WCK Parenting Forum: WHAT I WISHED I KNEW: Skills for parents concerned about teen drug use...from a mom who's been there

WHAT I WISHED I KNEW:  Skills for parents concerned about teen drug use...from a mom who's been there!
November 14, 2024, 6:30pm-7:30pm | Zoom
Speaker:  Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CADC-I, Certified CRAFT Clinician, Invitation to Change Trainer, Sole practitioner at Vital Space, LLC, in Portland, Oregon

While it may not feel like it, parents have been shown to have a significant amount of influence (but not control) over our children’s alcohol and substance use. There are skills and perspectives we can learn, pulled from evidence-based practices, that can help us effectively use the influence that we have to tilt our children’s environment towards healthy choices in the long run… whether they are currently experimenting with alcohol or substances… or not.

In this one-hour presentation, learn a few of the skills and perspectives known to help increase effective communication, improve connection, and encourage healthier choices… and find out how you can continue learning if you find yourself hungry for more.

Speaker Bio
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CADC-I became passionate about working with families struggling with their loved one's substance use after her experiences as a mother. Cordelia has been a CMC:FFC Invitation to Change Approach trainer since 2016, became a SMART Recovery Family & Friends facilitator in 2017, and a Certified CRAFT Clinician through Dr. Robert Meyers & Associates in 2018. She has a private practice in Portland, Oregon and runs HelpingFamiliesHelp.com:  a website that connects families with CRAFT-based resources and offers community and support for the providers who serve them.

Owner of Helping Families Help... a CRAFT-based resource hub for families and community for the providers who serve them.

2024 WCK PARENTING FORUM
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