- Topic Areas:
- Family Therapy | State of the Art Address
- Category:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000
- Faculty:
- Harriet Lerner, PhD
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- May 27, 2000
Description
Description:
This presentation will focus on key emotional challenges in the mouther-daughter relationship and identify the forces that block mutual empathy and connection. We will hear the complaints that adolescent girls voice against their mothers, and explore how therapists can help adult daughters transcend distance and blame.
Educational Objectives:
- To list the major complaints that adolescent girls voice about their mothers
- To define the concept of “independence” as it applies to the mother-daughter relationship.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
