Christine talking about parent support (please watch Parents Needs 1-4/ June 2016) on WRS
S.P.E.A.K.: Strengthening Parents’ Efforts And Kids
Do you feel overwhelmed by the challenge of raising a child with developmental issues, such as language delay, learning difficulty, social difficulties, stuttering, or dyslexia?
How do you cope with family stress and how do you make time for yourself?
How do you maintain the well-being of your family?
How do you become your “personal best” in helping your child?
A guided Parent Discussion Group will help to bring out the best in you so you can bring out the best in your child!
Description
As the parent, you are your child’s best advocate. You want your child to do well at home and in school.
But how do you address the various challenges of raising a child with developmental difficulties?
S.P.E.A.K. is a Parent Discussion Group designed to help parents target recurring themes, such as:
- 24/7: increased demands, stress, and multi-tasking
- grief reactions and reactions of the family
- bad child, bad parent
- protecting the family
- co-parenting challenges
- siblings reactions
- living with uncertainty
- others just don’t understand: the role of empathy and connectedness
- self-awe: “no time for me”
- doing versus being a family
- role restrictions and expansion
- cooperative family-school relationships
- impact of child’s challenges on parent and family well-being
Desired Outcome (parent discussion groups)
Through a combination of lecture, reflective discussion, exercises, and readings parents will have an opportunity to:
- Increase knowledge, gain confidence
- Develop coping and problem solving skills
- Discuss effective parenting strategies
- Find practical and emotional support within the group and beyond
Parents will be able to express their individual concerns. They will receive feedback and exchange ideas with other parents. Christine Breede-Schechter, Licensed Speech- Language Pathologist, with 15+ years of experience in working with parents and children, will offer her expertise and guidance.
Groups meet for three to four consecutive 90-minute sessions to complete one course. Participation is limited to six parents per group. Individual consultations are available per request.
Good news: Social Skills and Listening Skills Groups will continue as of January 2022! See specific dates below.
Registration as of now. First come, first serve.
Parent groups/ When:
Tuesday morning, 11am-12am, contact for further detail
Teen Group (Teens 11-13 yo)/When:
To be determined, contact for further detail
Preteen Group (Preteens 8-10 yo)/When:
To be determined, contact for further detail
Where: Le Centre Trampoline, rue Michel Simon 7, Plainpalais (Geneva)
Fees: 60.-CHF per 60 minute session
Registration: contact me or call 078-618 8791
RSVP: [email protected], [email protected]
Objectives:
These groups are based on the Peers and the Children’s Friendship Program (developed by UCLA), a parent-assisted program focusing on the development of social skills. Children learn specific skills to succeed in social interaction and communication (i.e., conversational and listening skills, making and keeping friends, handling rejections, arguments and disagreements, being a good host and god sport, etc.). PEERS is an evidence-based program. Topics will be tailored depending on the individual needs of the group.
For new dates and intake please contact me
Useful Information
Dates: Academic year 2021/2022
Time: Typically mornings (11am-12pm)
Place: Trampoline, Rue Michel Simon 7, Plainpalais
Fees: see above (60.- per session/ per person/ limited sliding scale options)
For more detail, new dates and intake please contact me
or email at [email protected]