Parenting for Emotion Regulation in Children
Supporting a child with intense emotions presents unique opportunities & challenges. While these children can be exceptionally compassionate and persistent; they may also struggle with anxiety, physical and verbal outbursts, impulsivity, poor self-esteem, or even suicidality and self-harm. Effective parenting requires supporting the child's identification and understanding of their emotions; while using behavioral tools to coach and incentivize positive coping behaviors, and suppress/interrupt problem behaviors. In this 16-week course, caregivers will learn skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children to do just that. This course may be taken alone or with full DBT-C treatment.
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MacDur Behavioral Health LLC
Sherborn, MA 01770
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DBT Skills: Caregivers of Adolescents & Y.A.
Supporting a young person with emotion dysregulation through adolescence and young adulthood presents unique challenges. In an effort to avoid crises, caregivers may find they are "walking on eggshells"; and experience strong feelings of frustration, anxiety, and helplessness. They may struggle to balance supporting independence while providing adequate support. This class teaches Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to provide caregivers a framework for understanding their child's behavior; tools for identifying and regulating their own emotions; and strategies for providing effective contingencies and incentives to support behavioral change. This 16-week course may be taken alone or with full DBT treatment.