(HS 059475 Lender 2023) Getting Parents Onboard: Facilitating Effective Family Therapy with Difficult Parents

Course overview

Too many children feel hurt, angry, and disconnected from their parents and too many parents feel discouraged that their child-rearing approaches arent working. As a clinician, despite attempting various interventions to help a parent be successful within a parent-child session, you find that the unhelpful parent attitudes and behaviors persist. Join Dafna Lender, LCSW, as she guides you in learning the steps towards successful parent attachment work. Youll learn how to: Identify when a parent needs more focused individual work Set goals for parent-focused work Assess when it is time to re-introduce child into the therapy room Navigate parent child sessions when the parents defenses are re-triggered Help parents initiate repair and stay present with the child to facilitate true healing and connection