September 10, 2019
7:00pm: Managing anxiety and depression in teens and young adults: building the optimal partnership to support your child
with Dr. Rick Silver, the director of The THRIVE Center for Emerging Young Adults
Adolescence is a time of continuous exploration and change. Questions about relationships abound – relationships with self, family and peers. Pressures to perform in the academic and social realms increase exponentially. It is no wonder that many teenagers experience anxiety and depression, often without the support and tools to manage it effectively. Parents play a critical role at this stage – guiding the teen to recognize their emotional challenges, to express them clearly and to find the appropriate means of resolving conflicts to achieve healthy and growth-producing outcomes.
Dr. Rick Silver will provide parents an understanding of the sources of anxiety and depression and review effective approaches to dealing with anxiety and depression so that parents can better assist their children through this tough but exciting phase.
Rick Silver, M.D. is a psychiatrist and the director of The THRIVE Center for Emerging Young Adults, an outpatient mental health facility located in Columbia, Maryland, that focuses on the needs of emerging young adults and their families, particularly those struggling to launch into independent young adulthood. Dr. Silver obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in public health from The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and his medical and psychiatric training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The THRIVE Center for Emerging Young Adults
The THRIVE Center for Emerging Young Adults is an outpatient mental health facility located in Columbia, Maryland, that focuses on the needs of emerging young adults and their families, particularly those struggling to launch into independent young adulthood. Since multiple conditions contribute to the challenges of this population – ADHD/ Executive Dysfunction, Autism Spectrum Disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance and video addictions, and family dysfunction – clients are treated by a team of mental health and educational professionals using a broad range of interventions focused on the emotional, social, academic and employment needs of the client.
The THRIVE practitioners believe that – no matter the specific treatment being used – relationship forms the root of healing. Group and individual work provide a sense of connection and safety that allows the client to open to healthier emotional and behavioral possibilities. Successes arise when patients find a sense of identity, competence and autonomy, and develop a robust intrinsic motivation for taking on the challenges of adult life.
For more information about THRIVE’s programs, please contact Rose Cohen at (410) 740-3240 or rose.cohen@mythrive.net.
Also tonight:
8:30pm - 9:20pm: Parent Support Group with Carol Robbins, Ph.D.
8:30pm - 9:20pm: Adult Support Group with Matt Cahill
