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Your Child's Anger: What Helps? What Hurts?A peaceful intervention program for concerned parents


Used as a prevention approach or as an effective intervention for child problems such as aggression and anger, anxiety and depression, trauma and grief, and other behavioral concerns. This workshop helps parents to develop a sophisticated understanding of anger as well as learn effective methods for addressing angry behaviors with their children. Parents will learn to deepen their understanding of their children as well as increase their skills and confidence in the complex tasks of childrearing.

The approach of this workshop is unique in that parents becomae partners in the therapeutic process and become powerful change agents in their children's lives.





Goals of this Workshop:

  • substantionally reduce frequency of angry outbursts
  • reduce or eliminate children's problems
  • strengthen family relationships
  • increase parental self-confidence for dealing with children's behaviors
  • increase the confidence of children to have the ability to work through anger and problems
  • increase parental self-confidence for dealing with children's behaviors
  • learn the basics of filial thearpy, a model that teaches parents play therapy skills
  • anger as a secondary emotion
  • Implosive vs Explosive anger
  • Is cartharsis of helpful?
  • The good things about anger
  • empowerment apprach with working with kids
  • children vs. teens: adapting your reponse to developmental tasks


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Diane Havnen-Smith, MSW, LCSW