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Rescued Into Fragility: When Support Becomes Dysregulation

Jordan Held, LCSW
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Date & Time

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify at least three family reinforcement patterns.

  • Describe how family reinforcement patterns contribute to external regulation dependence and adolescent or emerging adult emotional dysregulation.

  • Analyze how family accommodation, rescuing and inconsistent boundaries reinforce avoidance and limit autonomy and emotional regulation.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this session is to provide a comprehensive, integrative framework for identifying systemic reinforcement patterns that impede autonomous regulation in adolescents and emerging adults and offer evidence-based strategies for intervention and treatment planning.

Description

This presentation offers a clinically grounded, integrative model for understanding emotional dysregulation in adolescents and emerging adults through the lens of regulation development. It examines how family reinforcement patterns, including over-accommodation, financial rescue, and inconsistent boundaries, can unintentionally shape dependence on external regulation systems. Drawing from attachment theory, behavioral learning principles, developmental psychopathology, and substance use research, the talk explores how these dynamics contribute to low distress tolerance, identity instability, and increased vulnerability to maladaptive coping, including substance use. Special attention is given to gendered socialization patterns and their influence on regulation strategies. The presentation concludes with clear clinical implications for systemic intervention with caregivers and treatment planning.

Target Audience

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

Presenters

Jordan Held, LCSW
Jordan Held, LCSW (he/him), is the President & Founder of Relentless Pursuit Therapy & Consulting. With expertise in acute and chronic trauma, support for the LGBTQ+ community, navigating complex family dynamics, and aiding young adults transitioning from treatment settings, Jordan's focus revolves around cultivating healing-centered environments for individuals and their families. His practice is dedicated to breaking negative patterns and fortifying family systems. As an internationally recognized speaker, Jordan champions the creation of inclusive spaces for gender-diverse adolescents. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Laurel Foundation, actively advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. Furthermore, Jordan leads family support groups through JQ International and Transforming Family and maintains affiliations with the NCTSN and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Jordan's contributions extend to academia with multiple published journal articles delving into the experiences of gender and sexual minority youth, and exploring the intersectionality of trauma and resilience. He also offers fellow healthcare providers consultations, supervision, and educational sessions. Jordan is deeply invested in guiding individuals toward their authentic selves and purposeful lives.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers