Virtual Workshop: Supporting Your Adolescent in Building Relationships

Having a social network is important! This session will help families identify ways to help their adolescents build relationships at school and in the community.

People with IDD often have a limited social circle. When it comes to friendships, dating, and other relationships outside of family members, parents and guardians want their children to be have meaningful connections but may have fears that their adolescent will be taken advantage of or other concerns for their safety and well-being. This training will discuss the importance of social connection for adolescents, and how parents and caregivers can provide crucial support and empower their adolescents to broaden their social circle.

Philinda Mindler is an LCSW whose practice area is reproductive health education and counseling. She works for Children & Families First and in its Adolescent Resource Center program, she began presenting sexual health educational sessions for students and workshops for parents in 2003. One of her focus areas is working with adolescents with IDD. Through ARC, she provides classroom education to more than 2000 students every year. She also provides one to one counseling in ARC’s medical clinic partnership with Nemours.

Zoom is available on computers and an app is available for your phone. Our meeting code is 469-871-3717 or you can click here: https://zoom.us/j/4698713717.