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We are emailing to announce the upcoming events for Dr. Gordon Neufeld to be held in Ottawa and Gatineau from February 8-13, 2012. Please contact Rowan for more information.

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Nous vous écrivons pour vous annoncer: le Dr Gordon Neufeld sera à Gatineau et à Ottawa de 8 à 13 février 2012.

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Making Sense of Anxiety in our Children and Youth
Donner un sens à l' anxiété chez nos enfants et nos jeunes

Wednesday February 8 - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm / Mercredi 8 février – 8h30 à 16h00,
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Gatineau, QC
$150 Early Bird rate before January 23/Lève-tôt de $150 avant le 23 janvier
(avec la traduction simultanée et les documents en français)

Organized by / organisé par Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management and/et les ressources régionale de soutien et d’expertise TC / Psychopathologie de l’Outaouais.

Dr. Neufeld brings a fresh and promising perspective to one of our most troubling and perplexing human problems. Making sense of anxiety is foundational to its cure. / Dr Neufeld apporte une perspective rafraîchissante et prometteuse à un des problèmes humains les plus troublants et perplexes. Donner un sens à l’anxiété est fondamental à son remède.

Teachability Factor: Part I Les facteurs d’enseignabilité - I
Teachability Factor: Part II Les facteurs d’enseignabilité – II

Thursday February 9 and Friday February 10 8:30 am to 4:00 pm / jeudi ET vendredi les 9 et 10 février - 8h30 à 16h00,
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Gatineau, QC
Early Bird rate of $250 (for both days) before January 23/Lève-tôt de $250 (les deux jours) avant le 23 janvier (avec la traduction simultanée et les documents en français)

Organized by / organisé par Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management and/et les ressources régionale de soutien et d’expertise TC / Psychopathologie de l’Outaouais.

Dr. Neufeld elaborates on the role of context in teaching and in particular, the role of the dynamics of attachment, maturation and vulnerability in learning and behaviour. Educators gain insight into why things work when they do, as well as why teaching sometimes fails to translate into learning. / Au cours de ce séminaire, le Dr Neufeld expliquera l’importance du contexte dans lequel l’enseignement prend place. Il exposera les dynamiques de l’attachement, de la maturation et de la vulnérabilité en lien avec l’apprentissage et le comportement. Les éducateurs pourront ainsi comprendre les raisons qui font le succès de l’enseignement lorsque celui-ci réussit, et son échec lorsqu’il échoue.

These presentations will be videotaped in order to produce DVDs of these topics. / Ces présentations seront filmées de façon à produire et offrir ces cours en format DVD par la suite.

Neufeld Institute Parent Conference: REST - PLAY – GROW with presentations in both English and French / avec quelques présentations aussi en FRANÇAIS.

Saturday February 11, 2012: Travelodge Ottawa Conference Centre, 9:00 am till 3:30 pm

$95.00 per person / $160.00 per parenting couple

Dr. Neufeld will keynote this conference, followed by a choice of two workshops,

Keynote Focus: What is our role in fostering growth and providing psychological rest in the lives of our children? Rest seems elusive in an age and time characterized by turmoil and advancing technology; however, by focusing on the role of psychological rest in our children's lives, we come to see its purpose and its necessity for healthy development. The theme of Dr. Neufeld's keynote will involved developing an understanding of the concept of psychological rest and its role in unlocking the dynamics for maturation inside each child.

Master Class Q&A with Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Sunday February 12, 2012: Travelodge Ottawa Conference Centre: 10:00 am till 1:30 pm
$50.00 per person, price includes a buffet lunch

Open to all those who have completed Neufeld's Level I Intensive. Only 25 spots available.

Making Sense of Preschoolers and Young Children: What every child needs us to know about them (en anglais seulement)

Monday February 13, 2012: Travelodge Ottawa Conference Centre, 9:00 am till 4:00 pm
$120.00 per person with paid registration before February 3rd: $135.00 after
Sponsored by the Arnprior Child and Youth Counselling Centre

It truly does take a village to raise a child. Parents, mental health professionals, early childhood educators, early years specialists, caregivers and teachers all play a vital role in supporting the growth and healthy development of our preschoolers & young children. In Ontario, many of our youngsters are in childcare environments, and we continue to move towards full-day kindergarten with somewhere around 50,000 of our four-and-five year olds attending full-day programs as of September 2011.

In this presentation, Dr. Neufeld will focus on making sense of the preschooler & young child, leading us into a grounded understanding of their inner landscape. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld will provide pivotal insight into the often perplexing behaviors that cross our environments including; impulsiveness, shyness, separation anxieties, egocentrism, aggression, resistance, oppositionality and more. Today’s presentation will be an invaluable resource for all those who support the healthy development of preschoolers & young children, revealing critical implications for parenting, teaching, programming, early intervention and treatment.