The Not So Fab Four - Addressing Common Mental Health Issues in Youth

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Social & Emotional Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Four conditions account for the majority of mental health issues experienced by young people. Explore how the issues of ADHD, mood disorders, depression, and conduct disorder impact schools, what these issues look like in gifted youth, and how to recognize and handle them.

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Description

In this 1-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert breaks down the four most common mental health issues that impact students. An advocate for gifted students, Ms. Van Gemert describes strategies for educators to support and equip gifted students who are struggling to cope in the classroom and out of it.

This course will enable you to:

Understand the complexity of adolescent mental health diagnoses
Appreciate the interplay between therapy, medication and behavioral techniques
Gain specific strategies for supporting students with ADHD, mood disorders, depression, and conduct disorder

Presenter Bio

Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.

Additional information

Core Area	Differentiated Curriculum
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Special Education, Classroom Management

906 reviews for The Not So Fab Four – Addressing Common Mental Health Issues in Youth

Rated 5 out of 5

Sabrina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) – February 22, 2020

The course was interesting.
Rated 4 out of 5

Laura – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) – February 24, 2020

The course was helpful, but one of the questions on the quiz should be more specific about what it is asking. If there are multiple answers to a question, it should say that
Rated 5 out of 5

Amy – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) – February 26, 2020

It was okay.
Rated 5 out of 5

Chris – REYNOLDSBURG CITY (verified owner) – February 27, 2020

I liked that it gave strategies for how to deal with students struggling with these issues.
Rated 5 out of 5

Theresa – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) – March 3, 2020

Extremely informative, well researched and practical to every classroom.
Rated 3 out of 5

Kimberly – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – March 6, 2020

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Rated 5 out of 5

Ruth – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – March 8, 2020

Informational and practical.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kori – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) – March 10, 2020

I absolutely loved this training and think all teachers should take the time to listen to this one.
Rated 5 out of 5

Tamara – Mobile County School District (verified owner) – March 16, 2020

Great course! Interesting topic and good speaker.
Rated 5 out of 5

Connie – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – March 18, 2020

It gives lots of information that may not be thought of at the time behaviors are happening in class. It also helps explain why some kids act the way the do.