Speakers - AWC 2026

Abstract

Engaging Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults who are in treatment for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders in Clinical Parent Coaching, in conjunction with their Adolescent or Young Adult receiving treatment, is essential in fostering an environment within the family system to support impactful and sustainable healing and change. This Presentation will discuss the basis for why Parents and their children benefit when they engage in a parallel process of healing, how to begin to engage Parents in this modality, strategies and objectives to be met within Clinical Parent Coaching sessions, engaging divorced and/or separated parents, the impact on the Adolescent or Young Adult's recovery when their parents engage, and how to include this in your practice at both an outpatient and residential level.