Please join us April 26th at 7:00pm in the Terrace Park Commons for an insightful presentation:
The Gift of Resilience:
Preparing Our Children for Success in the World
by, Chris McCurry, PhD
This presentation will cover:
- Ideas about what makes children successful in life
- The nature and origins of childhood distress
- A new way of thinking about a child’s stress-related behaviors; one based on intention and attention
- Strategies for responding to your child’s distress that promote psychological flexibility and growth
- Tools for promoting resilience in your child, and in yourself
Chris McCurry, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist in private practice at Associates in Behavior and Child Development, Inc., P.S. in Seattle. He is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Dr. McCurry specializes in the assessment and treatment of children who are experiencing behavioral and emotional problems including anxiety disorders, attention disorders, underachievement in school, and parent-child conflicts. He is the author of Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance published in 2009 by New Harbinger.
Please join us for our CPA General Meeting before Dr. McCurry’s presentation from 6:30-7 pm.
Highlights:
- Election of new board members
- CPA 2011/2012 Budget
- The New Play Shed Project