Couples Workshop for Parents of Children with Special Needs

If anyone is interested --- DH and I are going.

Communication for Couples
A Workshop to strengthen the marriages of couples who have a child with special needs

This three hour workshop will explore in depth the special challenges of couples who have a child with special needs. Participants will learn how to strengthen their connection to one another with improved communication skills and techniques, to focus on positive interactions, and to make time to have fun with one another. Particular emphasis will be placed on the difference in communication styles of men and women and how to deal with alternative views of parenting. Practical advice will also be offered to help couples learn how to stop fights, recover from arguments and find ways to open their hearts to one another.

This workshop will be led by Victor J. Goldman LCSW and Carolyn Schwartz Ph.D, a married couple who each have over 35 years working with couples and families. They also have been teaching ballroom dancing to couples for the past 15 years.
Carolyn is a clinical psychologist who has 35 years working with children with special needs, adolescents and adults. She was the co-founder of the Maryhaven Pre-school, which served children with developmental delays. Victor is a clinical social worker with 35 years of experience working in the Port Jefferson area specializing in helping couples. In addition to his clinical practice, he is the co-founder with Father Francis Pizzarelli of the Community Alliance of Northern Brookhaven Inc. (a group dedicated to promoting awareness of drug and alcohol abuse),


Cost: $75 per couple includes the cost of the book for the workshop
Time: Sunday, February 22nd from 11:30am-2:30pm
Place: 1050 Hallock Avenue, Suite 4, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. 11776
Space is limited to 10 couples
Registration or Information: Please contact Victor Goldman by phone at 631-928-4114 or by e-mail to [email protected] .
Visit Victor and Carolyn at their website: www.suffolknymarriagecounseling.com

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Re: Couples Workshop for Parents of Children with Special Needs

I wish you were closer maureen!
I think its important to realize that there ARE strains on our relationships - and thas normal and to be expected. I'm looking forward to this workshop - not because I feel like we have major issues (we certainly did, but through counseling and the grace of God we're so much better) ... but because I feel really proactive and committed to my marriage by doing something like this.

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Thanks...I will run it by DH tonight.
I have also been looking at some online stuff called "Finding God in Autism", and it has been helping me

Re: Couples Workshop for Parents of Children with Special Needs

*Bump*

I know a few really great couples going ... I'd love to meet some more of you.

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I can't go on those time/date but it seemed interesting.