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How Self-Compassion Supports Academic Motivation and Emotional Wellness
Many of today’s parents and teachers came of age in the 1980s and 1990s — a time when the self-esteem movement was in its zenith. Self-esteem was supposed to be a panacea for a variety of social challenges, from substance Read more >>
Teaching Middle School Students with ADHD [presentation]
Do you have students in your middle school classes that call out, seem inattentive or disruptively interrupt the class? This workshop for educators presented by CHC’s Chris Harris, MEd will help you understand the similarities and differences between ADHD and Read more >>
Understanding the Foundations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Part II [presentation]
Dr. Anna Parnes, PhD, psychologist and clinician, discusses DBT skills and experiential activities for each of DBT modules: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance, and Emotion Regulation. Read more >>
American Psychiatric Association [web resource]
The American Psychiatric Association is primarily a professional organization of psychiatrists working together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental illness, including substance use disorders. As a service to the community, the American Psychiatric Association Read more >>
Twice-Exceptionality (2e): What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter? [presentation]
CHC’s Vivien Keil, Ph.D., and Ann Smith, Executive Director of Gifted Support Center, define what it means to be twice exceptional — that is, both gifted and challenged by a learning difference. The presenters also discuss the mental health needs of Read more >>
Understanding the Foundations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Part I [presentation]
Dr. Stephanie Clarke, Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and clinician at RISE Comprehensive DBT Intensive Outpatient Program shares how DBT’s problem-solving and acceptance-based approaches are helping teens build lives worth living. Read more >>
Boys Need Better Access to Mental Health Care. Why Aren’t They Getting It?
Mental health has become a crisis among America’s youth, and experts say the unique challenges and needs of young men are not receiving enough attention. Read more >>
How to Overcome Social Anxiety
Fifteen million Americans suffer from a diagnosable form of social anxiety, and millions more suffer from less severe but related phobias. Anxiety can be debilitating for people when it starts to undermine their daily lives. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical Read more >>
Anxiety and the Twice-Exceptional Child [presentation]
Students who are twice-exceptional have unique challenges. They often experience anxiety as a result of some of those challenges. Read more >>
Should My Child See a Psychiatrist?
Written by Vidya Krishnan, MD, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at CHC Your Psychiatrist Is Your Partner in This Process As a psychiatrist practicing for almost a decade, I would encourage you to view your psychiatrist as your partner in Read more >>
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650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
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2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
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1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
