Child Psychotherapy for Parents 26/03/2012 09:41 - Announcements ----------------------------------- This 6-week diploma is designed for parents who wish to understand the inner world of children. Children have surprising complex emotional lives and parents play a crucial role in their children’s developmental cycles and unconscious patterns, laying down the crucial bridgework from childhood to adulthood and facilitating growth, development and creativity. Childhood experiences of love and loss, sexuality and death establish patterns in the mind which have enduring effects and are often the source of later conflicts which block emotional and cognitive development. This course provides both educational and practical knowledge to parents in the job of parenting
Course Syllabus:
Please specify which age-group is of interest when applying:
(1) Infant: 0 - 6
(2) Toddler: 7 - 11
(3) Adolescent 12-18
Syllabus
Infants and Toddlers: Ages 0 – 11 The Family and the Child: the evolution of the family * Pre-Conceptions The First Year: ‘There’s no Such Thing as a Baby’ Nurturing Confidence and Self Esteem in Childhood Understanding Childhood Anxiety - from Night Terrors to Tantrums Setting Limits and Boundaries - Discipline, Building Initiative and Assertiveness
Adolescents and Teenagers: Ages 12-18 Developmental Tasks during Adolescence The Family and the Peer Group Positive Communication Dealing with Challenging Behaviour Mental Health Concerns in Adolescence The Autonomous Adolescent
Start Date: 19th April 2012
Duration: 6 weeks- One Thursday evening per week
For more information or to register please contact diplomas@independentcolleges.ie or call 01 672 5058.
