy to promote mental and emotional health

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Justice
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Emotional Health

scholarly journals Aid To Adolescences With Asperger Syndrome In Self-Exploring: Tony Attwood Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-143
Author(s):  
I. Kostin
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Group Work ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Thinking ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Adults With Asd ◽  
Thinking Tools

The “Exploring Feelings” program designed by Australian psychologist Tony Attwood for group work with Asperger syndrome adolescents is presented. The necessity of psychological support of adolescents and adults with ASD is proved, its main directions are described, the content of the sessions is outlined. Procedures and methods engaged in the program are presented including the emotional toolbox method for managing emotions (physical, social, thinking tools). The participants learn to recognize “poisonous thoughts” (which destabilize the state of the mind) and to design alternative “antidote thoughts”. Presenting the “Exploring Feelings” program is accompanied by the comments about the importance of such kind of psychological training for adolescents and adults with ASD and other categories of children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Effects of Duration and Midpoint of Sleep on Corticolimbic Circuitry in Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 247054701985633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneesh Hehr ◽  
Hilary A. Marusak ◽  
Edward D. Huntley ◽  
Christine A. Rabinak
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Neural Circuitry ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Older Youth

Introduction Adequate sleep is essential for cognitive and emotion-related functioning, and 9 to 12 hr of sleep is recommended for children ages 6 to 12 years and 8 to 10 hr for children ages 13 to 18 years. However, national survey data indicate that older youth sleep for fewer hours and fall asleep later than younger youth. This shift in sleep duration and timing corresponds with a sharp increase in onset of emotion-related problems (e.g., anxiety, depression) during adolescence. Given that both sleep duration and timing have been linked to emotion-related outcomes, the present study tests the effects of sleep duration and timing, and their interaction, on resting-state functional connectivity (RS-FC) of corticolimbic emotion-related neural circuitry in children and adolescents. Methods A total of 63 children and adolescents (6–17 years, 34 females) completed a weekend overnight sleep journal and a 10-min resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scan the next day (Sunday). Whole-brain RS-FC of the amygdala was computed, and the effects of sleep duration, timing (i.e., midpoint of sleep), and their interaction were explored using regression analyses. Results Overall, we found that older youth tended to sleep later and for fewer hours than younger youth. Controlling for age, shorter sleep duration was associated with lower RS-FC between the amygdala and regions implicated in emotion regulation, including ventral anterior cingulate cortex, precentral gyrus, and superior temporal gyrus. Interestingly, midpoint of sleep was associated with altered connectivity in a distinct set of brain regions involved in interoception and sensory processing, including insula, supramarginal gyrus, and postcentral gyrus. Our data also indicate widespread interactive effects of sleep duration and midpoint on brain regions implicated in emotion regulation, sensory processing, and motor control. Conclusion These results suggest that both sleep duration and midpoint of sleep are associated with next-day RS-FC within corticolimbic emotion-related neural circuitry in children and adolescents. The observed interactive effects of sleep duration and timing on RS-FC may reflect how homeostatic and circadian process interact in the brain and explain the complex patterns observed with respect to emotional health when considering sleep duration and timing. Sleep-related changes in corticolimbic circuitry may contribute to the onset of emotion-related problems during adolescence.

scholarly journals Addressing the Mental and Emotional Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: Lessons From HIV/AIDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prerna Banati ◽  
Priscilla Idele
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Hiv Aids

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lasting mental health and psychosocial consequences just as were experienced with the HIV epidemic. A rapid review of published systematic reviews on HIV/AIDS and mental health outcomes and responses among children and adolescents was used to identify lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic response. The review found that HIV/AIDS responses to promote mental health, prevent ill-health and treat mental health conditions included diverse interventions at the structural or national, community, household and individual levels. Some of these responses can be easily replicated, others require substantial adaptation, and some can inform development of new innovative offline and online responses to mitigate impact of COVID-19 on mental health of children and adolescents. Programs that mitigate economic impacts including child grants, income generating activities for caregivers, food distribution, health care vouchers, and other economic empowerment interventions can be replicated with minor adjustments. Helplines for vulnerable or abused children and shelters for victims of gender-based violence can be scaled up to respond to the COVID pandemic, with minimal adaptation to adhere to prevention of contagion. Mass media campaigns to combat stigma and discrimination were successfully employed in the HIV response, and similar interventions could be developed and applied in the COVID context. Some programs will need more substantial adjustments. In health facilities, mainstreaming child-sensitive mental health training of frontline workers and task sharing/shifting to community volunteers and social workers as was done for HIV with community health workers, could advance mental illness detection, particularly among abuse victims, but requires adaptation of protocols. At the community and household levels, expansion of parenting programs can help caregivers navigate negative mental health effects on children, however, these are not often operating at scale, nor well-linked to services. Programs requiring innovation include converting adolescent and youth safe physical spaces into virtual spaces particularly for at-risk girls and young women; organizing virtual community support groups, conversations, and developing online resources. Re-opening of schools and introduction of health and hygiene policies, provides another opportunity for innovation - to provide mental health and psychosocial support to all children as a standard package of care and practice.

