Helping Kids Cope with Medical Stress

Language: English
Duration: 30-minute presentation
Date Presented: July 26 2024

Brief Description
Navigating a medical diagnosis can often be scary, confusing, and stressful for children. Learn the common causes, how it affects kids, the signs to look out for, and how to help your child cope with medical stress. This webinar is presented by a CHOC mental health clinician.

Presenter: Dr. Bhaktidevi Mayur Rawal

Presenter Bio:
Bhaktidevi Rawal, PsyD is a Pediatric Psychology Fellow at CHOC. She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University, and internship in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She specializes in providing evidence-based therapy and assessment to youth with complex medical needs and mental health conditions. She is passionate about reducing mental health stigma, increasing access to care, and integrating psychology in medical settings. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking in nature, and watching Hindi movies.

Objectives

• Explain how medical stress is similar to and also different from other kinds of stress
• Name three causes of medical stress
• Practice two skills to manage medical stress