Breakout 8 | GAL - Child development considerations for GALs (qualifies for 1.0 GAL hour)

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What do mental health professionals wish that GALs had a better understanding of? This presentation will review child development considerations, parenting plan schedules specifically aligned to the developmental needs of children and considerations in making recommendations related to developmental levels.

Takeaways:

• Overview of Attachment Theory, Erickson's Stage Theory, and Piaget Theory of Cognitive Development and how these relate to the GAL role in determining the best interests of a child and developing a proposed parenting plan.
• Review of considerations related to parenting style distinctions, anxiety in youth, and characteristics of emotionally connected parents.

Speaker: Andrea Pate, Law Office of the Ozarks, Springfield

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