Breaking Barriers to Kids' Mental Health Care: A Nonprofit Leader's Guide for Parents
The Teaching Journeys Podcast by Dave Roberts
Episode notes
The Teaching Journeys Podcast | Episode with Janelle Miller Moravek
Why is your involvement in your child's therapy more important than you think — and what's stopping parents from showing up?
In this eye-opening episode, host Dave Roberts sits down with return guest Janelle Miller Moravek, Executive Director of Youth and Family Counseling (YFC) in Lake County, Illinois. Janelle brings nearly two decades of nonprofit leadership and mental health advocacy to a conversation every parent, educator, and clinician needs to hear.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why parent participation in children's therapy is essential — and how it works in practice
- The real reasons parents don't consistently attend sessions (hint: it's not always their fault)
- How clinician countertransference and imposter syndrome affect tr ...
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the teaching journeys podcastdave robertsMental Health AwareessJanelle Miller MoravekYouth and Family Counselingchildren's mental healthkids therapyparents involved in therapymental health access