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Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services sponsors a variety of workshops
and classes throughout the year. These workshops and classes are
designed
to help the non-professional learn and understand the latest skills and
techniques. Workshops and classes often address common behavioral
health
care topics like depression, intervention, anger management, ADHD,
stress management, and more. Classes are offered at various locations
and
Pine Rest Clinics
around Grand Rapids, West Michigan, and central Iowa. Workshop or
class
cost and registration requirements vary. Check each listing for details.
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
March 4
Parenting With Love & Logic (March 4 - April 29)
"Kids don't come with an owner's manual... but I've found one, it's Love and Logic." Join us to learn how to raise respectful, responsible children! Class is for parents of children ages 6-12. This is an eight-week class from March 4 - April 29 with the week of April 8 off for spring break. Schedule is 7 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Presented by Krista Anderson, Ph.D. Cost is $85 per person or couple -- includes eight-week course & materials. Childcare is not provided. Location is the Pine Rest Holland Clinic, 926 W. Washington, Suite 210, Holland, MI. Call 616/820-3780 for more information or to register.
Love and Logic will help you...
- Have more fun as a parent.
- Discover what WILL work with your kids.
- Learn great comebacks every parent should know.
Love and Logic website is: http://www.loveandlogic.com. May 6, 13, 20, 27
Anger Management Classes for Adults (4 weeks)
Led by Jim Bottenhorn, MA, LLP, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Postma Center on Pine Rest's main campus, 300 68th Street, SE, Grand Rapids. Open to adults and older teens. Registration is required. Cost: $70/individual or $105/two family members. Class fee due at first class. Call 616/493-6033 for more information and to register.
Participants will learn the difference between the emotion of anger and aggression, explore the factors that influence their anger, learn to recognize anger’s warning signs, and develop new ways of responding to feelings of anger that are productive, vs. unproductive. Class participants will also learn to communicate their feelings appropriately, rather than stuffing them or blowing up. May 6, 7
It Takes a Village: Effective Practices in Family & Community-Building in Northern Michigan
Location will again be at the Holiday Inn West Bay in Traverse City. More information re: CEUs and topics to come later.
Please call 231/947-2255 for more information. July 6, 13, 20, 27
Anger Management Class for Teens (4 weeks)
This four-week class will be led by outpatient therapist, Ryan LaRue, MSW, LMSW, ACSW, on Tuesdays from 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. at the Van Andel Center on Pine Rest’s main campus, 300 68th Street in Cutlerville. Cost: $75. To register call 616/222-4584 or e-mail ryan.larue@pinerest.org. Classes are geared toward males and females ages 12 – 17.
What to expect:
• Learn to control anger and prevent angry outbursts
• Identify the signs of anger
• Practice how to express your feelings
• Find alternative ways to express your anger
• Understand the differences between anger, aggression, assertiveness and hostility
About the Speaker: Ryan LaRue MSW, LMSW, ACSW has over 12 years of social work/counseling experience working with adolescents and children and has taught the anger management course for four years to over 350 teenagers.
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