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### Summary of the Video #### Introduction - Presenter: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes - Topic: Moving from supportive to solution-focused interventions, primarily with children and adolescents. #### Differentiating Interventions - Supportive Interventions:  - Grounded in empathy  - Aim to help individuals survive the moment and return to emotional regulation  - Analogous to plugging a hole in a sinking ship temporarily    - Solution-Focused Interventions:  - Aim to help individuals move from surviving to thriving  - Focus on long-term solutions and prevention of future issues #### Supportive Interventions - Establish rapport and validate feelings - Techniques include active listening, radical acceptance, and distress tolerance activities - Help individuals re-regulate emotionally and return to their baseline state #### Examples of Supportive Interventions - Active listening - Radical acceptance: Encouraging acceptance of reality to reduce distress - Distress tolerance activities: Techniques to help manage immedia