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In past years, such experts as Dr. Mel Levine from Chapel Hill, NC; Rick Lavoie, learning consultant; Dr. Edward Hallowell from Harvard Medical School, and Rob Langston, learning disabled motivational speaker, have shared their insights and methods with students, alumni, parents, educators and St. Louis doctors.
For more information about the Community Outreach programs or to request a free workshop at your school, call 997-4343, ext. 260.
Dr. Robert Brooks
Sept. 30, 2010
"Nuturing Resilience in Children and Adolescents: The Search for Islands of Competence"
Free and open to the public
7 - 9 p.m. at Churchill Center & S...(read more)
"Nuturing Resilience in Children and Adolescents: The Search for Islands of Competence"
Free and open to the public
7 - 9 p.m. at Churchill Center & School
Co-Sponsored by Churchill Center & School’s Community Outreach Program,
and Special School District of St. Louis
In his presentation Dr. Brooks will describe strategies that parents, teachers, and other professionals can apply to nurture self-discipline, responsibility, hope, and resilience in children and adolescents, including those struggling with learning problems. He will highlight (1) the importance of empathy in understanding and responding to children, (2) why some youngsters from birth have more difficulty becoming resilient than their peers, and (3) the importance of identifying and reinforcing each child and adolescent's "islands of competence."
Dr. Robert Brooks has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, and mental health professionals on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, self-esteem, and family relationships. He has also written extensively about these topics. He is the author or co-author of 14 books including Raising Resilient Children; Raising a Self-Disciplined Child; and Seven Steps to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills.
Registration information:
R.S.V.P. to Mary Brotherton at 314-997-4343 or mbrotherton@churchillstl.org
Leave your name, phone number and number of attendees
Walk-ins welcome, R.S.V.P. preferred
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