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Wired For Connection: Helping Families Develop Authenticity and Resilience in Anxious Times | Brené Brown, LMSW, PHD

Way too many families today are experiencing tremendous anxiety. Dr. Brene Brown explains that It’s a result of having to face increasing volatile shifts in our social world. As a result of the anxiety, we now are seeing children and parents struggling with many of the same issues: addiction, depression, violence, bullying, behavioral health crises, and increases in pervasive feelings of disconnection. This enlightening training offers solutions as Dr Brown explains the impact of focusing our family systems intervention around the concepts of connection, love and belonging. She is strong in her message of how authenticity and resilience are vital components of connection and belonging. This is an intermediate course intended for practicing clinicians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the central role that love and belonging, authenticity, and resilience play in family systems.
2. Explain the relationship between authenticity, resilience, and anxiety.
3. Explain why shame is a critical barrier to authenticity and resilience.