This workshop will help therapists learn how to appeal to both parents and teens.
An essential task of adolescent development is the gradual and successful transfer of accountability for managing responsibilities from parents to teens. This requires youth developing their own motivation and commitment to managing their responsibilities. Symptom development or chronic destructive behavior in youth invariably implies a breakdown of this process.
In this training Brown applies his unique brand of Brief Family Therapy to this population using the principles of Brief Therapy and Structural Family Therapy to help families get “unstuck” and back on a healthy developmental path forward.
In this training you will learn:
- A unique way to frame the problem that decreases blame and externalizes it, allowing for more distance and maneuverability
- Build a coalition to create mutual goals
- Strategies to recognize, name, and disrupt power struggles also known as negative complementary patterns
- A powerful strategy to establish or re-establish accountability to healthy parental authority
Biography
Neil Brown is a clinical social worker with over 40 years of experience steeped in the theory and practice of family therapy. He was the program manager of an outpatient youth and family clinic in Santa Cruz, California and went on to private practice, training, and consulting. Brown studied at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and the Brief Therapy Center and evolved his own actionable model based on these principles. He is the author of Ending The Parent-Teen Control Battle, an online parenting course for parents of teens by the same name, and hosts the Healthy Family Connections Podcast.
His style is warm and conversational. In an era where more certifications and protocol seem to dominate he is leading with connection, pragmatics and simplicity.
Remember:
💻 All workshops are hosted live via Zoom
💲 $35 per session or $28 when you buy the All Access pass
🎓 Attend 10 workshops in one year and receive a Certificate in Problem-Solving Brief Therapy Informed Care
Whether you’re looking to sharpen your tools, prevent burnout, or bring new energy into your work — this series is for you.
👉 [Register now] – spots are limited
