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Navigating Adolescence


3/13/2010 9:00am - 1:30pm

Navigating Adolescence: How your child with ADHD or high-functioning autism can survive and thrive in their teen years.

Course description: Teenage years are difficult enough. When complicated by a disorder like high-functioning autism or ADHD, parents and teens may be totally mystified. This course will help begin to clarify the following issues:

  • The teenage brain in adolescents with Asperger’s, ADHD and/or anxiety-related social skill difficulties.
  • Balancing desire for independence with need for supervision
  • Teaching your child independent living skills
  • Building memory, planning, and organization skills
  • Helping your teen fit in
  • The internet
  • Dating and sexuality
  • Planning for the future
  • Area resources
  • Community activities to help build skills.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

  • Better understand their child’s emotions, motivation, and thought processes.
  • Distinguish between ADHD/Autism symptoms and developmentally typical behaviors.
  • Know strategies for communicating more clearly with teens about awkward topics, such as sexuality, safety, and hygiene.
  • Be familiar with area resources and activities that are appropriate and helpful for teens with these disorders.

Presenter Information:

Alaka Lindsley, MA, LMHC, and Tonya Kellerman, Ph.D. have over 25 years of combined experience working with high-needs teens and families. Both lead social skills groups for adolescents with a variety of disorders, particularly those with Asperger’s/Autism, ADD/ADHD, and anxiety disorders. Ms. Lindsley has taught parent education classes at the community college level and currently works as a clinical therapist at Good Samaritan’s Children’s Therapy Unit and Puyallup Valley Institute. Dr. Kellerman has a background in multidisciplinary approaches to diagnosing and treating autism-spectrum and other disorders. She is currently a pediatric psychologist at the Children’s Therapy Unit.

General Information

Course Date(s):

March 13, 2010

Course Times:

9:00am – 1:30pm

Course Location:

Children’s Therapy Unit Education Classroom

Course Cost: $100 for professional

$85 for parent

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)/Clock Hours: 4.5

Intended Audience:

This course is appropriate for parents, caregivers, and professionals who are involved with teens who have an autism-spectrum disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, or other types of social skills or executive functioning difficulties.

Contact Information

CTU education Secretary

253-697-5225

normajean.mcclure@goodsamhealth.org

Cancellation/Refunds:

There will be a $15 processing fee charged for cancellations. A 7 – day notice prior to the start of the course is required for a registration refund.

Registration:

Please either register online at www.multicare.org. Click “Family Care” on top left side, click on “Children’s Therapy Unit” on top left side, then click “Classes & Support Groups” bottom of page, or return the attached form.

COST

$100 Prof.; $85 Parent

Dates and Locations


3/13/2010 9:00am - 1:30pm
Children's Therapy Unit
402 15th Ave. S.E.
Puyallup, WA 98372


Contact Info


CTU Education Secretary
253-697-5225
normajean.mcclure@goodsamhealth.org