Parental Mental Illness: Navigating The Impact Of With Your Therapy Clients

About the event

This training examines how parental mental illness shapes the emotional, cognitive, and relational development of children, adolescents, and young adults. Participants will learn strategies to address parent-child dynamics in therapy, facilitate effective communication, and empower clients to establish appropriate boundaries that support their well-being and therapeutic goals. The training emphasizes attachment-informed, cognitive-behavioral, and systems perspectives, with a focus on psychoeducation and practical skills that foster healthier patterns of connection and resilience.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain to caregivers their role in their child’s therapy and describe the benefits of individual, family, and parent-only sessions.

2. Predict how parent-child dynamics influence client symptom presentation and treatment goals.