Hope for Healing: Attachment Training for

Professionals and Parents March 1, 2013 9am-4pm

Hosted by Southside Family Charter School
(in St. Joan of Arc Building; 46th Street exit off of 35W)

4500 Clinton Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419

Join other inspired professionals and parents as they learn and train to improve the lives of children and families.

Included in Admission:
One-Day Intensive Training Light Breakfast and Lunch Training Material Available for purchase:
Hope for Healing: A Parents Guide to Trauma and Attachment

Admission Cost:
$50 for Professionals $30 for Parents $50 for Couples 6 CE Credits Available ($25 additional fee)

Outline of the Day:

Attachment and attachment theory, attachment across generations Attachment, developmental trauma, and the brain Loss and grieving Behavioral outcomes of developmental trauma, neglect, and early separations Attachment-focused parenting Supporting your child in the school system

Who Should Attend?

Parents Adoptive parents Foster parents Kin-carers Therapists Social Workers Counselors Nurses Early Childhood

Learning Objectives:
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Define attachment both adult and child styles of attachment. Describe the intergenerational relationship of attachment styles. Identify personal triggers for anger / fear / rejection. Describe Window of Tolerance and arousal levels associated with survival mechanisms in the brain. Describe the losses felt by parents and children. Understand the relevance of grief in the lives of those affected by trauma and loss. Describe the behaviors associated with attachment difficulties and developmental trauma. List five strategies of attachment-focused parenting. Identify five strategies that are helpful for schools.

Educators
Child and Youth

Workers Marriage and Family Therapists

Pediatricians Family doctors

MARY M. MCGOWAN is an adoptive parent of five and an experienced trainer who teaches and consults across the country and worldwide. Mary completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology with minors in Community Violence Prevention and Child Development, and is currently completing her graduate work is in Clinical Psychology and Counseling. Mary holds several National Certificates including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Family Based Placements (TCIF) from Cornell University, and is a Nationally Certified Family Group Decision Making Facilitator (FGDM). Mary has been hailed as a nationallyrenowned speaker and delivers her vast experience in an engaging and practical manner. Call to Register: 1-612-861-4222

Association for Treatment & Training in the Attachment of Children

P.O. Box 19122 Minneapolis, MN 55419 (612) 861-4222 questions@attach.org www.attach.org

Additional Information
This is an intermediate training and the Target Audience has been identified as: parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, Kincarers, therapists, social workers, nurses, early childhood educators, child and youth workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, pediatricians, and family doctors.

Agenda of the Day

8:30a 9:00a 9:15a Registration Introductions Relationship Blueprints and Parenting Roadmaps

10:15a Break (snacks included) 10:30a Attachment, Trauma, and the Brain 12:00p Lunch (included) 1:00p 2:15p 2:30p 3:30p 4:00p Loss-Behavior speaks louder than words Break (snacks included) Therapeutic Parenting: A new road map And off to school we go. Discussion Close

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education (CE) credits are being offered through PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER). Six (6) CEs are being offered for this workshop for a separate $25 fee. PER is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and a co-sponsor of this program. PER may award NBCC approved clock hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements (Approval # 5536). Please check with your state counseling board to see if they accept the NBCC providership. PER is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, 400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpepper, VA 22701. www.aswb.org. ASWB Approval Period: 4/15/12 - 4/15/15. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The following recognize the ASWB program: AK, AL, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IN, IA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NM, NC, ND, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, and WY. PER maintains responsibility for this program and its content. To receive CE Certification, you must complete the evaluation form and sign in and out on the attendance sheet. CE Certifications will be mailed out approximately 3-4 weeks after the conclusion of the workshop. For additional CE information please call PER at 800-892-9249 or e-mail support@per-ce.net.

If you have special needs, questions, concerns, or if you have a grievance, please contact Mary McGowan, ATTACh Executive Director, at 1-855-362-4222 or by email at questions@attach.org. No refunds will be issued after February 22, 2013.

Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children

P.O. Box 19122 Minneapolis, MN 55419

Local: 612-861-4222 fax: 612-866-5499

www.attach.org attachorg@gmail.com

Hope for Healing: Attachment Training for Professionals and Parents

March 1, 2013 9am-4pm
Hosted by Southside Family Charter School
(in St. Joan of Arc Building; 46th Street exit off of 35W)

4500 Clinton Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419

Please complete the following and fax, mail, or email this form back to the ATTACh office (see contact information above.)You may also register by calling 612-861-4222.

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