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: Thursdays, January 16 to March 20, 2025
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Course outline:
• Week 1 (Jan 16): Welcome. We will talk about observation, fairy tales, and understanding that no parent is perfect.
• Week 2 (Jan 23): Exploring children's needs all around the Circle: Bigger, stronger, wiser, and kind.
• Week 3 (Jan 30): "Being with" on the Circle: The importance of feeling understood.
• Week 4 (Feb 6): Being with infants on the Circle: Helping children manage big emotions.
• There will be no session on February 11 and 18 due to the facilitator being away.
• Week 5 (Feb 27): The path to security: Attachment and "shark music."
• Week 6 (March 6): Understanding struggles: "Shark music" and miscuing.
• Week 7 (March 13): Rupture and repair: Reflection, self-care, and reconnecting.
• Week 8 (March 20): 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.
