EP208: Empowering Families in the Care of Teenaged Clients
In this episode, Megan talks to Kaila Hattis, LMFT about\xa0the importance of involving and\xa0empowering\xa0parents in the therapeutic care of their teenage children. Using a family systems lens, Kaila describes the benefits of parent\xa0involvement\xa0in the\xa0counseling\xa0process with teenagers and\xa0outlines\xa0strategies to help overcome some of the\xa0potential challenges that can arise in and outside of the therapy session. Kaila also describes tools to help facilitate communication skills building, boundary setting, and mutual goal development.\xa0
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