Learning Group for Parents & Caregivers of Teens & Young Adults
An Eight Week virtual Psychoeducational (Learning) Group for Caregivers navigating the challenges of having a teen or young adult.
Building Connection, Respect, and Autonomy
This 8-week learning group is for caregivers who want to parent with more intention, compassion, and respect; both for their children and themselves. Together, we’ll explore what it means to move away from control or compliance based parenting and toward a more relationship-centered approach.
Using ideas from thoughtful parenting frameworks and childism theory, we’ll talk honestly about how power, culture, and adult expectations show up in everyday parenting moments. This group isn’t about getting it “right.” It’s about slowing down, noticing more, listening more deeply, and finding ways to support children’s voices while staying grounded in your own values.
Each week includes discussion, reflection, and practical tools you can try at home along with space to connect with other caregivers who are asking similar questions. This group is about learning, rather than processing.
This Learning Group is for:
The parent wanting connection and mutual respect
The parent who is curious about power, autonomy, and young people’s voices.
The parent who values honest conversation over rigid rules.
The parent who wants to learn, reflect, and apply what they learn.
Group Overview
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Week 1: Building a Foundation
We start by building community and naming the systems that shape how teens and young adults are treated. Young adults explore how childism shows up in everyday life.
We focus on respect, autonomy, and honoring young people as full people with voices that matter.
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Week 2: Listening & Observing
This week is about slowing down and really listening. Participants practice noticing young people’s needs without judgment or control.
We explore how adult-centered beliefs can silence young people and how awareness can shift power back toward connection.
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Week 3: Respect & Boundaries
Boundaries are reframed as shared agreements, not punishment. Parents and caregivers learn how to guide teens and young adults while respecting their independence.
We examine how authority and control are often normalized and how they can limit freedom and self trust.
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Week 4: Emotional Attunement and Validation
This week focuses on emotional awareness and co-regulation. Participants learn how to sit with big feelings instead of trying to fix or dismiss them.
We explore how social conditioning shapes emotional responses and how validation supports healing and trust.
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Week 5: Empowering Decision Making
Parents and caregivers practice supporting teens and young adults’s choices as a form of liberation. Even small decisions can build agency and confidence.
We talk about navigating safety without reinforcing control or fear-based parenting.
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Week 6: Navigating Systems and Advocacy
This week looks at how schools, healthcare, and other systems often center adults over young people. Participants explore childism as a structural issue.
We focus on advocacy that protects teens and young adults’ dignity while challenging harmful systems.
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Week 7: Caregiver Wellbeing and Reflection
Our work includes caring for ourselves. This week centers reflection, burnout, and the pressures placed on caregivers/parents.
Participants explore how healing their own experiences supports more just relationships with their teens and young adults.
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Week 8: Integration and Community Building
The final week brings everything together. Participants reflect on what they want to carry forward.
We focus on building community, staying accountable, and continuing to practice with young people and each other.
Meet Your Facilitators
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Josephine (Josie) Ampaw-Greene LCSW, MFTC, ADDC, MA
Owner & Clinical Director
Josephine is the Founder, owner, and clinical director of Ampaw Psychotherapy and Consulting. She specializes in supporting individuals, couples, and families with life transitions, identity based, and relationship trauma.
Josie has extensive training in working with families and parents with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Denver, Post-Masters Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy. She also has extensive experience as a teacher and curriculum writer with a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver.
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Rory Dougall, LSW
Associate Therapist
Rory is an individual and family therapist focused on supporting young adults and adults in building relationships, navigating life transitions and trauma.
Rory has many years of training providing individual and family therapy to kids, teens, and families as an in home therapist, crisis support worker, and social worker.
Rory has his Master of Social Work from the University of Denver as well as a Bachelor of Social Work from Connecticut State University.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A psychoeducational (or learning) group is a space to learn, reflect, and grow together. It combines helpful information with discussion and practical activities.
This type of group is not therapy. You won’t be asked to share personal details unless you want to. The focus is on learning new ideas, building skills, and thinking more deeply about how we relate to children and young people.
You can participate by listening, reflecting, or sharing at your own pace.
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This group is for caregivers and parents who are caring for young adults and teens.
No prior experience or formal training is needed. The group is designed for anyone curious about supporting young people’s voices, understanding the impact of adult-centered expectations, and practicing respectful communication and decision-making.
Participants should come with an open mind, willingness to reflect, and interest in learning, not perfection. The group is inclusive of all family types, backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Everyone’s perspective is valued, and sharing is always optional.
By the end of the sessions, participants will have practical strategies, reflective tools, and community support to better navigate relationships with children and youth in thoughtful, respectful ways.
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We meet virtually weekly for the following eight weeks:
February 2, 2025 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
February 9, 2025 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
February 16, 2026 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
February 23, 2026 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
March 2, 2026 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
March 9, 2026 from 5:00 PM-6:30 MST
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The group is $40 per group with a total cost of $320.
We require a full 8-week commitment to join the group. Payment is collected 24 hours before each session.
This group is a learning and reflection program, not therapy, so we do not accept insurance.
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We know you are busy so, It is not a requirement. However, we will provide resources (books, articles, videos, etc) that will support our work each week! You can read ahead if you like, but It is not an expectation!
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