Parents/guardians are invited to a seminar to learn about a strengths-based approach to parenting. Participants will find out how to help identify their child's current strengths and vulnerabilities, and outline-step by step-how to build his or her resilience for life.
EVENT DETAILS: Preparing Children to Thrive
DATE: Tuesday, December 2, 2014
TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Marmora Senior Public School, 91 Madoc Street, Marmora
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Vice-principal Clinton Breau, [email protected]
About this event
Unlike the more traditional parenting approach that focuses on avoiding risk and managing the negative behaviours of children, Dr. Hammond will outline a strengths-based parenting approach that will strengthen a child's ability to meet life's challenges with thoughtfulness, confidence, purpose and empathy. While the journey of each child is shaped by a number of factors, this presentation will explore some critical guideposts and ideas that will help parents embrace the strengths-based approach.
About the presenter Wayne Hammond
Dr. Hammond is the president and executive director of Resiliency Initiatives. He holds an adjunct status with the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Over the past twenty years, he has primarily worked with high-risk youth and their families with a focus on substance abuse and violence issues, as well as other related mental health concerns. He has served in clinical supervisory capacities, worked in a comprehensive residential treatment centre and has provided clinical services in an inpatient/outpatient forensic setting as well as an adolescent addiction program based in a hospital setting. He has published several scientific articles and has been an active lecturer with regards to various mental health concerns and the implications of strength-based practice related to working with complex adolescents and families as well as First Nation youth and their families. Taken from http://www.resil.ca/about/our-team/
For more information, please contact:
Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, 613-966-1170 or 1 800 267-4350, extension 2354, [email protected]