PARENTING WORKSHOP

GROW: Cultivating Families that Flourish

Saturday, Jan. 25 | 5 - 8:30 pm

Parents and caregivers are invited to a free parenting workshop with professional family counselors Saturday, Jan. 25. The workshop, called GROW: Cultivating Families That Flourish, helps caregivers grow in their understanding, compassion, and skills for relating with children. The workshop, which will go from 5 to 8:30 pm, includes free dinner and childcare.

 

The evening will be split into two 90-minutes sessions with a box dinner in between. The first session is called "Parenting through the Lens of Relationship" and the second is "Common Barriers to Relationships and Tools Towards Repair." Both would include discussion/reflection time, structured learning, and practical tools for parents to take home. Questions? Contact Family Pastor Sean Sullivan.

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Meet the Experts from GROW

The mission of GROW is free up families to experience deeper connection and joy by guiding parents towards a deeper understanding of childhood in a way that brings clarity to their role.

Rachel Hodges

  • * Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • * Trained in Trust Based Relational Intervention and Theraplay
  • * Master’s Degree in Social Work, Washington University
  • * Bachelors’s Degree in Psychology & Family Studies, Wheaton College

Jill Oberle

  • * Licensed Professional Counselor
  • * Trained in Trust Based Relational Intervention and Theraplay
  • * Master of Arts in Counseling, Covenant Theological Seminary
  • * Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education & Teaching, University of Missouri-Columbia

ABOUT GROW

Co-founders Rachel Hodges and Jill Oberle started working together as team members within a local church’s counseling ministry. Their practice was informed by a deep understanding of attachment, trauma and child development thanks to trainings in Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Theraplay as well as research from the likes of Dan Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson, Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamera, Karyn Purvis, Gabor Mate, Curt Thompson, and more. These resources fundamentally impacted their work with children and families.

 

To proactively equip parents and care givers—prior to when critical intervention might be needed—GROW started in 2017 as a weekend-long conference focused on the science of relationships, the foundation of development, and practical tools for engaging children and their emotions.

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