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"For a parent of a struggling teen or young adult, a mental health treatment program that takes the child out of the home for a period of time offers parents a respite from the daily tumult of negotiations, power-struggles and unsafe behaviors. However, just as a young person is undergoing self-discovery, skill-development, and learning accountability, parents also need to engage in a similar process can use the crisis of having a child in treatment to reflect on their own patterns that may have contributed to the families' unraveling. This is The Parallel Process. Using case examples garnered from her many years as an adolescent and family therapist, Krissy Pozatek shows parents of preteens, adolescent and young adults how they can break enmeshed parent-child patterns and promote their child's emotional health and maturation through attuning to emotions, setting safety boundaries, and not rushing to the rescue. When parents learn to not take responsibility for their children's emotions, problems and behaviors, their kids are more likely to take ownership and reclaim their lives. Likewise, parents can recognize their own patterns of surrendering their lives and personalities to parenting. As such, The Parallel Process is an essential primer for all parents of struggling teens, who are seeking to grow together as they navigate the adolescent years"-- Provided by publisher.
About the author
Krissy Pozatek, MSW, has thirty years of experience in the adolescent and young adult treatment field. She graduated from Middlebury College and completed her graduate training in clinical social work, at both Smith College School for Social Work and at N.M. Highlands University. In 2006, Pozatek switched from being an adolescent and family therapist to working as a parent coach with parents of struggling adolescents and young adults. She speaks all over the country and was a visiting professor at Middlebury College. She also coaches on her digital platform, with e-courses, workshops, group classes, and parent community. Pozatek works with parents so they can grow alongside their child in treatment.
