The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents of School-Aged Children Navigating Educational Systems

Across the United States, many children face stressors related to school. For parents, navigating the school landscape and supporting their students can be a large source of stress. Parents can be instrumental in providing beneficial reassurance, support, and guidance to their children in all facets of life, including school. Clinicians and other providers are often uniquely tasked with helping children and parents navigate school services and supports, and move through school-related challenges and stressors. This training will provide a framework to navigate school-based supports, resources, and services geared to support children, as well as provide support to parents. In addition, strategies and tools to help parents and other family caregivers

support kids in school will be discussed. This training will focus on providing tools and knowledge to help

kids and families navigate and advocate within the school landscape.

Course Objectives:

1. Articulate sources of stress, frustration, and anxiety experienced by both…