Treating Adolescents with Family-Based Mindfulness

Jack Apsche, Ed.D., ABPP, is a psychologist, author, artist, presenter, consultant, and lecturer based in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Apsche is a Professor of Forensic Psychology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Walden University and the founder of the Apsche Center for Mode Deactivation Therapy. He is the only person that is 6-times board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology; in clinical child and adolescent psychology, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, group psychology, and couples and family psychology. His primary research is in adolescent externalizing disorders. Dr. Apsche has published extensively, including several books such as "Mode Deactivation Therapy for Aggression and Oppositional Behavior in Adolescents" (2012), "Current Application: Strategies for Working with Sexually Aggressive Youth and Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems" (2010), and "Responsibility and Self-Management" (2007). Joan Swart, Psy.D., is a forensic psychologist and consultant at the Apsche Center. Her primary areas of interest are assessment and treatment of violent forensic populations, behavioral profiling, deradicalization, and the psychology of terrorism and armed conflict. Joan has authored a variety of publications and presented on topics of psychopathy and antisocial behavior, the effect of epigenetics on aggression, and serial sex offenders, including a book titled "Homicide in Armed Conflict: A Psychological Perspective". She resides in Cape Town, and is a member of the South African Medico Legal Society and Psychological Society of South Africa, among others.

• Part I: Theoretical Development of FMDT.- Family Mode Deactivation Therapy for Youth: An Introduction.- Third Wave Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Origins and Developments.- KMDT Key Concepts.- MDT Theoretical Framework and Comparison.- The Empirical Status of Mode Deactivation Therapy.- Part II: FMDT, From Case Conceptualization to Treatment.- FMDT Assessment Processes.- FMDT Acceptance and Mindfulness.- Case Conceptualization.- Validation, Clarification and Redirection.- Part III: FMDT in Special Populations, Discussion and Case Studies.- Treating Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and Suicidality.- Treating Externalizing Disorders; FMDT for Adolescents with Aggressive Behavior.- FMDT for Sexual Offending Youth.- MDT, Mindfulness and Trauma.- MDT in the Wider Social Context; Opportunities and Challenges on the Road Ahead.