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Proven and Effective Play Therapy Strategies: with Children, Adolescents and Children of All Ages
1 Day Child and Youth Focused Workshop Children lack some cognitive abilities needed to understand their world experiences because they are still developing. In addition, they also lack the vocabulary to communicate their emotions and perceptions to someone else. This is…
Proven and Effective Play Therapy Strategies: with Children, Adolescents and Children of All Ages
1 DAY CHILD AND YOUTH FOCUSED WORKSHOP Children lack some cognitive abilities needed to understand their world experiences because they are still developing. In addition, they also lack the vocabulary to communicate their emotions and perceptions to someone else. This is…
Worries and Woes: Dealing with Anxiety Disorders in School Age Children
Anxiety disorders are the most common form of psychological distress reported by children and adolescents, and can interfere significantly in the lives of children. An anxiety disorder is a level of anxiety or worry that interferes with daily functioning, either with…
Worries and Woes: Dealing with Anxiety Disorders in School Age Children
Anxiety disorders are the most common form of psychological distress reported by children and adolescents, and can interfere significantly in the lives of children. An anxiety disorder is a level of anxiety or worry that interferes with daily functioning, either with…
Worries and Woes: Dealing with Anxiety Disorders in School Age Children
Anxiety disorders are the most common form of psychological distress reported by children and adolescents, and can interfere significantly in the lives of children. An anxiety disorder is a level of anxiety or worry that interferes with daily functioning, either with…
Canada’s 8th Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce Canada’s Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders will be hosted in three cities this year: Richmond, British Columbia, on November 30, December 1 and 2, 2015; Winnipeg, Manitoba,…
Canada’s 7th Annual Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce Canada’s Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders will be hosted in three cities this year: Richmond, British Columbia, on November 30, December 1 and 2, 2015; Winnipeg, Manitoba,…
Canada’s 6th Annual Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce Canada’s Premier Psychotherapy Conference: Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders will be hosted in three cities this year: Richmond, British Columbia, on November 30, December 1 and 2, 2015; Winnipeg, Manitoba,…
Advanced Training: Understanding and Helping Behaviorally Challenging Kids – Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
Advanced Training | Two-Day Intensive The 2 day intensive training provides participants with the opportunity to study key facets of solving problems collaboratively, including coverage and practice in specific areas of implementation in school and clinical settings. Because exposure to…
Advanced Training: Understanding and Helping Behaviorally Challenging Kids – Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
ADVANCED TRAINING | TWO-DAY INTENSIVE The 2 day intensive training provides participants with the opportunity to study key facets of solving problems collaboratively, including coverage and practice in specific areas of implementation in school and clinical settings. Because exposure to…
Making Sense of Emotions: The Science of Emotions & Their Impact on Behaviour
*NEW* SUITABLE FOR ADULT FOCUSED CLINICIANS OVERVIEW There is much focus today on children’s emotions. Constructs like emotional intelligence, emotional self-regulation, emotional well-being and emotional social learning are being bandied about like never before. Emotion, long dismissed as a nuisance…
Making Sense of Anxiety
The escalating level of anxiety in our children begs for an explanation as well as a solution. Dr. Neufeld sheds light on this age-old problem, paving the way for natural interventions that can actually get to the root causes as…
The Alberta CBT & DBT Clinical Skills Conference
Learn clinical skills for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy from six of North America’s leading experts. Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce The Alberta CBT + DBT Clinical Skills Conference will be hosted in Calgary, on…
The 2nd Annual Saskatchewan Conference on Children and Adolescents: Overcoming Behavioural, Emotional & Learning Challenges
THE SASKATCHEWAN CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS IS A THREE-DAY EVENT, FOCUSING ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR, AND LEARNING & EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. Dear Colleague, This spring we hosted our first series of Conferences on Children and Adolescents: Overcoming Behavioural, Emotional and Learning Challenges in Vancouver,…
The Ontario Conference on Children and Adolescents: Overcoming Behavioural, Emotional & Learning Challenges
THE ONTARIO CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS IS A TWO-DAY EVENT, FOCUSING ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR, AND LEARNING & EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. Dear Colleague, This spring we hosted our first series of Conferences on Children and Adolescents: Overcoming Behavioural, Emotional and Learning Challenges in Vancouver,…
The Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities: Diagnosis & Intervention
Two Day Institute Day 1: The NEuropsychology of reading disorders During the first day, this workshop will examine reading from a brain-based educational perspective, and classify developmental reading disorders into four distinct subtypes. There will be a discussion matching each…
The Alberta School-Based Mental Health Conference with Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Greetings! As you dash into your summer vacation, I wanted to make sure you’re aware of an exciting continuing education opportunity coming up in the fall. My non-profit, Lives in the Balance, is teaming up with Jack Hirose & Associates…
Rewiring The Brain After Trauma: A Brain-Based Therapy Approach
Rewiring The Brain After Trauma: A Brain-Based Therapy Approach Recent advances in neuroscience have increased our knowledge of how and why people change. Brain-based therapy synthesizes neuroscience, evidence-based treatment, psychotherapy research, and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model. This…
Healing the Angry and Violent Brain: The Neuroscience of Anger, Aggression and Domestic Violence
The impulse to anger & aggression develops within the human brain , mostly at a subconscious level. It is then inhibited, modified or even increased consciously. The entire program can take place almost instantaneously, making it difficult to contain or control. Recent research in neuroscience has…
Proven Self-Regulation Strategies and Interventions for Children With Sensory Disorders, Learning Disorders, ADHD and Autism
This seminar will help you to better understand and intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; tantrums often; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They often…
Proven Self-Regulation Strategies and Interventions for Children With Sensory Disorders, Learning Disorders, ADHD and Autism
This seminar will help you to better understand and intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; tantrums often; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They often react impulsively and may have…
Proven Self-Regulation Strategies and Interventions for Children With Sensory Disorders, Learning Disorders, ADHD and Autism
This seminar will help you to better understand and intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; tantrums often; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They often react impulsively and may have…
Proven Self-Regulation Strategies and Interventions for Children With Sensory Disorders, Learning Disorders, ADHD and Autism
This seminar will help you to better understand self-regulation and intervene with the challenging child—the one who won’t sit still; doesn’t follow directions; tantrums often; or has difficulty waiting for their turn. They may “hit first and ask questions later”. They often react impulsively and may…
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Recognizing and Treating the Emerging Epidemic
Anxiety is now recognized as the most common emotional problem in 16 of 17 countries surveyed recently by the World Health Organization. The soaring trend towards anxiety has been accelerated by global events such as such as terrorism and violence, natural disasters, economic stress and other…