Daniel J. Siegel – The Mindsight Approach for Children and Adolescence

Are you struggling to effectively treat behavior disorders, anxiety, and mood disorders in children and adolescents?

New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., has developed the Mindsight approach, which provides a unique understanding of the brain and developing mind. Built on decades of research, his approach expertly illuminates the science of how the young mind is wired, and provides brain integration strategies to support healthy development and achieve lasting change in the child’s or adolescent’s life.

Now, Dr. Siegel invites you to join his exciting online course where you’ll learn how to apply his interpersonal neurobiology strategies, including the Mindsight approach, to help children and adolescents thrive.

Drawing from Dr. Siegel’s 30+ years of psychotherapy experience, as well as new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, you’ll learn simple, easy to master skills and interventions that will transform your practice and improve treatment outcomes. You’ll also discover easy ways to incorporate play techniques and other creative approaches to understand the child and adolescent mind.

Revolutionary Strategies for Children and Adolescents

In The Mindsight Approach for Children and Adolescence, you’ll learn from one of the pioneers in the field of neurobiology about the developing mind of children. Join Dr. Siegel as he explores how to understand children and adolescents, respond more effectively to difficult situations, and build a foundation for social, emotional and mental health.

What You’ll Learn In The Mindsight Approach for Children and Adolescence

Module 1 — The Whole-Brain Child Approach: Develop Kids’ Minds and Integrate Their Brains for Better Treatment Outcomes

Explore the changing child brain and learn creative strategies to treat anxiety, affective disorders, disruptive behavior disorder and executive functioning.

Hear the latest scientific research, with a special emphasis on neuroplasticity and the changing brain

Learn practical treatment strategies through case example demonstrations

Master the 12 Whole-Brain strategies to help kids move from reactivity to resilience

Module 2 — Brainstorm: A Clinician’s Guide to the Changing and Challenging Adolescent Brain

Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. Explore how brain development affects teenage behavior and relationships.

Discover the essence of the adolescent brain and how science dispels popular myths

Understand the clinical implications of the four pillars of adolescence and how these pillars are essential characteristics for both the individual development and for the health of our species

Learn how to approach adolescence as a period and adolescents as individuals that can make all the difference in treating these individuals

Module 3 — The Role of Play and Creativity in Psychotherapy with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel

Learn how you can use play for the clinical evaluation of a child or adolescent, because how a person plays reveals ways in which mental well-being may be present or impaired.

Understand the role of play in the development of mental well-being

View a demonstration of using play activities for successful treatment of PTSD, OCD, anxiety disorders and depression

Discover how easy it is to incorporate play techniques and other creative approaches such as rhythmic movement, non-verbal alignment, improvisation and musical vocalizations into your practice

About Daniel J. Siegel

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, founding co-investigator at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain and Development, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions, and communities.

Dr. Siegel’s psychotherapy practice spans thirty years, and he has published extensively for the professional audience. He serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which includes over three dozen textbooks. Dr. Siegel’s books include Mindsight, Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Developing Mind, Second Edition, The Mindful Therapist, The Mindful Brain, Parenting from the Inside Out (with Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.), and the three New York Times bestsellers: Brainstorm, The Whole-Brain Child (with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.), and his latest No-Drama Discipline (with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.).

Daniel J. Siegel has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and TEDx. For more information about his educational programs and resources, please visit: www.DrDanSiegel.com.

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