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Who's In Charge At Your House?

The Nurtured Heart Approach has been very useful in working with special needs children, foster families dealing with ADHD, ODD, or LD children, and their families.

Who's In Charge at Your House - The Series
If you are tired of screaming and being stuck in a rut, here's the exit plan!


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Spring Series 2008 - Sunday Afternoons

"Healthy Boundaries - What You Need to Know"

In this series you will learn how to leave behind the old struggles that leave you feeling frustrated, worn out, and ready to give up when dealing with challenging children, teens or other adults that do not acknowledge or respect your boundaries. If you are tired of agreeing to do things you do not want to do and you have a hard time standing up for yourself, this class is for you. You will learn how to say "no," and deal with the guilt around setting boundaries. You will learn why boundaries are essential, the value of having healthy boundaries, and the down side of weak boundaries. If you often feel angry, frustrated, resentful or restricted when others take advantage of you, come learn how to define your boundaries, establish your priorities, and develop a plan of action that works.

Understanding Your Triggers - Button Pushing, Response & Reaction - The difference, and how they impact your child's behavior; Speak to be Heard: How to get your child to listen to you the first time; Why Your Child does not listen to you and how to change it; New Methods for Achieving Compliance, The 'how to's' of structure; What Being Consistent REALLY Means; How to 'Decode' the message behind the misbehavior, AD/HD issues, and more! This is an interactive class and you will have an ample opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Location: Total Learning Concepts Centers - LILBURN
Dates: Lilburn - Sunday: February 3rd, March 2nd, April 20th, May 4th
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30
Register: Online from the Home Page or in person at the centers
Cost: $35.00 per family, per class (adults only)
Address: 4140A Five Forks Trickum Road - Lilburn, GA (near Killian Hill)
Errata: Certificates of Attendance will be issued to Foster and Adoptive Families.

If you have trouble signing up online, you may register and pay the class fee in person during business hours at the Total Learning Concepts location where you will be taking the class. You may also bring your payment to class.

Location: Total Learning Concepts Centers - LOGANVILLE LOCATION
Dates: Loganville - Sunday: February 10th, March 9th, April 27th, May 25th
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m
Register: Online from the Home Page
Cost: $35.00 per family, per class (adults only)
Address: 3981 Atlanta Highway 78, Ste. 3 (next to Mercury Fitness)
Errata: Certificates of Attendance will be issued to Foster and Adoptive Families.

If you have trouble signing up online, you may register and pay the class fee in person during business hours at the Total Learning Concepts location where you will take the class. You may also bring your payment to class. Out of Area Readers: This class is available to you via Teleconference. Contact the center to learn more or visit the "Teleclasses Page" on this site.

 

2008 Schedule


January: TBA

February 2008: "Connecting to Children with Challenging Behaviors" Class at The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel

Dates: Saturday, February 9th & Saturday, February 23rd

Times: 9:30 am - 4 pm

Location: The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel (http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/)
1197 South Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30605-9860

Certificate of Attendance & CEUs: Yes

Theme: Connect. Influence. Change.

Content: By focusing on specific behaviors, it is possible to influence and motivate others to change. How? By utilizing your existing skill set and natural talent and combining these personal assets with practical new concepts that will create a cascade of change. Come learn the step-by-step strategies that influence mind change and recovery behaviors. Find out how to customize the change you seek by getting to the heart of the matter: Why people vigorously resist efforts to reshape their thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes and how you can become a positive agent of change.  

Description: Behind the misbehavior, behind the anger, the frustration, and the pain that children with 'challenging behavior' often demonstrate is a profound need for
connection. Traditional methods of "managing" behavior do not work well with
these children, if they work at all. Traditional methods simply are not
powerful enough to help these children make an emotional "connection" with
significant adults, whose influence, notice and acceptance these children crave. Without a sense of connection, behavioral management techniques may fall short of the intended outcome. There are specific ways to change hearts, minds and behavior. Discover how to motivate people that are resistant to change. Come discover practical new ways of approaching difficult behaviors from a powerful, evidence-based approach.

This class has been designed for: Educators, Administrators, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Parents, including Foster and Adoptive Families, Nurse Practitioners, Daycare Owners and other helping professionals that deal with children, adolescents and even difficult co-workers.


March 2008:

March 6th: Guest Speaker. Athens Technical College, Athens, GA. Early Childhood Majors.

March 8th: 'Parenting with Pride' Guest Speaker for The Giving Tree. This program is open to foster and adoptive parents. Visit: www.givingtree.org for more details.


June 2008:

June 20-21: University of Georgia. Love & Logic: Working with 'Challenging Behavior.' What if you could take the greatest obstacle you face, and turn it into your greatest asset? Well, you can. Topics include: Engineering positive change in situations that seem intractable. Also covered: the Neurological basis of behavior with specific interventions and strategies within the context of the environment, including astonishingly sucessful case studies and hands-on, small group design for creating individual results driven action plans. PLU/CEU credits approved. Recommended for: Teachers, Social Workers, and other professionals who work with children. Parents are invited to attend, also.

Registration Information: Registration will officially begin for the 9 Essential Skills for the Love & Logic ClassroomŪ June 20 - 21 class at The University of Georgia on April 28th. Go online to register.
http:ac//www.georgienter.uga.edu/ppd

The Georgia Centre specializes in parental coaching. We do not offer mentoring, psychometry, psychotherapy or referral services. Please consult your HR Department or Family Physician for recommendations beyond the scope of our expertise.