When Parents Age and Siblings Collide:
Family Dynamics in Caregiving and Decision-Making
Part 5 in a 5-Part Series on Family Dynamics: Navigating Change, Conflict, and Connection Across the Lifespan.
Join us Via Zoom
Thursday, Jan 21, 2026; 1 - 3 pm
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Enroll Today!
$35.00
Professionals
2 CE's - APA; NBCC; ANCC (NEW for Nurses); PA SW/LPC/MFT; ACT 48 & PQAS
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Enroll Today!
$15.00
Adult Family Members
Course Objectives
Aging parents can reactivate long-standing family roles and sibling dynamics. Explore the emotional, relational, and practical challenges that arise when adult siblings must navigate caregiving responsibilities, decision-making, and shifting family roles.
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Identify family and sibling dynamics that may resurface or shift as parents age and caregiving responsibilities increase.
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Recognize perspectives of individual family members while assessing strengths, needs, and resources when navigating caregiving and decision-making.
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Apply communication and therapeutic strategies to help siblings navigate difficult conversations, establish shared goals, and develop collaborative caregiving plans.
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Utilize interventions to help families navigate conflict, changing roles, grief, and the transition from equal to equitable participation in caregiving.
About the Presenter
Shari Molta, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Shari Molta, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and one of CGRC's Professional Development Educators with over 12 years of experience in clinical practice, supervision, and workforce development. Shari is the founder of Dynamic Family Counseling, where she provides individual, couples, and family therapy with an emphasis on family systems, parent coaching, co-parenting dynamics, and whole-family wellness. Shari has extensive experience training and developing clinicians and supervisors across complex behavioral health systems. She previously served as a Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Consultant leading supervisor development initiatives, and supporting evidence-based program implementation and fidelity.
Special Guest
Davis Berzins, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, Moss Rehab
Davis Berzins, OTR/L, is an outpatient neurological occupational therapist and a member of the founding team of the Klein Family Parkinson’s Rehabilitation Center at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation. His work focuses on helping individuals maximize independence and quality of life through individualized strategies that support their goals and daily functioning. Davis brings an important older-adult-centered perspective to eldercare and family decision-making. He emphasizes understanding the whole person and keeping the older adult’s preferences and priorities at the center of care and the importance of a coordinated care team—including therapists, physicians, social workers, caregivers, and family members—in promoting independence, quality of life, and effective decision-making.
Intended for Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Workers, Family Attorneys & Mediators, Clergy, Graduate Students and others who support individual and family well-being.
Open to Adult Family Members!