This webinar will address the rewards and challenges of parenting young people who are ages 18 to 29. This will include a description of recent societal changes that have extended the space between adolescence and full adulthood, creating a new life stage of “emerging adulthood” in between. Problems and mental health issues common to ages 18 to 29 will also be identified and discussed. Relations with parents during this new life stage will be highlighted, including the rewards and the challenges.
The first part of the webinar will inform participants about normal development from ages 18 to 29, including how what is “normal” has changed over the past half century, as education has become broader and longer and as ages of entering marriage and parenthood have come later. Historical developments over the past 70 years leading to the rise of the new life stage of emerging adulthood will be outlined. Read More
Problems and mental health challenges will also be discussed, including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, in the context of normative developmental challenges such as identity explorations.
These portions will lay the foundation for the main focus of the webinar, on relations between parents and children during the years from age 18 to 29. Many aspects of their relationships will be addressed, but the focus will be on understanding how parents’ authority over their children’s lives diminishes during these years. There will be an informed discussion of the questions: “How can you know when to speak up and when to refrain from intervening during these years?” “How can parents judge the level of contact and involvement that is best for their children during emerging adulthood?”
About the Speaker
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is the foremost authority in the world on the age period from 18 to 29 that he named emerging adulthood. He is the author of the book Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties, now in its 2nd edition, published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. He founded the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (www.ssea.org) and served as its first Executive Director. Dr. Arnett is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has appeared on national television and frequently in print media, including a cover story in the New York Times Sunday magazine in August, 2010. His book (with Elizabeth Fishel) for parents of emerging adults, Getting to 30: A Parents Guide to the Twentysomething Years, was published in May 2013. For more information, see www.jeffreyarnett.com.
CPD/CE
CPD / CE / NBCC credits available: 3
How do I receive these credits?
The participant must pass the multiple-choice test with a minimum score of 80%. There is a maximum of three attempts to achieve this. The post-test is included in the price of the training.
Does my regulatory body accept the credits?
The CPD & CE credits awarded can be used towards your declaration to any governing regulatory body in your state or country, provided the content is relevant to your discipline. Our trainings are accredited by: – The CPD Group, London – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association – Australian Counselling Association – National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)