Do you want to strengthen your relationship with your children?
Join the Circle of Security parenting program. This program will help you understand your children's needs, develop effective parenting skills, and learn how to be bigger, stronger, wiser, and kind. You'll gain practical tools to build a strong, responsive relationship with your children through video clips, discussions, and hands-on activities.
About the facilitator: Tina Stasuik is a licensed clinical counsellor with a master’s degree in counselling. She currently works as a family preservation clinician in Penticton, B.C. Tina has extensive training and experience in various therapeutic modalities, including Gottman Couples Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and the Circle of Security. She primarily works through an attachment, trauma-informed, and neurobiological lens.
Dates: Tuesdays, September 17 to November 12, 2024
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Course outline:
• Week 1 (Sep 17): Observation, fairy tales, and understanding that no parent is perfect.
• Week 2 (Sep 24): Exploring children's needs: Bigger, stronger, wiser, and kind.
• Week 3 (Oct 8): "Being with" on the Circle: The importance of feeling understood.
• Week 4 (Oct 15): Being with infants on the Circle: Helping children manage big emotions.
• Week 5 (Oct 22): The path to security: Attachment and "shark music."
• Week 6 (Oct 29): Understanding struggles – "Shark music" and miscuing.
• Week 7 (Nov 5): Rupture and repair – Reflection, self-care, and reconnecting.
• Week 8 (Nov 12): Summary and celebration.
Important notes:
• Due to high demand, please register only if you can commit to all 8 sessions. Attendance at all 8 sessions is required to ensure you gain the full benefit of the program.
• This program is for those who are currently caregiving for a child.
• There will be no session on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
