BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2867@dev.dscc.uic.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T150000 DTSTAMP:20230104T224901Z URL:https://dev.dscc.uic.edu/events/webinar-parents-of-children-with-compl ex-medical-needs-toward-an-integrated-behavioral-health-approach/ SUMMARY:Webinar - "Parents of Children with Complex Medical Needs: Toward a n Integrated Behavioral Health Approach" DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nA webinar highlighting parents as long-term caregive rs\, recognizing their distress and trauma\, and providing leadership to i mprove care for these children and their families.\n\nJoin the Pediatric P alliative Care 2023 Webinar Series for "Parents of Children with Complex M edical Needs: Toward an Integrated Behavioral Health Approach" on Jan. 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.\n\nThe number of children living with medical complexity in the United States increases each year due to advances in medicine. Thes e children live with serious chronic conditions\, significant functional l imitations and the support of medical technology such as feeding tubes and tracheostomies. Their parents face many caregiver burdens (often taking o n medical tasks for which they are not trained) and may experience psychol ogical distress in the form of anxiety\, depression\, and chronic and trau matic stress.\n\nPresenters Sandra Clancy\, PhD\, and Justine Dellaria\, M SW\, LICSW. will discuss:\n\n The growing population of parents as long-t erm caregivers who experience significant psychological distress and traum a\n Recognizing the impact on families and parents of caring for children with complex medical needs\n Understanding the support needs of this pop ulation\n\nParticipants will also learn how the speakers (a medical social worker and a parent) have led program developments and change to improve care for children and their families. ‍\;\n\n‍\;The cost is $3 0 per person.\n\nRegister online to attend. CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR