Parent and Child Health: Substance Use Awareness Virtual June Conference Series 2025

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 • 12 pm to 1 pm

Virtual

Training Sessions

Helping Parents Help: Guiding Parents to Create Conditions to Influence Their Teen's Substance Use

Abstract

Teen substance use can lead to parental feelings of confusion, guilt, and hopelessness. This presentation will discuss ways that helping professionals can guide parents when their teen is using substances. Parents cannot control whether their teen uses substances, but parents can create conditions that influence their teen in a positive way. Helping professionals will learn what parents can do to help their teen, including practical ways for parents to gain understanding of their teen's substance use, become more aware of their own thoughts and feelings, and act in ways that increase the likelihood of positive behavior change.

Objectives

  • Develop an understanding of what parents experience when their teen is using substances
  • Learn about the role parents can have in creating conditions for positive behavior change
  • Discuss the helping professional's role in helping parents with teen substance use

Accreditation

PHYSICIAN (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSING (CNE)

A maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.

SOCIAL WORK

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.

Psychologist (APA)

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

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