Free webinar on Jan. 25 - depression in children

Peggy Kubert

The BalancedMind Foundation will offer a free webinar on Wednesday, January 25.

Executive Director of Erika's Lighthouse (Evanston, Ill.), Peggy Kubert, AM, LCSW, will discuss their Parent Handbook on Child & Adolescent Depression. 

 

This unique and practical guide was written for parents whose children are suffering from depression by parents who have been through similar issues with their children. The discussion will explore some of the typical family dynamics which occur when a child is dealing with depression, and will offer tools and techniques to address common issues. A limited number of complimentary handbooks will be available to webinar participants.

Some of the topics we will explore include: 

• How to establish expectations of "acceptable behavior" for all family members (including your child with depression).  
• How to talk with your depressed child, close family members and friends about the illness and treatment of depression.
• How to practice active listening skills as a way to connect with all family members.
• Exploring ways to strengthen yourself and the family during challenging times

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time:    8:00 – 9:00 AM Pacific
               9:00 – 10:00 AM Mountain
             10:00 – 11:00 AM Central
             11:00 – Noon Eastern

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Reserve your Webinar seat now: 
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/316282830

Autism center opens January 14

Are you interested in autism, or do you have a family member or friend who would benefit from services in the autism coimmunity?

Spectrum Support, LLC, will hold an open house on Saturday, January 14, at its new center at 1575 West Lake Shore Drive, Woodstock. Turn off U.S. 14 at the traffic light where Culver's is. Instead of turning right into Culver's (you can do that later), turn left and head toward Towels & More.

Spectrum Support is in the building on your right. There is plenty of parking.

10:00AM Doors open. Meet & greet.
10:30AM Information about Spectrum Support center.
11:00AM Options & Advocacy
11:30AM Talk About Curing Autism (TACA)
12:00PM Open discussions with providers
1:00PM Nature's First Medical, Dr. Scott Morris
2:00PM MJ Thinks Social
3:00PM Open discussions with providers
4:00PM Center closes

For information, call 815.337.7570

Speech therapy services are available on-site from Talk Time Speech Academy (Tammy Basel).