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NP0027: Parenting Skills Free Rebroadcast

Watch Sessions For Free!

Free rebroadcasts of Parenting Skills: All You Need to Help Families Today
will be available for 5 days following each session.

Session 6, Child Therapy without Problems:
The Kids Skills Approach

with Ben Furman, M.D.

With Ben Furman you'll be able to discuss how to effectively use the Kids Skills computer program in treatment, and name ways to reframe kids’ problems as skills they need to learn. You'll also be able to describe how to invite the child’s parents, teachers, and friends to help them master their new skills.

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Parenting Skills:
All You Need to Help Families Today:
Session by Session

Dan Siegel

Session 1, Parenting with the Brain in Mind
with Dan Siegel, M.D.
12pm EDT Friday, October 12th to 12pm Tuesday, October 16th

 
Ron Taffel

Session 2, Reclaiming Parental Authority
with Ron Taffel, Ph.D.
12pm EDT Friday, October 19th to 12pm Tuesday, October 23rd

 
Martha Straus

Session 3, Rethinking Family Therapy
with Martha Straus, Ph.D.
12pm EDT Friday, October 26th to 12pm Tuesday, October 30th

 
Patricia Papernow

Session 4, Attachment Issues in Stepfamilies
with Patricia Papernow, Ed.D.
12pm EDT Friday, November 2nd to 12pm Tuesday, November 6th

 
Stan Davis

Session 5, How to Stop Bullying
with Stan Davis
12pm EDT Friday, November 9th to 12pm Tuesday, November 13th

 
Ben Furman

Session 6, Child Therapy without Problems: The Kids Skills Approach
with Ben Furman, M.D.
12pm EDT Friday, November 16th to 12pm Tuesday, November 20th

 
Michael Ungar

Bonus Session 1, Overprotective Parenting
with Michael Ungar, Ph.D.
Available On-Demand To Enhanced Learning Track Participants Only

 
Sherry Turkle

Bonus Session 2, Cyber Intimacy and Cyber Solitude
with Sherry Turkle, Ph.D.
Available On-Demand To Enhanced Learning Track Participants Only