Episode 116 | Psychosocial Considerations for Parents of Tweens and Teens - a podcast by Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist
from 2022-04-20T06:00:15
Today’s guest expert is Jessica Lewin, a child life specialist in the school setting. We talk about some of the key concepts that she wants parents to know are affecting their middle and high schoolers. Jessica and I discuss suicide, the impact of school attendance, and tweens’ and teens’ psychosocial roles within their social systems.
In this episode, we talk about…
[2:09] Jessica’s background and work in the Child Life field
[7:10] Psychosocial development in middle and high school
[14:09] The mental health crisis for teenagers
[18:19] Mental health resources outside of the school setting
[22:12] Conversations with teenagers about suicide
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