Breaking the Cycle of Adult Underachievement

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

TRAINING

Course Description

This course addresses the problem of families with one or more adult children that have impairments that their parents or caretakers have not been able to cope with. (For brevity, this course will refer to parents throughout, although other family members or caretakers may be involved.) These adult children have been unable to leave home

After completing this training you will be able to:

• Outline the application of psychoducational and negotiation interventions in revolving door families.
• Describe the use of family therapy for such families.
• Describe how to prepare treatment plans for these families.
• Assess and plan for multi-problem situations that involve multiple diagnostic and social system considerations.
• Describe questions of where parents should draw the line on providing support.
• Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.

Robert A. Yourell, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist who has been in the mental health field from the mid 1970's. In addition to his practice, he provides audio recordings for advanced stress management and EMDR-inspired processes such as Up Level, a bilateral sound. He developed a system to self-help that integrates concepts from mindfulness meditation, EMDR, CBT, and somatic therapies called Shimmering. He contributes to and edits books pertaining to psychology. He provides entertaining, thought-provoking presentations in areas such as advanced stress management, brain injury recovery, understanding difficult behavior, and preparing for challenging situations. His websites are is www.Yourell.com and www.PsychInnovations.com.

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