[Audio Only] BT08 Short Course 24 – Brief Goal Oriented Therapy for Enhancing Lasting Solutions within Teen-Parent Relationships – Ramona Garnier, PhD

Description:

This presentation addresses the issues of teen anger and “acting out” from a brief therapy approach to treatment. Interventions psychotherapists can integrate into family therapy enhancing parent capabilities and encouraging improved relationships with their teens will be presented. An experiential exercise will be provided helping attendees integrate brief, goal-oriented approaches as well as hypnotic and strategic interventions.

Educational Objectives:

1. To describe three specific ways to avoid or reduce power struggles between parents and teens.
2. To describe two specific brief therapy strategies for improving communication between parents and their teens.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*