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PARENTING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:
The Launching Years:
Parenting Your Teen Towards a Successful
College Transition and Beyond
Parents will be empowered to make the high school experience an
opportunity to give their teens the crucial "life skills" that will
serve them well on the college terrain. This one hour presentation
will inform parents about what college life is like today and what
stressors to expect during the freshman year. Issues important to
consider for parents who have teens with learning disabilities,
ADD/ADHD, and mental health issues will be addressed. With this
information parents will understand how to help their teens build
confidence and competence for the challenges of college. Parents'
changing roles during high school and beyond will also be addressed.
Stressbusters for the College
Selection/Application Process: A Guide for Parents
The
college-bound process can be anxiety-provoking and stressful for you
and your teen. This workshop will help you to successfully
navigate the junior and senior years with a goal of maintaining
meaningful communication with your teen. Tips will be given about how
to take the "battle zone" out of the application process while
encouraging skills in your teens that will give them
confidence. Parents will learn about "senioritis" and the unique
aspects of the launching process.
A
Guide for Separated or Divorced Parents: Effectively Supporting Your
Teens for a Successful College Transition
This
one hour workshop will enlighten parents about the challenges of
the college transition and the unique issues and concerns for parents
who are separated or divorced. Parents will learn about the stressors
that all freshman face on college campuses today and gain an
understanding of the impact of the divorce on this developmental stage
and the particular vulnerability of this population. Issues to
seriously consider during the college selection/application process,
handling milestone events , and effectively supporting the teens will
be addressed.
PRIOR WORKSHOPS:
Read about this panel discussion on Maplewood Patch
The Launching Years: Parenting Your Teen Towards a
Successful College
Transition and Beyond
Millburn High School, at the Millburn Public Library
Preparing
for the College Transition
Program for Junior class of Frontier College Preparatory
Faculty meeting: How to encourage skills for a successful transition
IDEA Public Schools, Frontier College Preparatory, Brownsville, Texas
The Launching Years: Parenting Your Teen Towards a Successful College
Transition and Beyond
West Morris Mendham High School
Open to the public
The College
Transition: Relevant Issues and Effective Interventions
with Teens and Parents
HWPN Panel: Teens to Twenties: Relevant
Issues and Tools for Success
Presenters: Maureen Tillman, L.C.S.W., Amy Klein, L.C.S.W., and Stuart
Bochner
Health and Wellness Professional Network
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Read about this panel discussion on South Orange Patch
 Maximize
Your College Investment:
Parenting Your Teens for a Successful College Transition.
JCC of West Orange, NJ
Depression in the Family
Let's learn about this "invisible" disease which impacts all ages, and the
family and friends who care.
Congregation Beth El Roundtable Series
South Orange, N.J.
The College Transition: Relevant Issues and
Effective Interventions
with Teens and Parents
Learn about the stressors that freshmen face, and the latest reports on the emotional life of college students. Raise your awareness
on how YOU can be helpful to High School students and parents by encouraging key life skills and making appropriate referrals.
NASW Morris County Chapter
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Overlook Hospital
The Launching Years: Parenting your Teen Towards a Successful College Transition and Beyond
James Caldwell High School Cafeteria
New Providence High School Chorus Room
Solomon Schechter High School
Myths vs. Realities: Healthy Coping
Strategies for College Life
New Providence High School Senior Health Classes
Temple B'Nai Or,
Morristown, New Jersey
Senior Health Class at Millburn High School
(A Class
in Suicide Prevention)
How to Find Your Niche at
College (Teens Only!)
South Orange Middle School
Preparing Teens for a
Successful College Transition: Guide for Parents
Employee "Lunch and Learn"
UMDNJ University Hospital
Mendham High School, Mendham, NJ
Mini-institute for the East Brunswick Public Schools
Community Programs
Key Life Skills
Partner with your child/teen to develop the skills that will serve
them well on the college terrain and in life!
Rotary Club of Chatham, Millburn, Short Hills
A
Guide for Separated or Divorced Parents: Effectively Supporting Your
Teens for a Successful College Transition
The
Adult School of the Chathams, Madison, and Florham Park
Stressbusters for the College
Selection/Application Process: A Guide for Parents
The
Adult School of the Chathams, Madison, and Florham Park
The
South Orange-Maplewood Adult School
MetroWest College Fest
College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown,
NJ, Keynote speaker
Incorporating
Suicide Education into the Health Curriculum
Kearny High School
Creating An Environment For Your Teenage Campers and Counselors;
Fostering Life Skills for a Productive, Engaged Life in HS, College and
Beyond
Camp is the place to emphasize the importance of developing crucial life
skills that will facilitate productive and happy high school experiences
and college adjustment. Learn ways to encourage teen campers to mindfully
practice skills such as assertiveness, decision making and coping with
anxiety. Methods of developing a partnership with parents, consistent with
the camp philosophy will be taught which will enable you to actualize
these goals.
American Camping Association
Tri-State Conference
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