Synopsis
This Guide is designed to help parent study group leaders, counselors, social workers and therapists teach the concepts and strategies outlined in Raising Kids Who Can and A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Motivating Children. The Leader's Guide is divided into three sections. The first section provides some tips to help you run your groups. The second and third sections present two courses of sixsessions each. Both courses emphasize the importance of developing the Crucial Cs, the beliefs that one is connected to others, a part of family and community, capable of taking care of oneself; and is valued by others, has the knowledge that one counts and makes a difference, and has the courage needed to meet life's challenges. The courses also focus on how parents can develop four sets of essential skills in their children: communication skills, the ability to use good judgment and make wise decisions, self-discipline, and the ability to assume responsibility. The design of both courses includes brief presentations of relevant material by the Leader, experiential exercises to reinforce the concepts, time to practice new skills, and the opportunity for parents to get help with their concerns.
About the Author
As international spokespersons on a wide range of topics relating to marriage and family therapy, Drs. Lew and Bettner have appeared on radio and television talk shows throughout the country. They have been featured in dozens of respected national magazines and newspapers including: Child, Savvy, Redbook, Parents Magazine,The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. As Adlerian therapists, Drs. Lew, and Bettner are known for their innovative work in fostering family meetings, couple therapy and the use of early recollections in all types of therapy, They have presented seminars to parents, teachers, and fellow counselors in many countries, including Czech, Holland, Russia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Estonia, Ireland and England. Drs. Bettner and Lew bring an international perspective on the fundamental elements necessary to foster strong positive relationships between parents and children, as well as adult couples. Dr. Lew is on the faculty of the Family Institute of Cambridge and maintains a private practice in family, couple and individual counseling in Newton, Massachusetts. She is the mother of two grown daughters. Dr. Bettner has her private practice specializing in individual, couple and family counseling and is the Director of the Family Education Center in Springfield, Pennsylvania. She is the mother of three sons and a daughter and former foster care mother of fifteen.
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