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“Through Claritycon, it is not only our goal to educate, but to foster robust conversations about mental health so children get the services they need.” Jessica Knudsen, LCSW, FACHE, CEO and President of Clarity Child Guidance Center
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (PRWEB)
May 10, 2023
Founded in 1886, Clarity Child Guidance Center is the only nonprofit in South Texas providing a continuum of mental health services for children ages 3-17 and their families to manage mental health conditions ranging from depression and anxiety to suicidal ideation, bipolar disorder and/or schizophrenia. Clarity CGC offers a stand-alone mental health hospital and specialized inpatient/outpatient treatment for children, with the region’s largest concentration of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
In keeping with its mission to heal young minds and hearts, for the past nine years—even during the “Covid years”—Clarity CGC has underwritten and sponsored Claritycon, its annual children’s mental health summit that provides professional education and CEUs/CNEs to 250+ educators, therapists, nurses, physicians, social workers, childcare workers and community members from the region.
Online registration is open now for Claritycon2023 which will occur July 20-21 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
Admission is $300/pp and includes:
- 12 hours of professional development (CEUs and CNEs available) with presentations by 30+ renowned experts
- Continuing education certificates to nurses for the first time
- Breakfast and lunch keynote presentations
- 4 meals plus snacks, including breakfast and lunch keynote addresses
- Conference syllabus
- Exhibitors from agencies offering services/programs including community resources, therapy resources, school/tutoring assistance
- Free admission to Friday’s celebratory luncheon with keynote speaker David Ambroz, Head of External Affairs & Community Engagement at Amazon and Barack Obama’s “American Champion of Change.” David will share his personal story of resilience as he navigated a parent with mental illness, homelessness, and the foster care system. His recent book, A Place Called Home, is available for purchase as well.
- Exhibitors from agencies offering services/programs including community resources, therapy resources, school/tutoring assistance
Presentations explore the numerous internal and external factors that impact the emotional, psychological and social well-being of young people. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Human trafficking
- Adolescent Sexuality in Age of Technology
- Juvenile Justice System
- Ethics
- Eating Disorders and Diet Culture
- Autism and Aggression
- Responding with CARE (Child Assistance, Remediation, and Evaluation)
- School Refusal – “I’m Not Going!”
- Domestic violence
- Trauma informed care
- PTSD
- Medication management
- Nutrition’s impact on mental health
- Immigrant youth
Online registration is open now; for additional information, please email events@claritycgc.org or call 210-616-0300.
“In 2023 we are celebrating our 10th year of sponsoring Claritycon and I am extremely proud to be CEO of an organization that is so dedicated to educating and helping our community’s children,” says Jessica Knudsen, LCSW, FACHE, CEO and President of Clarity Child Guidance Center since February 2019. “Through Claritycon, it is not only our goal to educate, but to foster robust conversations about mental health so children get the services they need.”
Clarity serves all children in need of care, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. Clarity CGC accepts most insurance and accommodates families by billing them on a sliding scale based on their income.
Those wanting more information about Clarity Child Guidance Center can visit http://www.claritycgc.org or contact 210-616-0300 or info@claritycgc.org. Those wanting to donate can visit http://www.claritycgc.org/give-now/.
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