Adapting
to ADHD Group
 The Organizational Skills Group is
targeted towards children from ages 9 through 16. Over the course
of five 60-minute sessions a variety of skills will be taught and
practiced. We will teach your child how to organize their
responsibilities and maintain both an organized calendar and working
space. We will then move on to enhancing attention and
concentration. Finally, we will help your children develop better
impulse control by teaching them how to stop and think before
acting. Reward systems will be set up for home and school,
so that your child is actively seeking positive feedback for a job well
accomplished. An introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will
be given, with the goal to decrease black and white all or nothing
thinking and to enhance self-esteem. |
Parenting the Angry/Explosive
Child Workshop
 Another option that is available for
parents is a two-session seminar on how to deal with explosive
children. This is designed specifically for parents who have
extremely challenging children and teens who either have
meltdowns or aggressive explosions on a regular basis. One group
will be for parents of children who are 6 through 9 years; the other
will be for parents of teens who are 10 to 13. In the group
sessions you will learn how to identify the precursors of a ‘meltdown’
and how to head off explosions at the earlier stages of
development. Although some group discussion will be encouraged,
the majority of the group time will be spent on teaching you about the
unique characteristics of explosive children, and how to more
peacefully live with you child.
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Anger Management Group
 The
anger management group is targeted towards children from ages 6 to 13.
Over the course of five 90-minute sessions, a variety of skills are
learned. First, we learn how to identify some of the bodily symptoms of
negative emotion. Then, we learn how to more effectively
distinguish between anger,frustration, disappointment, hurt,
fear, and so forth. Once feelings are more accurately identified,
the actions that are taken to feel better can be more successfully
implemented. Cognitive behavior therapy techniques will be used
to help children better understand and more effectively cope with their
feelings. Cognitive techniques, deep breathing, and alternative
ways to diffuse will all be taught. At the same time, you will
help us monitor and reward better self-control throughout the sessions
- and, we will set you up with a system to maintain positive behavior
that is learned within the group session. The goal is both to
learn better coping skills at the group, and to change behavior both at
home and at school. |
Social Skills Group
 The
Social Skills Group is targeted
towards children from ages 6 to 13. Over the course of six 90-minute
sessions a variety of self-awareness and interpersonal skills are
learned. We start off with basic social skills - maintaining eye
contact, respecting personal body space, and developing a sensitivity
to and understanding of subtle social cues. We then teach
listening and communication skills. We work at developing the
skill and self-confidence to initiate and maintain conversation with
peers. The beauty of the group setting is that all of these
skills can be practiced in a very realistic way. Next, we teach
some of the more individual skills that are necessary for healthier
relationships – learning how to recognize‘black and white’ and ‘all or
nothing’ thinking, and developing the capacity to think in shades of
grey. Finally, we teach children the skills they need to deal
with teasing and bullying, and we work at enhancing their
self-esteem. |
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Dr. Cathy Moser
and Associates
3-1250 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 6C6
Phone: (204) 477-8555
Fax:
(204) 487-4248
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