ADHD Algorithm
Parents and caregivers need to understand medications and therapies available to help manage ADHD. In this podcast, Mara and I will explore options for ADHD and the process of selecting more effective treatments.
Motivational Interviewing for Teens: Focus on Marijuana
This webinar helps us:
- Describe how to use motivational interviewing to reduce marijuana use in youth.
- Summarize the technique of weighing advantages and disadvantages of a potentially problematic habit or behavior.
- Differentiate when motivational interviewing is more likely to be effective to reduce marijuana use.
- Explain how to balance recommendations to change harmful behaviors with respecting the autonomy and agency of children and adolescents.
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