Parenting Support Group and Children's Art Therapy Group
Organization:
The Psychotherapy office of Sandra Norris MFT
Category:
Health & Wellness
Geographical Area:
Oakland
Start
Date:
10/11/2014
End Date:
11/22/2014
Start Time:
10:00 AM
End Time:
11:15 AM
Event
Info:
Saturdays: Oct, 11th-Nov 22nd, 10am-11:15am
Do you feel isolated in parenting a child with social-emotional difficulties?
This 7-week parent support group, facilitated by Sandra Norris MFT, offers parents and caregivers support for the social-emotional health of their children ages 5-11. The children's art therapy group, facilitated by Gellaine Rabino a trained art therapist, will be held simultaneously in the office next door, for the children of the parents who attend the group.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Families with children ages 5-11 who are seeking strategies, need support, and want to build community, in a compassionate healing environment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: -Use a holistic approach to combine mind, body and spirit wellness, fostering self-examination to decrease pain and suffering, strengthening connection.
-Parents will learn practical age-appropriate parenting alternatives, identify family communication patterns, stress reduction/mindfulness techniques, reflective practice, and self-care.
-Children will learn to identify and express emotions, increase coping and socialization skills, through the use of art directives and play.
-Families will learn to access internal and creative resourcefulness, strengthening parent/caregiver-child attachments.
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