When Is Distress More Than Developmental? Recognising Clinically Significant Anxiety, Depression and Risk in Young People
Matt Taylor
Emotional distress is common in adolescence, but differentiating normative stress from clinically significant concerns is an essential competence for every professional. This workshop provides a structured framework based on affective neuroscience to help you confidently address vulnerable youths.
Key Focus Areas:
- The Four Clinical Lenses: Applying duration, intensity, functional impairment, and risk to observable behavior.
- Identifying Vulnerabilities: Recognizing anxiety-related themes, depressive patterns, trauma overload, and self-harm risks.
- Actionable Strategies: Utilizing structured conversational responses and escalation pathways to strengthen safeguarding.