Physical activity, physical fitness, and social, psychological, and emotional health

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Garza ◽  
Nancy G. Murray ◽  
Shreela Sharma ◽  
Kelli L. Drenner ◽  
Susan R. Tortolero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Impact

Physical activity is consistently associated with favourable physical health1; however, the impact of physical activity on social, psychological, and emotional health is not consistent. Given the importance of these facets of health for children and adolescents, we reviewed the literature, identified important gaps in knowledge, and recommended future research. This review includes recent literature hereby updating the earlier version of this chapter.2

scholarly journals Management and outcome of vagus nerve stimulator implantation: experience of an otolaryngeal/neuropediatric cooperation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Grasl ◽  
S. Janik ◽  
A. Dressler ◽  
R. Diehm ◽  
G. Gröppel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Seizure Frequency ◽  
Epilepsy Surgery ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Nerve Stimulator ◽  
Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy ◽  
Device Implantation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulator

Abstract Objective Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation is an established therapy for pharmacoresistant epilepsy that is not amenable to curative epilepsy surgery. Historically, VNS implantation has been performed by neurosurgeons, but otolaryngologist involvement is increasingly common. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VNS implantation in children and adolescents from the otolaryngologists’ perspective. Methods This study included children and adolescents who had undergone VNS implantation at the study center between 2014 and 2018. Patient files were analyzed with regards to the durations of device implantation and hospitalization, postoperative complications, and clinical outcome, including seizure frequency, clinical global impression of improvement (CGI-I) score, and quality of life (QoL). Results A total of 73 children underwent VNS surgery. The median age at implantation was 9.3 ± 4.6 years, and median epilepsy duration before VNS surgery was 6 ± 4 years. Lennox–Gastaut syndrome was the most common syndrome diagnosis (62.3%), and structural abnormalities (49.3%) the most frequent etiology. Operation times ranged from 30 to 200 min, and median postoperative hospitalization length was 2 ± 0.9 days. No complications occurred, except for four revisions and two explantations due to local infections (2.7%). Among our patients, 76.7% were responders (≥ 50% reduction in seizure frequency), 72.1% showed improved CGI-I scores, and 18.6–60.5% exhibited considerable improvements in the QoL categories energy, emotional health, and cognitive functions. Conclusion Our results indicate that VNS implantation is a highly effective and safe treatment option for children and adolescents with AED-refractory epilepsies who are not candidates for curative epilepsy surgery.

The Power of Group Dynamics

2019 ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Jeff Mintz ◽  
Michael A. Saini ◽  
Shely Polak
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Adjustment Problems ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Mixed Feelings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group Facilitators

Much has been written about the power of group dynamics. This chapter reviews empirically supported groups for children and adolescents impacted by separation and divorce. Children and adolescents bewildered by the chaos associated with separation and divorce can suffer from the impact of loss, interparental conflict, and changes in family dynamics. Psychoeducational separation/divorce groups for children and adolescents can help children normalize the separation process and feel supported by peers and group facilitators. Group work has the potential to be transformative by allowing children and adolescents to share their mixed feelings related to the separation. This chapter reviews existing group approaches and shares strategies shown to be effective in helping children of all ages better understand and make sense of their new worlds. The chapter considers the importance of parallel group work for parents where feedback is provided to them about their child’s experiences. The hallmark of this family systems approach is that it enlightens parents caught up in their own conflict to be better attuned to their children’s needs and adjustment problems, thereby adding to the supportive framework for helping children and adolescents better cope with the impact of their family transitions.

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