
The Pediatric Clinic of Sweetwater Memorial launched the COPE – Creating
Opportunities for Personal Empowerment – program May 2020. Since
then, it has been successful in helping numerous children and young adults.
“I’ve been seeing wonderful results the children and teens who have completed the program,” said Tamara Walker, the clinic’s pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric mental health specialist.
COPE is a seven-week cognitive behavioral therapy program designed to build resiliency skills in children and teenagers. Openings are available in the program aimed at helping children, teens and young adults cope with stress and anxiety. The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based program is aimed at helping anyone from age 8 to 21 who is struggling with anxiety and depression.
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“We often cannot control what is happening around us, but we do have control over how we process what is going on around us,” Walker said. “This is where the COPE program becomes influential for my patients. It gives kids and teens the foundational skills that are needed to face stress and adversity without getting stuck in negative thought patterns that often show up in our clinic as anxiety or depression.”
Walker has completed a pediatric mental health fellowship – the Kyss (Keep Your Children Safe and Secure) Fellowship – at Ohio State University. To find out more about the program or to make an appointment with Walker, call 307-212-7717.