Multiple Intelligences: How are YOU smart? (Learning together with your children)
Taught by: Cherie L. Spehar, MSW, LCSW
Discover how the theory of Multiple Intelligences can change your life! This workshop is based on Howard Gardner's work – work that is changing the way the world thinks about "being smart" and even how we teach. We will discuss how this approach is being received and utilized in the educational setting, and focus heavily on the benefits and positive effects on a child's growth and development.
A strengths-based approach, this workshop will explore the question of
not "Is this person smart?" but "HOW is this person smart?" You will be able to complete your own
Multiple Intelligences Inventory, as well as a Learning Styles Assessment. Once you have the personal understanding of how
this applies to you, it's time to focus on your children. Bring them in for the last two classes and
they will have a chance to complete a modified inventory and learning styles assessment.
Because one of the best ways to transfer this learning to real life is to "do" it, you and your children will then be able to participate in an activity designed to demonstrate to the class how they like to learn best. With preparation and coaching, you and your children will work together at home to create a small presentation to share at the next class. And, you will have FREE phone support, coaching, and guidance from the instructor during this time. Finally, we'll talk about how to enhance, nurture and support their own unique learning styles, helping them reach their highest potential.
Workshop Cost: $245 per family
Limit 1 adult & 1 child - will consult on 1 additional child * Please note times for parents only class are scheduled later and family classes are scheduled earlier in the evenings.
WORKSHOP - Course Code: MI101 - Contact for registration times
Journey into Motherhood
Cherie
L. Spehar, MSW, LCSW
Course
Information:
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In this nurturing and practical workshop, we will
explore the amazing journey into motherhood.
From holding your child for the first time, to those first days and
weeks as a parent and beyond, the emphasis of this workshop is on the emotional
and psychological wellness of the expecting and new parent. By celebrating you, creating a new
perspective, coping with this dawning transition, and discovering ways to
remember your own spirit, you will find your way into the most miraculous time
of your life as it is joined by new life.
Just some of the covered topics include:
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Understanding and coping with the often unsettling
differences between expectations and reality,
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Accurate
and realistic information about the emotional changes with becoming a parent.
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Coping with difficult or overwhelming emotions and
discovering practical ways to find balance, perspective, humor and peace.
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Learning to recognize PostPartum Depression, and
aiding in preventing the development of PPD and/or enhancing the new parents'
ability to cope.