Winter Wellness Workshop Series

Kelly Bhatnagar, Ph.D., FAED of the Center for Emotional Wellness will discuss ways to identify and treat eating disorders in children and adolescents. Dr. Bhatnagar will provide an overview of Maudsley Family Based Treatment (FBT) and offer ideas for how FBT can be tailored to meet the needs of individual families. Dr. Bhatnagar will share tips for “surviving” eating disorder treatment and supporting all in the household affected by the illness.

Hope Vaccaro, M.A. of Case Western Reserve University will discuss ways to support a teen with depression using a positive psychology, strengths-based approach. Ms. Vaccaro will introduce skills for increasing mood awareness, forgiveness, gratitude and active communication. Ms. Vaccaro will share tips on how to explore and cultivate genuine positive emotion and increase positive engagement with life.

AnnaMaria McLaughlin, Ph.D. of the Center for Emotional Wellness will discuss strategies for parenting a child with ADHD. Dr. McLaughlin will educate parents on how to identify ADHD symptoms and what to look for in a comprehensive ADHD treatment plan. Dr. McLaughlin will share tips for supporting and comforting a child with ADHD and offer ideas on how to partner with schools to enhance learning.