Let’s Talk: The Art of the Unspoken Language…Therapeutic Counseling of African American Men
March 14, 2012, 9:30 – 12:30

The Paradoxical Relationship Between Single Mothers and Their Older Sons

March 14, 2012, 1:30 – 4:30

Presented by:  John G. Taylor, MA, Clinical Therapist

Cost, When and Where:  $ 60 for morning workshop, $60 for afternoon workshop, $100 for BOTH workshops (save $20). Holiday Inn Hotel Rt 70 Cherry Hill, NJ directions below; 3-14-12, fee includes all handouts, certificates, continental breakfast provided AM only, lunch on your own (one hour), PM refreshments

Morning Workshop Summary: This half –day workshop provides attendees with an understanding of the art of counseling African American men. The workshop is designed to help those who work with African American men in therapeutic or counseling relationships understand the myriad of complex dynamics that sometimes hinder the therapeutic process for this population. There is an art form associated with talking and connecting with American African men and much of it is nonverbal. This workshop will provide the tools necessary to prevent frustration, lack of understanding, and the feeling that the client is unreachable. Participants will learn that sometimes our most powerful communication is not through spoken language, but through that which is unspoken.

Morning Workshop Objectives:

1. Learn and practice the power of non-verbal communication when counseling African American men
2. Understand the techniques to overcome the barriers of connecting in therapy with African American men
3. List five predominate issues that bring African American men to therapy
4. Identify five ways to reduce the drop out rate of African American men in therapy
5. Understand the fear and lack of trust that African American men often have regarding therapy.

Afternoon Workshop Summary:
This half –day workshop provides attendees with inside look into the mixed messages that single mothers sometimes give their oldest sons. The workshop will focus on the conflicted and paradoxical relationships that single mothers have with their oldest sons that usually result in conflict and chaos. The workshop will help the therapist identify and understand the tangled web of confusion that this often brings to the mother and the son. The son is told he is the man of the house but when he exerts that authority is quickly reminded that he is still a child —the paradox of this statement may cause  mother and son to battle for position in the home. Participants will leave with an understanding of this paradox and will learn therapeutic techniques, tools, and skills that can be used to reduce the conflict in these relationships

Afternoon Workshop Objectives:

1. Identify the three signs of a paradoxical relationship between mother and son
2. Understand and identify the parentified child
3. Identify and understand the emotional, mental, and verbal abuse that occurs in these relationships
4. Gain insight into the perspective of a mother that places her child in this “role”
5. Learn and practice therapeutic techniques and skills to produce change in these relationships.

Who Should Attend? Social workers, counselors, clinicians, case managers, in-home behavioral health providers, administrators, teachers, parents, advocates, and others who work with African American adolescents and men

About the Presenter:  John G. Taylor, MA is a Mental Health therapist in Philadelphia counseling clients that are dealing with HIV/AIDS, paranoid schizophrenia, bi-polar, depression, agoraphobia, domestic violence, ADHD, substance abuse, sex addictions and sexual abuse. Mr. Taylor received his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Fayetteville State University and a Masters Degree in Christian Counseling from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, which allows him to integrate Theology with Psychology. Mr. Taylor also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Drexel University in the Couples and Family Therapy Program.  Mr. Taylor has spent most of his career counseling/working with African American Men.  Mr. Taylor has worked as a Correctional Officer, Probation Parole Officer, HIV/AIDS Case manger and mental health therapist for “tripled” diagnosed clients (HIV/AIDS, Mental Health diagnosis, Substance abuse addiction) Mr. Taylor currently is a writer for the Divine Inspirations Magazine his column The Reality Corner is published monthly.

Registration: 3 Ways to Register: Register on line: www.sourcesforhumanservices.com   by Mail: Sources for Human Services, 536 Hansell Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096, or register by Fax: 610-645-0136,           E mail: sourcesforhumanservices@comcast.net   Phone:   610-203-1926

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_____________Let’s Talk: The Art of the Unspoken Language…Therapeutic Counseling of African American, 3-14-12, 9:30 – 12:30, $60

_____________ The Paradoxical Relationship Between Single Mothers and Their Older Sons
3-14-12, 1:30 – 4:30, $60

_________ BOTH workshops $100, save $20

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Please make checks/money orders, or purchase orders payable to Sources for Human Services and mail to 536 Hansell Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096, 610-203-1926; sorry, we cannot accept credit cards

Directions to hotel:  to Holiday Inn, Cherry Hill From Philadelphia International Airport.Take I-95 North to the Walt Whitman Bridge. Follow the signs for Route 130 North. Then follow the signs for Route 70 East for approximately three miles. The hotel is on the right. From the South. Take I-95 North to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Follow onto I-295 North to Exit 34B. Follow Route 70 west for three miles to the Cornell Avenue jug-handle. Take the jug-handle at Cornell Avenue which will bring you back around. The hotel will be on the right next to Red Hot & Blue. From Atlantic City/South Jersey. Take the Atlantic City Expressway to the North/South Freeway. Follow to I-295 North until Exit 34B. Follow Route 70 west for three miles to the Cornell Avenue jug-handle. Take the jug-handle at Cornell Avenue which will bring you back around. The hotel will be on the right next to Red Hot & Blue. From New York/North Jersey. Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 4. Take Route 73 north to Route I-295 South until Exit 34B. Follow Route 70 west for three miles to the Cornell Avenue jug-handle. Take the jug-handle at Cornell Avenue which will bring you back around. The hotel will be on the right next to Red Hot & Blue.

