A New Mental Health Approach for Children

Virtual Presentation

Speaker: Agnieshka Burke

In our fast-paced world, it can be difficult to slow down enough to perceive and take notice of the mental changes that can be happening in response to past or current trauma. Children are especially at a disadvantage as they cannot often times accurately pinpoint their mental states and actively look for help. The goal of this session is to shine more light on the practice of mindfulness as well as other novel trauma release and repair practices such as somatic and polyvagal therapies, and other yoga and physical-based activities that have been scientifically proven to improve mental health and repair the damage caused by trauma. These approaches can be used in conjunction with traditional psychotherapy, but can also be offered as a mindful and relaxing outlet for kids and teens that does not require verbal sharing but offers connection and healing of their nervous systems and can guide adolescents into better mental states.