Building your Parent Tool Kit to Help your Child Overcome Worries and Fears
Western alumni and friends are invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Colin King, PhD, C.Psych, Western Education, who will provide an overview of causes of anxiety in
children and youth and strategies to help reduce anxiety. Guests will
learn about evidence-based methods that help children learn skills to
reduce their distress and confront their worries and fears.
This talk is targeted for parents and caregivers of youth ages 5-18 years of age.
Formal program will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by Q & A.
About the speaker, Dr. Colin King
Colin is the Director of the Child and Youth Development
Clinic at Western University and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education.
As a School and Clinical Child Psychologist, he has worked and trained in a
variety of hospital, community, private practice, and educational settings
working with children and youth with various learning, social-emotional, and
behavioural challenges. Most recently, Colin worked as a School
Psychologist and as the Coordinator of Psychological Services in the Thames
Valley District School Board.
Please register online by Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
The Child & Youth Development Clinic at Western: Children first for a stronger community
Currently
there are thousands of children in the community whose needs are not
being met. Following our motto of “Children first for a stronger
community”, the clinic provides high quality, affordable and
comprehensive psychological assessment and intervention designed to
understand and enhance the abilities of children and youth ages 3-18. We
design evidence-based interventions tailored to meet the specific needs
of each child and work collaboratively with families and educators to
build a shared understanding of how to best support each child. The CYDC
is also self-referring so it is accessible to all.
It is also an
interdisciplinary training facility for graduate students in the School
and Applied Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language
Pathology, and Social Work programs. These students get real world
training, and work together as a team to provide one comprehensive plan
for each family. The CYDC enables us to provide a rich and diverse set
of services that no single health-care professional can offer.
Western Alumni is committed to accessibility for persons
with disabilities. Please contact us if you have any particular accommodation
requirements or require information in an alternate format.
Director, Child and Youth Development Clinic,
Associate Professor