"Little Girls With Dreams Become Women With Vision." Unknown
PARENT EDUCATION
If your child is having behavioral and/or emotional struggles, WAGE Center can offer support for you and your child. Educating parents is an intricate part of treatment when working with youth. Parent education varies from traditional "family therapy" because learning does not always take place with both youth and parents present. Education takes many forms and may include parenting strategies, emotional support and learning resources and information about your child's treatment needs and progress.
If your child is having behavioral and/or emotional struggles, WAGE Center can offer support for you and your child. Educating parents is an intricate part of treatment when working with youth. Parent education varies from traditional "family therapy" because learning does not always take place with both youth and parents present. Education takes many forms and may include parenting strategies, emotional support and learning resources and information about your child's treatment needs and progress.
AGE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
The younger your child, the more active your involvement will be. If a young child is facing emotional or behavioral difficulties, they will need you to learn ways to help and support them. Therapy sessions are important but the healing process is more likely to occur at home by integrating what has been learned during session time and having a better understanding of what your child is going through. The older your child, the stronger their desire for autonomy and privacy. This doesn't mean you will be kept completely in the dark, but it does mean that specific information shared in sessions will not be divulged unless permission is given by your child. As part of treatment, I will encourage youth to speak to parents during or after sessions, when it can be beneficial for support or improving parent/child relationships. Part of building a trusting relationship with children and teens, is respecting their right to privacy. However, safety supersedes confidentiality and if your child is in danger of harming herself or being harmed, you will be informed. If your child discloses any allegations of child abuse, I am mandated by law to report these to Child Protective Services and inform you as the parent of allegations.
The younger your child, the more active your involvement will be. If a young child is facing emotional or behavioral difficulties, they will need you to learn ways to help and support them. Therapy sessions are important but the healing process is more likely to occur at home by integrating what has been learned during session time and having a better understanding of what your child is going through. The older your child, the stronger their desire for autonomy and privacy. This doesn't mean you will be kept completely in the dark, but it does mean that specific information shared in sessions will not be divulged unless permission is given by your child. As part of treatment, I will encourage youth to speak to parents during or after sessions, when it can be beneficial for support or improving parent/child relationships. Part of building a trusting relationship with children and teens, is respecting their right to privacy. However, safety supersedes confidentiality and if your child is in danger of harming herself or being harmed, you will be informed. If your child discloses any allegations of child abuse, I am mandated by law to report these to Child Protective Services and inform you as the parent of allegations.