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Uri Berger¹, Eli Lebowitz¹

¹Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program, Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

|September 1, 2022

Summary

Parent training can help adults experiencing Failure to Launch (FTL) by addressing core issues. A new approach, SPACE-FTL, offers targeted strategies for parents to support their adult children.

Keywords:

accommodation anxiety failure to launch parent training young adults

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Psychology
Family Therapy
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Failure to Launch (FTL) describes adults living with parents, not working or studying.
Parent training is an underutilized intervention for adults with FTL.
Existing parent training goals align with FTL challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To review parent training goals for adults.
To introduce a novel parent training approach for FTL.
To adapt Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for FTL.

Main Methods:

Literature review of parent training programs for adults.
Adaptation of the SPACE model for parents of individuals with FTL.
Description of five key SPACE-FTL components.

Main Results:

Parent training goals significantly overlap with FTL characteristics.
The SPACE-FTL model provides a structured framework for intervention.
Key components include Psychoeducation, Reducing Parental Accommodation, Increasing Parental Support, De-Escalation, and Engaging Supporters.

Conclusions:

SPACE-FTL offers a promising, structured approach for parents of adults with FTL.
This model can be compared and contrasted with existing parent training programs.
Parent training is a viable therapeutic avenue for FTL.