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The following is a partial list of courses that Dr. Neufeld has developed and currently teaches. Other than the week intensives in Vancouver, all courses are hosted and arranged by others. For a brief description of the course and for access to related links, click on the more info button. If a more detailed course syllabus is available, clicking on the course title should open the page. To see a listing of scheduled events and courses, consult the speaking schedule page.
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Description: |
These intensives are designed for those interested in more extensive exposure and training in the integrated model developed by Dr. Neufeld, including those who would like to become practitioners of this paradigm, whether as parent consultants, parent coaches, or in the school system. The first level intensive provides a grounding in the conceptual foundations of the approach and is entitled Making Sense of Kids (or Working with Stuck Kids). The second level builds on this foundation with a focus on challenging problems and troubling behaviour. The title of this intensive is Challenging Childhood Problems. The first level serves as a prerequisite to the second level as well as to the certification and internship programs. |
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Scheduled Intensives: |
For event details, brochures and registration information, consult the speaking schedule page. For course details, consult the course syllabus. |
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Home Study Program: |
The Intensive Level One is now available in a home study format. One of the week intensives was professionally filmed and this DVD material is the core of this home study course. For more information, consult the homestudy page. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. For more information on the constructs of stuckness or teachability, click on the appropriate theme. |
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This parenting course deliver the best that developmental science has to offer to those who are our children's best bet - parents and those who support them. The effect of the material is to restore parents to their natural intuition as well as to their rightful place in their children's lives. The principles and dynamics apply to children of any age. Although some attention is given to the more perplexing problems of childhood, the general thrust of the course concerns issues and challenges facing most every parent. |
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Videocourse format: |
This parenting course has been professionally videotaped and produced. It can be used for home-study, group study, or facilitated by trained individuals as an eight week evening course. The video-course is divided into eight 1 hour sessions. |
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Facilitator Training Program: |
Group facilitation requires certification. Information about the facilitator training program is available on the training page. The Level One Intensive is a prerequisite for the program. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the speaking schedule for event details. |
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Teaching doesn't always result in learning and this discrepancy seems to be widening. The primary reason for this involves the psychological factors in the learning equation. Despite advances in curriculum, technology and pedagogy, the teachability of children is on the wane, making teaching much more difficult than it used to be or than it needs to be. Although the teachability of a student is the single most important factor in learning, this variable is rarely addressed. Dr. Neufeld teases apart this factor to reveal the impact of attachment, immaturity and vulnerability in facilitating or impeding the learning process. In so doing, he exposes common roots to both learning and behaviour. He also provides practical suggestions for how to improve the teachability of students and thus increase ones effectiveness as a teacher.
This material can be introduced in a one-day seminar but requires 2 to 3 days to do the material justice and to satisfy teachers' demands for practical suggestions. The best exposure to this material is in the week intensive for educators. When this week intensive is taken through Malaspina Unversity College of BC, participants can receive postgraduate credit. The focus of this material can range from the most troubled to the most gifted, and from alternate settings to mainstream education.
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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This course focusses on the role of attachment in behaviour and can be addressed to a wide mix of professionals and educators involved with children and families. A working model of attachment is presented that is relevant to all problems, usable in all venues and applicable to children of any age. By spelling out the science of relationship, Dr. Neufeld reveals why it matters so much how and to whom a child attaches. Dr. Neufeld discusses common behaviour problems that are rooted in the attachment dynamic and presents strategies for dealing with these problems without risking the relationship. He also reveals how adults can harness the power of attachment to make their work with children easier and more effective. |
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Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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The focus of this 1 to 3-day course is on the role of immaturity, attachment and vulnerability in problems of learning and behaving. Also presented are practical suggestions for dealing with the resulting behaviour. In this course, Dr. Neufeld unravels a perplexing array of problems to reveal a single underlying theme of stuckness and a singularly effective approach to getting kids unstuck.This material is a condensed and abbreviated version of the Neufeld Intensive, Level One. The dynamics apply to all children but the focus is primarily on those kids who have the most trouble learning and behaving. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, theme and objectives. Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled and for event details. |
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This 1 - 3 day course is relevant to all those involved with children or youth who have problems with aggression and violence. Dr. Neufeld's innovative working model of aggression has received national attention and recognition. His highly effective approach has profound and revolutionary implications for treatment. Jack Hirose Seminars hosts the 3-day format which is offered in various locations across Canada. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the blackboard on the home page for 3 day courses that have been scheduled. Consult the speaking schedule for event details and brochures. |
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Making sense of adolescence provides the foundation for interacting effectively with our teens. Dr. Neufeld's unique distillation of adolescent psychology and the integration of this material with his rich experience with teens, both professionally and as a father, forms the basis for the highly sought-after insights and suggestions he provides. This 1 to 2-day course can be addressed to parents, to educators, to helping professionals or to a mixed audience of parents and professionals. This seminar has been used as professional development for high school teachers, as training for youth workers, as parent education for parents of teens, and as a primer for parents of pre-teens. |
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Videocourse version: |
This course is also available as a 8-hour videocourse in DVD format. For more information, consult the adolescence videocourse page. |
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Facilitator Training Program |
Group facilitation requires certification. Information about the facilitator training program is available on the training page. The Level One Intensive is a prerequisite for the program. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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Although the counterwill impulse - that instinct that gives rise to resistance and oppositionality in children - is quite normal and even healthy in certain circumstances, its manifestations and impact can be highly disruptive. This basic human reaction is undoubtedly one of the most troublesome, misunderstood and misdiagnosed dynamics in childhood. Making sense of counterwill is the key to opening the doors for change. Dr. Neufeld presents a three-pronged approach for prevention and intervention. This one-day course is highly relevant to variety of audiences: parents of children of any age, educators from preschool to high school, professionals working with delinquent youth, or adults involved with children with severe behaviour problems. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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Once we understand how bullies are made, our attempts to unmake them can be truly effective and long-lasting. Most prevailing approaches to this problem assume that bullying is either learned behaviour or the result of failure to acquire social skills. In contrast, Dr. Neufeld dissects the bully syndrome to reveal its deep instinctive roots in the dynamics of attachment and vulnerability. This material is usually presented in a one-day format. |
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Click on the course syllabus for more information on format, applicability, objectives, organization and topics. Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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When we think of attachment, most of us think of babies and bonding. Yet Dr. Neufeld reveals the profound attachment needs of adolescents and the pivotal role adults must play in meeting those needs. Today's adolescents are falling through the attachment cracks in our society and everyone is paying a price. This course is often requested as professional development for high school teachers and counselors but is appropriate for anyone involved with teenagers. |
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Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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We put a high premium on social responsibility in our children but often lack an understanding of how best to develop this ethos. The direct approach, though appealing in its simplicity, rarely works with the most troublesome students. Dr. Neufeld presents a developmental approach to social responsibility that not only reveals its roots but sets the stage for practical and fruitful interventions. Dr. Neufeld developed this course primarily for educators working within an elementary or middle school setting. |
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Consult the speaking schedule for courses that have been scheduled. |
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