Training Program Objectives:
Parents have specific cognitions about themselves in the parenting role, about their children, and/or about their parenting practices (Gavita, 2011; Wigfield, Eccles, Schiefele, Roeser, & Davis-Kean, 2006). Also, parenting strategies can be a resource for them when confronted with difficult parent-child situations, e.g., child misbehavior, communication issues. It is well documented that poor parenting practices are related to child psychopathology (e.g., Haapasalo & Tremblay, 1994), while positive parenting practices represent protective factors involved in child adjustment (McCord, 1991).
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the first cognitive-behavioral approach in psychological practice, is an evidence-based approach (David, Lynn, & Ellis, 2010) with multiple applications in the coaching field (Katsikis, Kostogiannis, & Dryden, in press) and the parent coaching sub-field (David, David, & Dobrean, 2014). REBT proposes that parental rational beliefs (RBs) and irrational beliefs (IBs) can be regarded as resiliency mechanisms (rational beliefs) and as vulnerability factors (irrational beliefs), respectively, having a significant impact on parenting practices and psychopathology (e.g., Ellis & Bernard, 2006; Terjesen & Kurasaki, 2009).
This workshop will provide a practical guide on how to coach parents to endorse RB’s, namely flexible beliefs, discomfort tolerance beliefs and acceptance beliefs, which are the basis for effective parenting. In addition, child management techniques and strategies for communication and discipline issues will be demonstrated.
Training Program Features:
- Demonstration of Parent Coaching sessions through blue tooth earphones.
- Presentation of real case vignettes.
- Role-Play Practice and Feedback via Supervision
Continuing Education Credits: 24 CEC
Appeals to:
Professionals (and graduate students) who work in the fields of School Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Social Work and Mental Health Nurse, Life Coaching, Educational Coaching, Parent Coaching, Education, other child/adolescent- and parent-related fields.
Also, appeals to parents interested in becoming certified in parent coaching.
Trainers:
Mark Terjesen, Ph.D., REBT, St. Johns University, New York, NY, USA
Chrysoula Kostogiannis, Ph,D, REBT, Hellenic Institute for RECBT, Athens, Greece
Demetris Katsikis, Ph.D., REBT, Hellenic Institute for RECBT, Athens, Greece
Additional Information:
Site Location: Hellenic Institute for Rational Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Athens, Greece
Dates: July 9-12, 2015, 10 am – 5 pm Language: English
Cost: 600 Euros (500 Euros for early registration until June 10th, 2015)
Contact Details: info@recbt.gr, +30 210 6128950, Ms. Stella Kassapis
Hellenic Institute for RECBT, Athens, Greece
3 Aristeidou Street, P.C. 15122,
Marousi, Athens GREECE
Tel.: (+30) 210 6142110 & 210 6128950
E-mail: info@recbt.gr, Website: www.recbt.gr
References
David, O. A., David, D., & Dobrean, A. (2014). Efficacy of the Rational Positive Parenting Program for child externalizing behavior: Can an Emotion-Regulation Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioral Parent Program be more effective than a Standard one? Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 14(2), 159-178.
David, D., Lynn, S., & Ellis. A. (2010). Rational and irrational beliefs. Implications for research, theory, and practice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ellis, A. & Bernard, M. E. (2006). Rational Emotive Behavioral approaches to childhood disorders: Theory, practice and research. New York, ΝΥ: Springer.
Gavita, O. A., David, D., DiGiuseppe, R., & DelVecchio, T. (2011). The development and validation of the Parent Rational and Irrational Beliefs Scale. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30, 2305-2311.
Haapasalo, J. & Tremblay, R.E. (1994). Physically aggressive boys from age 6 to 12: Family background, parenting behavior, and prediction of delinquency. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62(5), 1044-1052.
Katsikis, D., Kostogiannis, C., & Dryden, W. (in press). A Rational Emotive Behavior Approach in Life Coaching. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies.
McCord, J. (1991). Questioning the value of punishment. Social Problems, 38(2), 167-176.
Terjesen, M. D. & Kurasaki, R. (2009). Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Applications for working with parents and teachers. Estudos de Psycologia-Campinas, 26(1), 3-14.
Wigfield, A., Eccles, J. S., Schiefele, U., Roeser, R. W., & Davis-Kean, P. (2006). Development of achievement motivation. In W. Damon, R. M. Lerner (Eds.-In-Chief) and N. Eisenberg (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of child psychology (Vol. 3, pp. 933-1002). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
