This webinar is part of Newport Healthcare's Unpacking Anxiety series; find out more and register for upcoming events.
The holiday season can bring joy, connection, and celebration, but it also amplifies stressors that impact mental health. Heightened financial pressures, family conflict, grief, loneliness, and seasonal changes can all contribute to anxiety and emotional overwhelm during this time of year.
This presentation will explore both the positive and negative aspects of the holiday season, emphasizing how clinicians can recognize and address anxiety that surfaces in individuals, families, and communities. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies for supporting clients, managing crises, and fostering resilience throughout the holiday season.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify common holiday-related stressors (financial, relational, seasonal, and cultural) and explain their role in increasing anxiety and other mental health challenges
- Discuss and apply evidence-based skills and interventions to support the well-being of individuals, families, and themselves during periods of heightened holiday stress and anxiety
- Develop strategies for managing mental health emergencies that may arise during the holiday season, including anxiety crises and other urgent concerns
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Dr. Stein is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Newport Healthcare's PrairieCare division in Minnesota, where he serves as clinical director and attending clinician at the partial hospitalization and clinic levels of care. A past president of the Minnesota Society for Child Adolescent Psychiatry, he completed a General Psychiatry residency and Child Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Stein's clinical interests include depression, anxiety, OCD, and emerging personality disorders.