Presented by TPN.health and Financially Sponsored By BrentCare Behavioral Health
This presentation provides a clinically informed approach to parenting adolescents with complex mental health, trauma, attachment, or neurodevelopmental needs. Participants will learn to distinguish unwillingness from limited capacity, interpret behavior within a developmental context, and respond more effectively to challenging situations. Practical strategies will help parents balance accountability with compassion, establish realistic expectations, and support growth without overlooking each adolescent’s individual strengths, needs, and current capacities.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify at least three trauma, attachment, regulation, or neurodevelopmental factors that may limit an adolescent’s capacity to meet expectations.
- Differentiate unwillingness from limited capacity when presented with an adolescent behavioral scenario.
- Apply at least two attachment and regulation-informed parenting strategies that balance accountability with developmentally appropriate expectations.
Target Audience
- Addiction Professional
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker