Description

Working with children and teens can present unique challenges that require knowledge, sensitivity, and skill. This comprehensive continuing education workshop will offer crucial insights into the ethical, legal, and practical challenges therapists face when working with minors. We will explore a range of topics, including record-keeping, counselor competence, privacy concerns with teens, managing family dynamics in divorce and custody cases, dual relationships, mandated reporting, and navigating cultural or religious values that influence parenting. Throughout the workshop, we will also address tricky topics with young children, such as answering personal questions, the disclosure of family secrets, inappropriate touching and boundaries, exposure to adult media, and concerning themes in their play or art. With humor and light-hearted fun sprinkled throughout, we will provide therapists with the necessary tools to navigate these complex situations competently and confidently.