These workshops have been getting excellent evaluations from teachers and parents.

2011 Fall AUSTIN AREA WORKSHOPS

Workshops will be provided by Brad Mason, LPC, LPA, LSSP in partnership with the Georgetown Project at the Bridges to Growth Resource Center on Highway 29 at Scenic Drive, less than a mile East of I-35. Brad Mason has been a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology for 17 years and operates a private practice in Georgetown. For more information about him go to http://www.bradmasoncounselor.com/

These workshops are intended for parents, teachers, and therapists interested in learning new skills to teach children effective problem solving, emotional management, and social skills. Preschool teachers are eligible for continuing education credit.


Cost: $15.00 per class


CDA Area: Social/Emotional Development


Autism/Aspergers- Learn how to identify these children and help them live with us more comfortably.

Tuesday, September 6, 7-9pm


Young Fathers- Explore your role in parenting and prepare for the most difficult and best thing you have ever done. Tuesday, September 20, 7-9pm


Behavior Management at it’s Best

Understand and implement the best ideas about behavior that science has to offer!
Tuesday, October 11, 7-9pm


Anger and Anxiety in Children- Learn the links and break the chain.

Tuesday, October 25, 7-9pm


Attachment- Responding to children’s emotional reactions and managing your own response so they feel
valued and learn self-control. Tuesday, November 8, 7-9pm

Teaching Social Skills Through Play

Games that help develop basic play skills for children who get left out or are over-controlling.

Tuesday, November 22, 7-9pm


Relating effectively to the child with ADHD or Oppositional/Defiant Behavior

Teaching them to do what you want and feel good about themselves!

Tuesday, December 6, 7-9pm




Workshops For 2012

Teaching Social Skills Through Play
Games that help develop basic play skills for children who get left out or are over-controlling.
Tuesday, January 4, 7-9pm

Behavior Management at it’s Best
Understand and implement the best ideas about behavior that science has to offer!
Tuesday, January 18, 7-9pm

Self-talk, Self-esteem, and Emotional Control
Learn how these are linked together with thinking skills and problem-solving that can be taught to any child that is verbal.
Tuesday, February 1, 7-9pm

Relating effectively to the child with ADHD or Oppositional/Defiant Behavior
Teaching them to do what you want and feel good about themselves!
Tuesday, February 15, 7-9pm

Stages of Childhood Development
Identifying What Kind of Adult Responses Best Suit the Child in a Particular Stage
Tuesday, March 8, 7-9pm

Social and Emotional Coping Skills
How to coach children in the thinking and problem solving skills they need to be more flexible, less anxious, more compliant, and develop positive self-esteem. These strategies are effective with all verbal children, including children who are gifted, rigid, ADHD, Bipolar, High-Functioning Autistic or Asperger Syndrome.
Tuesday, March 22, 7-9pm

Anxiety and Children
Learn how to help children overcome their fears and panic attacks so they can be more flexible and stop avoiding, demanding, crying, and controlling.
Tuesday, April 5, 7-9pm

Counter-acting the Impact of American Culture on Childhood Development
Tuesday, April 19, 7-9pm

Anger and Children
Learn where rages and aggression come from, why children do it, and how to teach them to recognize, express, and manage emotional responses appropriately.
Tuesday, May 3, 7-9pm

Faith-Based Parenting and Behavior Management
Explore what the bible says about your role as a parent or teacher and Christian-based discipline methods
Tuesday, May 17, 7-9

The Gifted Child
Learn the social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics that make the gifted child challenging. Gain insight into how they think and why they act the way they do, and collect hands-on strategies for helping them integrate successfully with parents, siblings, classmates, and teachers.
Tuesday, June 7, 7-9pm

Behavior Management at it's Best
Tuesday, June 21, 7-9pm

Relating Effectively to the Child with ADHD or Oppositional/Defiant Disorder
Tuesday, July 12, 7-9pm

Toolkit for Teaching Social Skills to Children Aged 3-12
How to coach children in the thinking and problem solving skills they need to be more flexible, less anxious, more compliant, and develop positive peer relationships. Develop the vocabulary and repertoire of activities to teach children how to be a better player by learning to modify their behavior so that others have good thoughts about them.
Tuesday, July 26, 7-9pm

Anxiety and Children
Tuesday, August 9, 7-9 pm

Anger and Children
Tuesday, August 23, 7-9pm

To register please contact:
Jane Hazelton, Coordinator
Bridges to Growth Resource Center
The Georgetown Project
805 E. University Avenue
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 864-3008
http://www.georgetownproject.com/

WORKS SHOPS IN OTHER LOCATIONS


Best Practice: Toolkit of Counseling Strategies for Children with Social and Emotional Coping Difficulties
February 28, 2011 Region 13 All Day

A workshop for school counselors and Specialists in School Psychology addressing counseling needs in schools including children with HFA, ADHD, Bipolar, and Asperger Syndrome

February 25, 2011, Anxiety and Children, Sibling Rivalry, Round Rock ISD

April 14, Developmental Stages, Georgetown ISD

April 14, Bastrop Public Library, Bluebonnet Counseling Association, Teaching Social Skills Groups 1-3pm

August 2, 2011, Committed to Kids, Christ Lutheran Learning Center, Developmental Teaching and Anxiety and Children, 8:30-12:00