DODGEVILLE - A free workshop titled "Bullying and Teasing - What Can You Do As a Parent to Help Your Child or Teen?" will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at Plymouth Congregational Church, Dodgeville.
Registration and reception will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Family therapist Paul Gasser will provide practical strategies for parents facing this type of challenge. The workshop is for parents, kids, counselors and others who work with young people.
Gasser is a marriage and family therapist for the Mile Bluff Medical Center and instructor for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the Love and Logic Institute of Golden, Colo. His experience with children and their families comes as a result of working more than 30 years as a therapist and educator both in the United States and Russia. He currently teaches a variety of workshops and courses throughout the United States on the topic of children and behavioral issues.
His workshops are lighthearted and filled with practical ideas. His information, skills and strategies will help parents to feel more in control immediately. Gasser is also a former principal and classroom teacher. He and his wife are the parents of four children.
Gasser will present at 10 a.m., followed by a noon discussion over a light lunch. The seminar will be complimentary but attendance is limited, so early registration is important.
This event is the third and final event in the Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin 2010-11 Forum Series that focuses attention on the lives of young adults and their families in our community. Grassroots is a network of engaged people in southwest Wisconsin who through constructive dialogue and education foster informed, positive change in our communities. For more information contact: Kent Mayfield, Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin secondwindarabians@gmail.com or (608) 935-3540. To pre-register, go to www.grassrootswi.org and click on "Forums" or find "Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin" on Facebook and RSVP to this event.
Registration and reception will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Family therapist Paul Gasser will provide practical strategies for parents facing this type of challenge. The workshop is for parents, kids, counselors and others who work with young people.
Gasser is a marriage and family therapist for the Mile Bluff Medical Center and instructor for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the Love and Logic Institute of Golden, Colo. His experience with children and their families comes as a result of working more than 30 years as a therapist and educator both in the United States and Russia. He currently teaches a variety of workshops and courses throughout the United States on the topic of children and behavioral issues.
His workshops are lighthearted and filled with practical ideas. His information, skills and strategies will help parents to feel more in control immediately. Gasser is also a former principal and classroom teacher. He and his wife are the parents of four children.
Gasser will present at 10 a.m., followed by a noon discussion over a light lunch. The seminar will be complimentary but attendance is limited, so early registration is important.
This event is the third and final event in the Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin 2010-11 Forum Series that focuses attention on the lives of young adults and their families in our community. Grassroots is a network of engaged people in southwest Wisconsin who through constructive dialogue and education foster informed, positive change in our communities. For more information contact: Kent Mayfield, Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin secondwindarabians@gmail.com or (608) 935-3540. To pre-register, go to www.grassrootswi.org and click on "Forums" or find "Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin" on Facebook and RSVP to this event.
