Engaging Parents and Caregivers in the Counseling Process
Webinar
1 CE Hour
“Engaging Parents and Caregivers in the Counseling Process”
Kim Coggins, PhD
Location
Online
Presentation Date/Time
Ongoing
Working with parents and caregivers is an essential but often complex aspect of work with children and adolescents. In this presentation, participants will explore ways of integrating parents and caregivers into counseling work with children and adolescents including consultations, parent/caregiver education and trainings, and parent/caregiver focused counseling. Participants will discuss rationale for including parents and caregivers in the counseling process, research-based parent interventions, and barriers and complexities encountered when including parents and caregivers in counseling.
Objectives:
- Following this presentation, participants will be able to explain at least four goals of the consultation process.
- Following this presentation, participants will be able to describe at least three different methods for including parents and caregivers in the counseling process.
- Following this presentation, participants will be able to identify potential barriers to including parents and caregivers in the counseling process.
About the Speaker
Kim Coggins, PhD
Speaker Bio
Kim Coggins, PhD is an Associate Professor at Austin Peay State University where she specializes in child centered play therapy, expressive arts in counseling, and engaging caregivers in the counseling process. She has assisted with and led counseling groups specific for teachers, parents, and caregivers.
