Back by Popular Demand!
Successfully Managing Strong Willed and Defiant Children and Teens
Featuring Kelly Smith, M.S.
Presented by: ADDA-SR
Attention Deficit Disorders Association-Southern Region
www.adda-sr.org
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
St. Stephen United Methodist Church , Sanctuary
2520 Oates Drive , Mesquite , Texas 75150
FREE
Dealing with defiant or challenging children/teens can leave those around
them feeling depleted and overwhelmed. Their strong reactions and explosive
behavior can cause parents and schools to accommodate them instead of
helping them learn better coping skills. Many parents end up overreacting or
"walking on eggshells," but over time these approaches backfire.
In this workshop parents, educators and mental health professionals will
learn to take a practical, proactive and highly effective approach to
working with difficult youths. Participants will learn to use relationships
more positively to shape good behaviors. Methods to help children develop
better frustration tolerance and coping skills will be taught. This approach
will encourage the child to increase flexibility, decrease explosiveness,
and accommodate to their family instead of the family accommodating to them.
Kelly Smith will use role-play, extensive handouts, and humor to illustrate
the technique of applying a respectful yet persistent approach to creating
change with challenging children and adolescents.
Continuing Education Credits available as follows: LPCs 3 credits, LMFTs 3
credits, Social Worker 3 credits, Educators 3 CPE credits
8:30- 9:00 Registration
9:00-10:00 Understanding why kids misbehave, Building better relationships
and self-esteem
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Building kids' coping skills
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Getting kids to do what you want them to do
