Workshops for Families
How to Parent Your Adopted Child
Children who have been adopted have suffered a profound heartbreak and loss: the loss of their birth family, the loss of their identity and the loss of their history. If a child is not given the opportunity to process their pain and grieve their losses, it can cause multiple behavioral and emotional problems such as anger, sadness, hyperactivity, inattentiveness and aggression. In this training, parents will learn how to answer adoption questions, acknowledge behavioral problems respectfully, and apply easy to use interventions which will help guide their child through the process in order to develop a deeper understanding and connection with their foster or adoptive child. Workshop is recommended for parents of foster and adopted children ages 5-17.
When: NEXT TRAINING TO BE ANNOUNCED - APRIL 2008
10:00am to 12:30pm
Registration begins at 9:45am
Where: Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave
Venice, CA 90291
Registration Fee: $40 individual parent; $60 per couple, includes coffee and lite snack.
Call for more info: 310-351-8113
To make reservation
Click to print out registration form.
How to Parent Your Adopted Child
Children who have been adopted have suffered a profound heartbreak and loss: the loss of their birth family, the loss of their identity and the loss of their history. If a child is not given the opportunity to process their pain and grieve their losses, it can cause multiple behavioral and emotional problems such as anger, sadness, hyperactivity, inattentiveness and aggression. In this training, parents will learn how to answer adoption questions, acknowledge behavioral problems respectfully, and apply easy to use interventions which will help guide their child through the process in order to develop a deeper understanding and connection with their foster or adoptive child. Workshop is recommended for parents of foster and adopted children ages 5-17.
When: NEXT TRAINING TO BE ANNOUNCED - SEPTEMBER 2008
Where: Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave
Venice, CA 90291
Registration Fee: $40 individual parent; $60 per couple, includes coffee and lite snack. Call for more info: 310-351-8113
To make reservation
Click to print out registration form.
Workshops for Therapists
Working with Traumatized Children and Families in Foster Care and Adoption - PART I
Speaker: Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., MFT
This interactive workshop is designed to familiarize participants with new and imaginative ways for working with traumatized children in foster care and adoption and their families. Participants will be provided with a wide variety of play-based methodologies and interventions that have proven successful in working with children over the age of five in foster care and adoption. Participants will learn structured treatment activities, view examples, and receive a detailed handout explaining the goals of treatment, materials needed, and the "how to" approach for each methodology. This workshop is recommended for professionals working in the mental health field.
When: NEXT TRAINING TO BE ANNOUNCED - MAY 2008
9:00am to 12:00pm
Registration begins at 8:45am
Where: Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave
Venice, CA 90291
Registration Fee: $45, includes coffee and lite snack.
Continuing Education Units (3.0 CEUs) will be offered: $5 additional fee
Call for more info: 310-351-8113
To make reservation
Click to print out registration form.
Working with Traumatized Children and Families in Foster Care and Adoption - PART II
Speaker: Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., MFT
Due to the tremendous success of Groundbreaking Interventions Part I, we are pleased to offer a second presentation with even more techniques and new and imaginative ways of working with traumatized children in foster care and adoption. Through this experiential workshop, participants will be provided with a wide variety of play-based methodologies and interventions that have proven successful in working with children over the age of five. Participants will learn structured treatment activities, view examples, and receive a detailed handout explaining the goals of each treatment, materials needed, and the "how to approach" for each methodology. Workshop is recommended for professionals working in the mental health field. These interventions are best applicable for children ages 5 to 17. To attend this workshop you do not need to have taken Groundbreaking Interventions Part I.
When: NEXT TRAINING TO BE ANNOUNCED - MARCH 2008
9:00am to 12:00pm
Registration begins at 8:45am
Where: Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave Venice, CA 90291
Registration Fee: $45, includes coffee and lite snack.
Continuing Education Units (3.0 CEUs) will be offered: $5 additional fee
Call for more info: 310-351-8113
To make reservation
Click to print out registration form.
