Complex Trauma Parenting In Action: Tools for Healing in Daily Life

THE 2012 SPEAKER SERIES
With Special Thanks to
Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS)
State of Minnesota
Anoka County
Saturday, April 14, 2012
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Speakers
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and New Friendships
Location: Coon Rapids Middle School
11600 Raven Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN

Complex Trauma Parenting In Action: Tools for Healing in Daily Life

“Can Consequence Me All You Like But Stealing Just Makes Me Feel Better”
A trauma informed approach to help children act and relate differently when stressed in daily life. Learn what causes these reactions, how and why the brain is wired differently and how you can help your child. When working with your child with complex trauma, cognitive tools that try to shift how your child may think don’t go far enough to help a child meet emotional and relational needs. This workshop will address behaviors, relational engagement, creating safety, and self regulation with hands-on parenting techniques.

PRESENTER: KRISTA NELSON, MA, LICSW, LMFT, Project Coord.—Wilder Foundation Center for Children with RAD

Krista has over twenty-five years of therapy and social work experience working with children and families going through difficult life transitions. In addition to her work with Wilder, she is in independent practice as a family therapist to adoptive parents and children. Krista specializes in working with survivors of abuse and trauma, children and families in the child protection system and youth in residential, foster and adoption placements with attachment disorder. Krista provides multiple professional and parent focused trainings across Minnesota each year on how to understand, effectively treat or manage daily family life when raising an attachment disordered child.

PLEASE RSVP
NANCY LE at (763)422-7104, nancy.le@co.anoka.mn.us
MARY WALKER at mneebwalker@yahoo.com