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LIVE STREAM: June 3, 2026 from 8:30am – 4:00pm (Halifax, NS) Please adjust your start time according to your specific time zone.
ON-DEMAND: Recorded footage & course content (certificate, videos, quiz) will be available until July 13, 2026. Please allow 3 – 10 business days for footage to be processed. Extensions cannot be granted under any circumstances.
June 3, 2026 | Day Three
Addressing the Root Causes of Anxiety in Children
8:30am – 11:45am
When children or teens become anxious, we are quick to search for ways to deal with their symptoms. However, the symptoms just let us know that the child is facing more alarm than he or she can handle. This presentation will elaborate on the concepts of alarm and anxiety. It will shed light on what alarms our children and teens the most. The focus of this presentation will be on what adults can do to help children cope with alarm, not on what children can do for themselves. When children can find rest in their attachment relationships, growth will happen, allowing them to develop to their full potential.
An Attachment-Based Relational Perspective on Aggression and Resistance with Children and Adolescents
12:45pm – 4:00pm
Schools are increasingly challenged by students who display aggression, explosive outbursts, resistance, and oppositional behaviour. These behaviours often lead to power struggles, reactive discipline, and ineffective interventions that unintentionally escalate the problem.
Grounded in attachment-based developmental theory and the work of Dr. Gordon Neufeld, this workshop reframes aggression, meltdowns, resistance, and defiance not as learned behaviours or deliberate misconduct, but as natural responses to frustration and developmental dynamics such as Counterwill. Participants will explore the emotional and neurological roots of these behaviours and gain a deeper understanding of why conventional behaviour management approaches frequently backfire.
Through a relational, neuroscience-informed lens, this session will equip educators and school-based professionals with practical strategies to reduce power struggles, support emotional regulation, and create conditions that foster cooperation, resilience, and healthy adaptation. Emphasis will be placed on school-based interventions that address both explosive and oppositional behaviours while preserving connection and dignity.
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.
Eva de Gosztonyi, MA, is a psychologist who has worked for over 45 years in schools across Canada. For 22 years she was the Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management, a support to the ten English School Boards of Quebec, helping adults in the school setting provide effective interventions for students with behavioural challenges. Since retiring she has continued to share her expertise with schools in Canada, including First Nations schools and communities, the US, New Zealand, and Singapore. The interventions that she suggests are guided by neuroscience, are trauma-informed and trauma-responsive, and they are attachment-based and developmentally friendly. These interventions have made a difference in the schools in Quebec where they have been used successfully for many years. Eva is on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute and is an authorized presenter of the Neufeld paradigm.
| Registration | Early bird Fee | Regular Fee |
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| Individual 1 Day Enrollment | $229.00 | N/A |
| 1 Day Group 3 - 7 | $169.00 | N/A |
| 1 Day Group 8 - 15 | $119.00 | N/A |
| 1 Day Group 15+ | $99.00 | N/A |
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| Individual 2 Day Enrollment | $399.00 | N/A |
| 2 Day Group 3 - 7 | $295.00 | N/A |
| 2 Day Group 8 - 15 | $208.00 | N/A |
| 2 Day Group 15+ | $173.00 | N/A |
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| Individual 3 Day Enrollment | $569.00 | N/A |
| 3 Day Group 3 - 7 | $420.00 | N/A |
| 3 Day Group 8 - 15 | $296.00 | N/A |
| 3 Day Group 15+ | $246.00 | N/A |
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD) and per person.
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