DKnowles

Deirdre Knowles, MA, LMHC

Therapist,Workshop Leader, Parent Consultant

6000 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite 16
Tukwila, WA 98188
206-730-8199

 

It's Okay to Be Mad

Boy and Dad

 

A workshop about dealing with our own anger and helping our children deal with theirs.
Deirdre Knowles, MA LMHC

General Information

When & Where
Scheduling information
Instructor
Course Description
Why come to this workshop?
 

Workshop Sampler

Basic Ideas
How Do You View Anger?
Skills for Solutions

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General Information

When & Where

Location, date and time can be scheduled to fit your group's needs.

Scheduling information:

Contact dknowles@dknowles.net

Instructor

 

Deirdre Knowles has over thirty years experience working with parents and leading parent education and support groups. She received her M.A. in Psychology from Antioch University in 1992, where she concentrated in Family Systems. She studied Family Ministry at Regis University in Denver and also trained as a mediator. She conducts workshops throughout the state in parenting, personal growth, improving relationships, conflict management, and communication skills. She also has a private therapy practice in Renton, Washington, where she helps individuals, couples and families create more fulfilling lives. Knowles is the mother of five.

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Course Description

Part 1 - Anger Overview
Defines anger and examines the way we view it. It also explores the styles of anger and what people do when they become angry.

Part 2 - Helping Children with their Anger.
Prevention: Learn how to keep their emotional tanks full and recognize the developmental stages of anger.
When Kids are Angry: Learn how to lower the emotional level, set clear limits, and identify needs versus wants. Also explore how to help children express those needs and discover creative problem solving.

Workshop includes bibliography for further study.

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS!

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Why come to this workshop?

You will learn:

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Workshop Sampler

Basic Ideas

How Do You View Anger?

Anger can serve positive purposes:

Vent energy
Signal a need for change
Get attention
    • especially my own - telling me something is bothering me
    • others' - if I get listened to when I am angry
Help to identify a problem, the first step to a solution.

Anger is a secondary motion - something else came first

Disappointment
Fear
Powerlessness
Loss

There are degrees of anger, some we may not think of as anger.

The sooner we notice it, the easier it is to deal with.

Skills for Solutions

Article: "When You Feel a YELL Coming On..."

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Questions, comments, suggestions? E-mail me at dknowles@dknowles.net.

 

©2010 Deirdre Knowles, MA, LMHC