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What are the important protective factors for teens?

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  • Judith Welles Cousins
    Licensed Clinical Social Worker, private practitioner
    judithwellescousinslcsw.com  
    703-921-1166

    Judith has worked in the field of mental health and substance abuse since 1988,  She received her Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonweatlh University in 1991 and was licensed as a clinical social worker in 1994.  In her private practice, Judith sees adults, families, children and adolescents, and couples. She addresses such issues as substance abuse, depession, anxiety, family discord, couple conflict, poor school performance, and  life transitions. Judith believes that within each individual, family, and couple are the resources to change, heal, and thrive.  Through the process of psychotherapy, she assists clients to identify and use these resources to gain personal and relational well-being.      

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    <p>Host: What are the important protective factors for teens?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: I think important protective factors for teens are, number one, close family connection. Number two, family spend - and is close together, families spending a reasonable or more significant amount of time and consistent amount of time of time together. Number three, to have again, this goes with the first two, having family activities together. Now when you have a teenager they are going to be doing a lot with their friends, but I think it's still important to have time when you do things as a family that are fun, not just asking a teen, "Have you done your homework and who are you going with? Have you cleaned up your room?</p><p>" Those kinds of this that are really obnoxious to teenagers in particular, but to be doing fun things together. So a teen knows that they can spend time with their family and enjoy family company. Another is to be really clear about what your family values are. What your personal values are as a parent and what -- and to help your teen clarify what their values are as a teen. What are your family values? What is okay as a family, what is not so okay as a family? To have family rituals and family traditions. All of those things allow a teen to see healthy behavior in action and also to maintain connection with family and that's really important 1</p>

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