The Whipped Parent: Hope For Parents Raising An Out-of-Control Teen

The Whipped Parent: Hope for Parents Raising an Out-of-Control Teen

About the AuthorKimberly Abraham, MSW, CSW and Marney Studaker-Cordner, MSW, CSW, are clinical therapists specializing in the treatment of behavior-disordered adolescents and their parents. Abraham and Studaker coined the term "the whipped parent," to describe the experience of exhausted, overwhelmed and disheartened parents who feel powerless in regard to their out-of-control adolescent. Combined, they have worked with children and families for more than 20 years. Their personal and professional experience in this area led to the development of a unique, highly effective set of interventions to be utilized with the most difficult populations clinicians see in practice today.A Michigan county juvenile probate court regularly ordered conduct disordered juveniles and their parents to attend groups developed by Kim and Marney. In addition, both have parented adolescents, and Kim has herself survived raising an oppositional-defiant teenager. They have co-authored training modules for ASAP Parent and ASAP Adolescent Groups. Their presentations are well-received, with emphasis placed on their humor, style and expertise in this area.A practical, realistic and easy-to-understand resource to help parents deal with out-of-control adolescents