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Mission
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The Henrietta
Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic provides the services
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resources necessary to prevent and treat emotional and behavioral
problems for
Kern County children and
their families. |
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For parents,
foster parents or guardians of children
who are clients of the Child Guidance Clinic. |
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One of the most difficult
jobs is that of being a parent. How do you handle tough
situations such as misbehavior, peer pressure and abuse? Who
do you talk to when your child seems lost, depressed, angry or
withdrawn?
The Child Guidance Clinic offers Active Parenting©
groups to
help parents and guardians of our clients deal with problem
situations. We understand how important the parent's role is
for a child's treatment and well-being, and we want to help
you as a parent understand and deal with these situations
accurately.
Our Active Parenting©
groups are designed to assist you with
the problems you and your child are facing today. Using the
Active Parenting©
curriculum, trained clinical staff conduct
the education training groups in English and Spanish to teach
parenting skills and to increase parental effectiveness. In
this type of environment, you will meet other parents who are
experiencing similar problems with their children and will
share ways to deal with these situations.
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Active Parenting©
Information groups are offered each month. Times vary in
order to meet differing family schedules. Parenting groups are
available in English and Spanish and are offered at the
Clinic and certain school campuses.
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Why
a Parenting Group? |
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We believe that
families must work as a team to make long-term
changes.
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We believe that
anyone can benefit from fresh ideas on how to care
for children.
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These sessions
teach skills that your child's therapist may ask you
to practice at home to reinforce therapy.
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By teaching you
these tools in a group setting, your child's
therapist will have more time to focus on your
child.
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A group format
allows parents to share their own experiences and
learn from each other.
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