Parent-Caregiver Engagement
Involvement in Adolescent Care
While adolescents value their caregivers involvement in their health care, they also express a desire to have private conversations with their providers. Health care providers must balance caregiver engagement with adolescent confidentiality.
Why it Matters
Parent/Caregiver involvement is an important component of positive health outcomes for adolescents. Adolescents who don’t have this support are more vulnerable to engaging in risky behaviors and experiencing poor health. Caregivers play a key role in helping adolescents navigate health care systems, establish healthy behaviors, and, as they get older, become empowered health care consumers. While adolescents value their caregivers' involvement in their health care, they also express a desire to have private conversations with their health care providers. Health care providers must balance caregiver engagement with adolescent confidentiality.
Taking the First Step
Listen to caregiver, teen and provider perspectives on preparing adolescents for a lifetime of investing in their own health.
Webinars & Trainings
AHI partners with organizations to develop and facilitate engaging webinars on adolescent-centered care. Through the delivery of rich content and use of interactive features, we provide a meaningful, web-based educational experience.
Engagement in School-based Health Clinics
Learn strategies to enhance the clinic experience for youth and caregivers alike, no matter if they are the “over-engaged” caregiver or the “under-engaged” caregiver.
Additional Resources
We Can Help
Are you looking to improve your practices around caregiver engagement in the care of your adolescent patients?
