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“Becoming a Bridge over Troubled Waters,” Dialogue Skills Training for Parents of Teenagers and Young Adults at Risk


August 2, 2022

Online July 12 – August 30

Tuesdays, 5 PM – 7 PM Eastern Standard Time, starting July 12, 2022

These unprecedented times require a new approach to parenting, especially parent-child communication. Informed by workshop leaders’ global expertise, this series will provide an in-depth introduction to what we know really helps young people at risk. In particular, we mean the art and skill of attuned, reciprocal, face-to-face human interaction–or genuine dialogue that builds trust and connection.Parents will learn the core skills of dialogue that can truly transform, including how to listen deeply and respond in a way that your child feels heard.

The group will also foster a supportive atmosphere for parents who often otherwise find themselves deeply isolated and uncertain. The topics explored include sustaining hope, making meaning, healthy boundaries, reducing guilt and blame, and the effects of relational trauma and social defeat.The aim of the workshop will be to enlarge parents’ coping strategies, promote their ability to find solutions and revive optimism about the future.This course is socio-educational and nonclinical, and parents are encouraged to have clinical services in their communities if necessary. The workshop will help you identify what to look for vis-a-vis therapeutic services.

About the Workshop Leaders:

Mary Olson PhD is a family therapist, Fulbright scholar, and faculty member of the Yale School of Medicine.

Nazlim Hagmann, MD, MPH is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York and pioneer of recovery-oriented, community psychiatry.

Both Drs. Olson and Hagmann are internationally recognized practitioners with decades of experience treating the spectrum of mental health problems presented by young people and their families. In particular, they are known for training therapists in mental health advances from Finland and Norway, particularly the Open Dialogue approach and reflecting process work. Now they plan to teach these same human skills and values directly to parents.

“Becoming a Bridge over Troubled Waters,” Dialogue Skills Training for Parents of Teenagers and Young Adults at Risk

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