YCSC Grand Rounds: Flourishing families – Exploring the correlates, causes, and consequences of parents' well-being

Session Description

In this presentation, an overview of the presenter's research program will be provided, exploring the correlates, causes, and consequences of parents’ well-being. Across multiple studies relying on experimental, daily experience, and longitudinal designs, this research demonstrates the importance of understanding and promoting parents’ well-being, not only to improve the lives of parents, but for their families as well.

The learning objectives for this session are to:

1. Describe the three components of subjective well-being and meaning in life, respectively
2. Discuss why some parents are more or less happy than others
3. Identify the benefits of parents' well-being for parent-child relationships and family functioning

Continuing Education

This session is approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal. Additional information and instructions for earning CEC for this session will be provided at the live event.

YCSC Grand Rounds are reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.

YCSC Grand Rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person​​​​​. Recordings are posted on-line as soon as they are available.