Working with Violent and Aggressive Children & Youth

Workshop #1 & 3

Presented by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.

Live Streaming on December 2, 2024

$269.00

6 Hours | Pre-approved for CEU’s

Description

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This workshop is part of The Edmonton Conference on Behavioural, Developmental & Emotional Challenges with Children & Adolescents

This workshop will be live streaming to online participants on December 2, 2024 from 8:30am – 4:00pm (Edmonton, AB)
Please adjust your start time according to your specific time zone. 

Recorded footage and all course content (certificate, videos, quiz) will be available until January 5, 2025. Extensions cannot be granted under any circumstances.
Please allow 5 – 7 business days after the course airs for recorded footage to become available.

Registration will close on December 1, 2024. 


Workshops #1 & 3: Working with Violent and Aggressive Children & Youth | PRESENTED BY Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.

Aggression problems are deeply rooted in instinct and emotion and are therefore resistant to conventional discipline practices. Dr. Neufeld uncovers these roots and outlines steps to addressing them. His rich professional experience with aggressive children and violent youth informs this refreshing approach to an age-old problem. The principles apply to children of all ages and all settings: home, school and treatment. One of the foremost interpreters of the developmental approach tackles one of the oldest and most perplexing of human problems, exposing its deep developmental roots and revealing why conventional approaches to the problem are so ineffective. There are many indications that this problem is escalating among our children and youth. What tends to grab our attention is the more violating acts of aggression but what is truly alarming is the ground swell of attacking energy within and between our kids that erupts in their interaction, music, language, play, games and fantasies. This attacking energy is also fueling an alarming increase in suicide and suicidal ideation among children. Dr. Neufeld provides a way of understanding that not only explains what is happening around us but also provides insight into the individuals – both children and adults – who present with these problems. His approach is refreshingly sensible, historically accountable, and congruent with today’s science of the brain. His conceptual model has clear implications for practice and treatment and is applicable in any arena: home, school or in treatment.

By the conclusion of this six-hour workshop, participants will be equipped with a robust toolkit of evidence-based strategies rooted in developmental psychology to effectively address aggression and foster resilience in children and youth, thereby promoting healthier social interactions and emotional well-being.

  • Comprehensive Understanding: Develop a nuanced understanding of aggression, encompassing its diverse manifestations and its intricate relationship with suicide.
  • Psychological Dynamics: Explore the psychological underpinnings of aggression, including the pivotal roles of frustration and attachment in its development.
  • Adaptation and Integration: Delve into aggression as a multifaceted problem of adaptation, and learn strategies to address impulsiveness while promoting integration.
  • Effective Intervention Strategies: Evaluate the limitations of conventional disciplinary approaches in managing aggression, and acquire alternative methods for handling and mitigating incidents of violence.
  • Shifting Focus: Master techniques for shifting the focus from aggression to frustration, and cultivate healthier relationships with frustration within children and youth.
  • Practical Application Across Settings: Explore the practical application of Dr. Neufeld’s approach in diverse settings, including homes, schools, and treatment facilities, with a focus on implementing effective strategies informed by developmental psychology.

Education and Clinical Professionals: All education and mental health or healthcare professionals who work with children or youth including, but not limited to K–12 Classroom Teachers, School Counsellors, Learning Assistance/Resource Teachers, School Administrators, School Paraprofessionals including Special Education Assistants, Classroom Assistants and Childcare Workers • All other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs including but not limited to: Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Addiction Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers and Community Police Officers.

Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 50 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a bestselling author (Hold On To Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm. Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he now devotes his time to teaching and training others, including educators and helping professionals. His Neufeld Institute is now a world-wide charitable organization devoted to applying developmental science to the task of raising children. He is a father of five and a grandfather to seven.

RegistrationEarly bird FeeRegular Fee
Individual 1 Day Enrollment$269.00N/A
Individual 2 Day Enrollment$469.00N/A
Individual 3 Day Enrollment$669.00N/A
Full-Time Student$609.00N/A

All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD).

Fees are per person, seat sharing is not allowed. Please respect this policy, failure to comply will result in termination of access without a refund. For group rates please contact webinars@jackhirose.com

 

  • Canadian Psychological Association
    The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers (NLASW) accept CPA-approved continuing education credits