Dr. Vanessa Lapointe’s
Early Learning and Care Provider Workshop
The ABC’s of Mental Health in the Early Years: Recognizing and Intervening with Children At-Risk
Saturday, April 24th 9 am to 3 pm
At the Community Center Free of Charge
Call 250-837-6669 to register
This workshop is designed to assist service providers in identifying when a child may benefit from extra support in the area of mental health. Content will focus on young children in the 0-6 years age range and differentiating mental health concerns from behavioural concerns. Topics addressed will include an understanding of the origin of mental health versus behavioural issues in young children; an understanding of how mental health issues “look” different from behavioural concerns in young children; and some resources/recommendations for behavioural strategies in working with young children. This workshop will also acknowledge various treatment strategies although these will not be addressed in detail. Instead, the focus will be on identifying when a referral to mental health would be appropriate and when concerns may be more effectively addressed through behavioural strategies.
Dr. Vanessa Lapointe R. Psych
Dr. Lapointe has been supporting families and children for 10 years. Dr. Lapointe's areas of expertise include psychoeducational and developmental assessment of children, as well as counselling children of all ages and supporting parents. Dr. Lapointe uses a variety of therapeutic approaches in her counselling work, including play therapy, to help families and children with issues concerning parent/child attachment, parent/family empowerment, as well as anxiety, behavioural and mood difficulties.
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