 "I would like to express my appreciation for the encouraging presentation you gave at the... conference. Your enthusiasm and your awareness of the multiple problems facing children was obvious. Most importantly, your refreshing methods of approaching therapy was most encouraging to me. Your presentation assisted in revitalizing my energy to work with our more difficult children."
Judy Caldwell
Area 3 Supervisor
South Carolina DSS
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In the four hours of video training, Dr. Katz :
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describes the behavioral problems that frequently occur; |
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explains how emotional problems, including

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impairment in the ability to become close to, attached to, and trusting of others; |
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a strong need to feel in
control of some aspect of their lives in order to compensate for feelings of vulnerability
and insecurity; |
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impaired sense of identity, including low self esteem; |
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strong
anger and rage; |
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developmental delays and regression in social skills; |
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negative attitudes; and |
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selfish ineffective values develop and how they produce behavioral problems; |
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demonstrates many responses and interventions that are effective in working on and reducing these problems; |
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teaches specific ways to help children learn how to:

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form and maintain healthy attachments and relationships despite previous losses; |
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feel and be in control in positive ways despite having experienced painful situations over which they had little or no control; |
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build self-esteem and a healthy sense of identity; |
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overcome anger, including expressing it effectively by using it's energy to make positive things happen; |
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gain maturity; |
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develop a positive attitude in an often frustrating world; and |
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learn, internalize, and apply effective values; |
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shows how to increase the impact of helping methods by reinforcing verbal ideas with
multi-sensory, hands on, real life, concrete, tangible experiences. |
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