Get more information about this Free family Education Program in New Jersey by clicking this link.

NOFAS

FASD Story – CJ talks about her birth mother

Watch the Video

FASD Story: CJ, a young woman with FASD from Canada, shares her story with NOFAS
at the International Conference on FASD in Vancouver.  CJ talks about her birth
mother and tells a moving story of transitioning from anger to understanding
after seeing a birth mother’s panel discussion.

NOFAS Hosts Press Conference on FASD and the Criminal Justice System

On November 17, NOFAS hosted a press conference entitled FASD and the Criminal
Justice System at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Featured panelists
and speakers included: Dr. Edward Riley, Billy Edwards, J.D., Dr. Stephen
Greenspan, Dr. Fred Bookstein, Dr. George Woods, Hon. Tony Wartnik, Dr. Rich
Adler, Kay Kelly, Karen Thiel, Ph.D., J.D., Kate Boyce, J.D., Kathy Mitchell,
M.H.S. and Karli Schrider.  Video excerpts of the press conference will be
available in the coming weeks on the NOFAS YouTube page, AlcoholFreePregnancy.

Circle of Hope/Birth Mother’s Network Holiday Newsletter <http://nofas.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0c4e3277b83599d7092769953&id=be4297b6fe&e=ad44716d8a>

A warm update from the Circle of Hope/Birth Mother’s Network!

Karli and the Star of the Week Now Available in German!

NOFAS’ beloved children’s book, Karli and the Star of the Week has recently been
translated in to German by the organization, FASD Deutschland.  Paper copies
will be available from FASD Deutschland in early 2012.

Call for Artwork for the 2011 NOFAS Holiday Card!
NOFAS is seeking individuals with FASD who are interested in illustrating the
2011 NOFAS holiday card.  Please submit festive, holiday-themed drawings on
non-lined 8 ½ x 11 inch white paper.  All artwork must be drawn with markers,
signed by the artist and include a holiday message, (example: Happy Holidays,
Seasons Greetings, etc).  Please send your artwork to NOFAS at the address below
in a large envelope, and DO NOT fold drawings. Folded and damaged artwork will
not be able to be considered.  Or, you can create a full-color, high resolution
image by scanning your illustration and emailing it to montgomery@nofas.org
<mailto:montgomery@nofas.org> .

Please submit all drawings by Wednesday, November 30th to:
Brianna Montgomery
NOFAS
1200 Eton Court, NW
Third Floor
Washington, DC 20007

Join NOFAS for the 2011 Metropolitan Washington FASD Parent Support Group
Holiday Brunch!
You are invited to the Metropolitan Washington FASD Parent Support Group Holiday
Brunch, Saturday, December 3rd from 10:30 a.m. to Noon at Uncle Julio’s Rio
Grande Cafe in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Please RSVP to Brianna Montgomery at
montgomery@nofas.org <mailto:montgomery@nofas.org>  or 202-785-4585 ext. 102 by
Monday, November 28 if you wish to attend.  Please join us for this special
gathering and meet other families living with FASD!

FEATURES

Pregnancy and alcohol don’t mix

Jean Richmond Bowman offers a word of caution to women of childbearing age:
drink responsibly over the holidays and abstain from alcohol completely if you
are pregnant.
Article, Arizona Daily Sun, November 20, 2011

FASD awareness dance held at Friendship Centre

The Portage Friendship Centre of Canada recently hosted a dance to raise
awareness of FASD.
Article, The Daily Graphic, November 20, 2011

Chris Beach’s New Novel Tackles Problems in Foster Care System

Author Chris Beach of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada recently released “Indian Joe
Blow: Pishikii-Kigeet-Black Eagle Thunderbird Man”, a story of a young man with
FAS that falls through the cracks of the foster care system.
Article, PR Web, November 19, 2011

Developmentally disabled man brutally beaten in Burien

A 21-year-old man with FASD was severely beaten on his way home from work on
November 17.  Individuals with FASD and other developmental disabilities are
often the victims of crime.
Article, The Seattle Times, November 18, 2011

Pregnant mums warned over drinking

Dr. Shonag Mackenzie of Northumbria Healthcare Trust of the United Kingdom warns
of the danger in light consumption messaging for pregnant women.
Article, Sunderland Echo, November 17, 2011

Pregnant smoking, drinking dangers snubbed

The Australian Institute of Family Studies recently found that 38% of women
continue to drink alcohol during their pregnancies despite strong warnings from
the Australian government.
Article, The West Australian, November 15, 2011

Feds fund study to determine cost of fetal alcohol disorders

The Conservative government of Canada will conduct a study to determine the
comprehensive economic impacts of FASD.  Understanding these costs is essential
for addressing FASD in Canada and across the world.
Article, iPolitics (Canada), November 14, 2011