a special Fall initiative for educators
and supporting professionals

When Dr. Neufeld first began providing professional development to educators, some 25 years ago, he had organized his material around the topic of Reaching Troubled Kids. The material was very well received by school systems throughout British Columbia and Canada. As a result of this material, Gordon became a ‘regular’ presenter for alternate education conferences where troubled kids were most likely to be found. Coming full circle, and now with the added insights available from neuroscience, Gordon has updated and reorganized this material to serve educators in today’s society, where troubled behaviour and troubled syndromes have unfortunately become the norm.

Tamara Strijack has been inspired to bring this revised material to the forefront for those involved professionally with children. She has designed a special series for this Fall:

• October 6 – Orientation Session

• October 13 – Plenary Session by Gordon Neufeld

• October 20, 27, and November 3 – Follow-Up Sessions that focus on practical applications and implementations, all tailored to specific interest groups

All sessions take place between 2:00 to 3:30 pm PT and are recorded should one not be able to attend the live session.

The group cohorts include:

• educators

• school counsellors

• clinical counsellors/mental health professionals

• foster/adoption

• early childhood support

Participants will be treated to remarkable insights regarding three hidden stories that exist in almost all troubled kids, regardless of how the trouble is manifest. These three hidden stories turn out to have a singular underlying theme, which, once understood, have surprising and very practical implications all those involved with students.