The PASP Parent Support Group debuted on August 22, 2001 with the group topic “Siblings.” Since its debut, the following group topics have been presented:
September
2001 - Multi-Cultural Families
Presenter: Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D
October
2001 - Parenting Traumatized Children
Presenter: Carmella Wenger, MFT
November
2001 - Beating the Holiday Blues
Presenter: Cindy Savage
December
2001 - How to Play With Your Child (And Enjoy
It!)
Presenter: Colleen Reed, PhD, MFT
January
2002 - Medications, Mood Swings & Making
Chemistry Work
Presenter: Ted Humphry, MD
February
2002 - From Survive to Thrive: Marriage Enhancement
Techniques
Presenter: Teri Vodden, LCSW
March
2002 - Unraveling the Mystery of Psychological
Testing & Diagnosis
Presenter: Andrew Renouf, Ph.D
April
2002 - Parenting a Sexually Abused Child
Presenter: Teri Vodden, LCSW
May
2002 - Assessing and Addressing Your Child’s
Educational Needs
Presenter: Debra Levinson, MA
June
2002 - Working Through the Maze of Mental Health
Services
Presenter: Serenity Bowen, ASW
September
2002 - Psychoeducational Testing
Presenter: Jan Paulus, MA, MS, Educational Therapist
October
2002 - Communicating With Your Teenager
Presenter: Teri Vodden, LCSW
November
2002 - AAP Funding -- or -- There Is a Method
to This Madness
Presenter: Jane Micks, MSW from State Adoptions
January
2003 - Psychological Testing
Presenter: Andrew Renouf, Ph.D
Februrary
2003 - Marriage Intensive
Presenter: Hazel Juell, Ed.D
March
2003 - Child Development
Presenter: Carolyn Isaacs, MFT
April
2003 - Sifting Through Sand: Identifying Adoption
Issues
Presenter: Bruce Silvey, MFT
May
2003 - Sexual Abuse Prevention: "It's Up
To Me" interactive puppet show and parent discussion following
Presenter: Teri Vodden, LCSW
June
2003 - How To "Train" Your Child -
Behavioral Contracts
Presenter: Teri Vodden, LCSW
What are your ideas for future Support Group Meetings? We would love to hear from you! Call us at (707) 476-9210.
