BRWN-010306 - Working Successfully with Hard-to-Engage Parents

Preferred registration deadline: November 12th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEUs It is well understood that services with youth have greater success and longer-lasting impact if their parents or caregivers are involved in and supportive of the treatment. However, many parents can exhibit behaviors that pose barriers to treatment or they may not engage easily with service providers. During this workshop, we will explore the sources of these challenging behaviors and strategies to effectively work with them. We will discuss scenarios involving:   •    Parents of a child who is the primary client   •    Parents who are resistant to family therapy or individual therapy for their child(ren) •    Separated or divorced parents     •    Parents with mental health issues •    Parents who have very little understanding of appropriate parenting skills •    Parents who appear angry and/or mistrusting   Practical tips on how to build rapport and establish a respectful working relationship with parents and caregivers will be provided.  Strategies and techniques will be reviewed from social work best practices and psychodynamic therapy approaches to enhance the role of the parent in youth therapy. Come ready to share your examples of difficult-to-engage parents for discussion. General Admission: $60**   Class size is limited to 45. **Discounts on workshop admission are offered to the Brown School’s students, alumni, and field instructors. We also offer a discount to full-time graduate students in other programs and to our Washington University faculty/staff colleagues. No other discounts are available. Admission discounts apply automatically in your cart, based on your profile in our registration software.