Identifying and working through problematic parenting patterns in child and adolescent treatment
Event date: -
Event location: Online
Event Link: https://cvent.me/vbB7Ew
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Live Webinar Details - Date: October 7, 2025 | Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Adele Lafrance, PhD, C.Psych.
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers.
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors.
- Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers.
- Educators: teachers, ECE, school administration, support staff.
Level of training: Introductory/intermediate
Client age category: For professionals who work with clients aged birth to adulthood.
Trigger warning: At the beginning of the training, Dr. Lafrance will discuss the potential for triggers and what to do (participate passively, take breaks, etc.).
Description: This training is intended for clinicians and therapists working with parents of children and adolescents. In addition to an emotion-focused conceptualization of problematic parenting patterns, Dr. Lafrance will present tools and techniques to promote attitudinal and behavioral change in caregivers in a way that is supportive and productive.
This training also includes a module with practical strategies to manage challenging or conflictual co-parenting dynamics that impact on child/adolescent development and mental health.
Learning objectives:
- Identify markers of emotional processes underlying problematic patterns of caregiving / therapy-interfering behaviours in caregivers.
- Apply tools and techniques to transform problematic emotional processes fueling problematic patterns of behavior in caregivers.
- Apply tools and techniques to increase cooperation and collaboration between co-parents in serious conflict.
- Discuss ethico-legal considerations related to increased caregiver involvement, including when caregivers are severely under-resourced.
This training is recognized by the International Institute for EFFT for a full-day of in-person training.
Registration fee: General $300 | Student and groups rates are available
Learn more and reserve your spot now: https://cvent.me/vbB7Ew