Busting the Myths of the Teenage Brain
Learn the benefits of helping both teens and their parents develop a fuller understanding of how the adolescent brain works. Discover how to:
- Integrate the latest research on teenage brain development into your approach
- Challenge beliefs about “the raging hormones” driving teenage behavior and other negative misconceptions
- Appreciate the upside of the teenaged brain, including the search for novelty, risk-taking, and creativity
- Use specific strategies for empowering teens based on fuller knowledge of how their brains are organized to shape their thinking and behavior
- Help parents use knowledge of their children’s brain to enrich their relationship with them
OBJECTIVES
- Identify how to integrate the latest brain development research into your work with teens.
OUTLINE
- Myths of Adolescence
- Synaptic Connections and Neurons
- Empowering the Client
- Integration