Mastering Effective Parenting Tools: Techniques to Calm Big Emotions & Improve Challenging Behavior

Name: Mastering Effective Parenting Tools: Techniques to Calm Big Emotions & Improve Challenging Behavior
Start: 2025-01-31T09:30:00-0600
End: 2025-01-31T11:45:00-0600
Location: Carriage House at 1205 Grand Ave

Fri, Jan 31 2025, 9:30am - 11:45am CST

Carriage House at 1205 Grand Ave

saint paul, united states

Melanie Vinton, MA, LMFT

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Event description

In this two hour workshop you will:

Uncover underlying factors contributing to challenging behavior in youth, regardless of diagnosis, considering diverse cultural contexts and individual differences.
Identify common triggers inadvertently activated by parents and learn strategies to minimize these triggers for creating a more peaceful home environment.
Acquire practical tools to effectively manage and prevent emotional meltdowns in children, considering cultural variations in emotional expression and management.
Understand the psychological motivations behind parental reactions to challenging behavior within the family systems; with respect for cultural influences and diverse family dynamics.
Develop key skills to engage parents sensitively and constructively in discussions about positive behavior change.

Schedule:

9:30-9:45am: Welcome and Orientation - Orient to Self and the Space, Tune into Mission/ Vision for this Time Together (Why is it important for you to be here?)

9:45-10:00am: Professional Background and Context - Introduction to “The Three C’s” of the Mad to Glad Blueprint

10:00-10:15am: Calm: Understanding Brain Science - Explore what’s happening in the brain beneath challenging behaviors and effective strategies

10:15-10:30am: Experiential Activity: Parental Triggers - Empathetic exploration and humorous self-reflection on inadvertent triggers activated by parents

10:30-10:45am: Connect: Managing Emotional Meltdowns - Strategies to prevent meltdowns and build trust and positive connections

10:45am: BREAK

11:00-11:15am: Positive Communication Template - Introduction to paving the way for effective communication; incorporating the Connect strategy

11:15-11:45am: Implementation Strategies - Practical takeaways and quick-action plan for immediate use

2 hours of Continuing Education approved by MN Board of Marriage and Family Therapy and MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy

**2 hours of cultural competency approved through MN Board of Marriage and Family Therapy**

Questions? Looking for student or group discounts? Contact Melanie Vinton: melanie@ilifecounseling.com

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Melanie Vinton, MA, LMFT

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My vision of beginning the learning center began in 2022 when I was brainstorming with a few of my colleagues on how to create a space for mental health professionals to share their wisdom and earn money at the same time! This journey slowly started with colleagues offering trainings and now has grown into a variety of trainings from a variety of amazing people that want to share their knowledge with the community! If you are reading this and want to share your wisdom, message me!

Here's a little bit about me. I am the founder and co-owner of Invigorate Life Counseling. We are heart led and have an eclectic group of therapists who offer a variety of mental health services to the community. I have more than 17 years of experience in healing complex trauma with individuals and families. I look at issues and patterns through a trauma-informed lens and have a passion for utilizing therapies such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), AIR Network, somatically informed practices, yoga movement, and the attachment theory. I draw on this experience to assist my clients and families with the trauma healing process but also to mentor the Invigorate team with an emphasis on encouragement and collaboration so they can facilitate change and healing with their clients.

As Invigorate’s Clinical Leader, I have successfully mentored and developed many emerging therapists. I primarily use self-as-therapist and an open and direct communication to mentor and support therapists entering the field for the first time. I am a Minnesota Board Approved Supervisor for MFT, LPC, and LPCC licensure boards and provide regular ongoing individual and group supervision for post-graduates.

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