Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions- Pat Harvey, ACSW , LCSW-C

Parenting a TeenWho Has Intense Emotions- Pat Harvey, ACSW , LCSW-CAre you living with a teen and convinced that either you or your teen- or both - are close to critical mass? Wondering when you or your teen - or both - will implode? "The teen years can be daunting for any parent. But if you are the parent of a teen who lashes out or engages in troubling behavior, you may be unsure of how to respond to your child in a compassionate, constructive way. In a discussion of this important book, with author Pat Harvey,ACSW, LCSW-C (co-authored with Britt H. Rathbone, MSSW, LCSW-C), you will hear about evidence-based skills for dealing with your teen's out-of-control emotions using proven-effective methods of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)."Helping your teen to effectively deal with their feelings now canhave a lasting, positive impact on their future. After all, honingskills for emotion regulation will act as a foundation for yourteen's overall mental health. With the help of co-authors Pat Harveyand Britt Rathbone you can learn how to help your teens gainawareness of their emotions, and offer tools to help them choose howto respond to these emotions in effective ways."