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Indiana Counseling Association Presents The Conversations that Shape Us Conference: What You Wish Other Mental Health Counselors Understood

Preparing Child Counselors to Work with Parents: Activities to Build Competencies

Jenna L. Taylor, PhD, LMHC, NCC, Certified CCPT-S/T, CCGPT-S, CPRT-S/T
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify the competencies necessary for counselors to conduct parent consultation.

  • Describe at least three activities that increase counselor skills in working with parents.

  • Apply activities into their counselor education courses and/or supervision through example excerpts and objectives.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is for attendees to learn what competencies are necessary for conducting parent consultation. They will be taught three activities that increase counselor skills in working with parents, and they will learn how to teach these activities to their clinical supervisees.

Description

Parent consultation literature has been prolific in school counseling, yet sparse in general counseling literature. Child counselors cite working with guardians as the most challenging aspect of counseling children. Due to the many skills counseling students/supervisees need to demonstrate in counselor education programs, skills specific to working with parents are overlooked. In this presentation, the presenter will identify competencies for working with children and parents and facilitate experiential activities.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Jenna L. Taylor, PhD, LMHC, NCC, Certified CCPT-S/T, CCGPT-S, CPRT-S/T
Dr. Jenna L. Taylor, PhD, LMHC, NCC, Certified CCPT-S/T, CCGPT-S, CPRT-S/T, earned her doctorate in Counseling with a specialization in Play Therapy from the University of North Texas. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Certified Child-Centered Play Therapist Supervisor and Trainer (CCPT-S/T), Child-Centered Group Play Therapist Supervisor (CCGPT-S), and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Supervisor and Trainer (CPRT-S/T). Before becoming a counselor, Dr. Taylor worked as a special education teacher, an experience that continues to inform her compassionate and developmentally responsive approach to working with children and families. Dr. Taylor is the owner of Playful Pathway Counseling and Consulting. She provides counseling services to children ages 3 and older, adolescents, and adults. She has extensive clinical experience in private practice, community mental health, and school settings. Her clinical work focuses on supporting children, adolescents, and their families through challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, neurodivergence, and disabilities. She also has advanced training in partnering with caregivers, parents, and educators to strengthen children's emotional and behavioral well-being. Dr. Taylor also supervises clinicians seeking their CCPT, CCGPT, and CPRT certification(s). In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Taylor is an assistant professor and clinical coordinator, researcher, and author dedicated to advancing the counseling profession. She also enjoys speaking and presenting, sharing her expertise on play therapy, child and adolescent mental health, parenting, and counselor education through conferences, school programs, and continuing education trainings. Dr. Taylor serves on the boards of the Indiana Association for Play Therapy, the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, and the North Carolina Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling. She is a graduate of the Association for Play Therapy’s Leadership Academy and is involved on several committees and task forces within APT.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Indiana Counseling Association