"Supporting Youth in Crisis: Engaging Parents and Caregivers"
Alexandra Bettis, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director, Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Objectives
The activity is designed to help the learner
- Describe the evidence-based role of parents and caregivers in child and adolescent mental health treatment;
- Explain the experiences of parents/caregivers when their child is experiencing a mental health challenge:
- Identify skills that can support parents/caregivers when their child is in crisis.
This talk is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. This educational activity received no commercial support.