SEMINARS 

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The Institute for solid self

11800 Sunrise Valley Drive   Suite 312   

Reston, Virginia 20191. Phone: 703-715-2202

We conduct following Seminars:

1. The Transition into High School Seminars
A Seminar for Parents and Professionals Involved with Teenagers

2. The Transition into High School Seminars
A Seminar for parents and Professionals

3. The Journey to Solid Self Seminar

Details are as under:

1. Seminar for Parents and Professionals Involved with Teenagers

A Seminar for Parents and Professionals Involved with Teenagers

To Be Held

11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 312, Reston, VA  20191
9:00 AM 12:00 PM

Saturday:

August 26, 2006
Sept 9, 2006
Sept. 16, 2006

From the recent Fairfax County tragedy, the Columbine incident in the past, and
the number of adolescents struggling to function productively, our society has
witnessed gaping holes in its ability to deal with teenage angst.  Families are
struggling with preparing stable, competent, children who are ready for a
productive adulthood.

Local relationship expert, psychotherapist, and lecturer, presents for the
first time ever the Transition into High School Seminars.  The Seminar series
deals with the challenges families face today in handling the transition from
elementary to middle school, from middle school into high school.  Having worked
with families and adolescents in Fairfax County for the past thirty-six years,
Meyer will delve into the difficulties that families encounter in these
transitions.   Indeed, the very roles and focus of parents has to evolve
dramatically as their children move through the developmental stages.

Parents have had to address the three primary parental roles and functions as
their children move from birth to adulthood.  Meyer believes the three primary
parental processes are providing for, protection from, and preparation for. 
The ideal outcome is the growth of children who are competent, confident, and
intact (physically whole and healthy).  The Transition Seminar will discuss each
of these three roles in depth and how they change in relevance during the
different phases of childhood.   Of particular focus of the Seminar is the
alignment of the three parental roles during the transition into, and out of,
high school.  The Seminar will assist parents to have a clear understanding of
the struggles their adolescent will experience.

In addition to discussion of the roles of parents will be discussion of the
following specific topics:

Support of the uniqueness of every child
The parental skill of deep listening
The value of the child as a human being vs. the performance of the child
How to teach children the lessons of life
How to be there for the child
The importance of active engagement and participation in the child's world
Being a trustworthy parent

Who Should Attend

Parents
Extended family members
Any interested teenager who is thirteen or older
Guidance Counselors
Psychologists
Social Workers
Teachers
Other professionals

Fees

Adults $50.00
Two adults: total $75.00
Accompanying Adolescent: $25.00

How to Register

In order to register for each Seminar, mail a check to Patricia H. Meyer, LCSW
at 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 312, Reston, VA 20191, send in the
registration indicating that cash will be paid at the door, FAX registration to
703-715-2202, or register online.  Scholarships are available for attendance.
Contact Patricia Meyer at 703-715-2202.

An Opportunity of Summer:

Contact with Extended Family

PART TWO

Because of the three automatic and predictable patterns discussed in Part I,
doing the same, doing the opposite, and making a factual  thought-based
decision, observing and knowing all of our extended family becomes critical.  In
part, this is so because our parent's siblings (aunts, uncles, grandparents)
give us new and different information about who our parents were in their
development.  Looking at a parent who has been our authority and attempting to
see them in full objectivity can be very difficult.  However, it may take but
few minutes visiting with Uncle John to begin to see an entirely new angle about
how our father became who he is and why he carries certain areas of high
voltage.   This is so, in part, because some of our functional characteristics
develop in reaction to our siblings, particularly those closest in age to us.
For example, if Uncle John was a hellion, always in trouble and always upsetting
Dad and Mom, then Dad may have found himself being quiet and remaining under the
radar.   This quiet niche may have followed Dad into adulthood and parenting
resulting in a parent who is conflict avoidant and unable to provide leadership
to his children.  Without the contrast with older brother, Uncle John, it would
be very difficult to understand, in context, Dad's lack of leadership and his
allergy to conflict.

Other values and patterns may also gain clarity when we become informed about
the extended family.  Resentment toward Dad from the older siblings may be
upsetting and offensive.  That defensive feeling may melt into compassion when
you learn that the older sibs had to quit high school at fourteen, get full time
work, and turn it all over to the parents.  Your fortunate Dad was the first,
and only son, who was able to go to college.  These two diverse childhood
experiences create significant economic differences and may create voltage on
both sides.  Voltage that later generations may carry forward and no one
understand the origin.

Just knowing your extended family from the eyes, opinions, and memories of your
parent outside of personal knowledge of the eyes, opinions and memories of other
extended family who shared the extended history can leave huge gaps in
understanding and little ability to explain nor resolve for self the family
voltage that effects self day-in-day-out.

Make attending a family reunion a priority as well as other nodal events in the
life of the extended, family funerals, retirements etc.  It's about connection
and knowledge even when there is no closeness.

Contact Patricia Hanes Meyer, LCSW at 703-715-2202 to sign up for her two
current Seminars:

The Transition into High School Seminars

A Seminar for parents and Professionals
A three-hour Seminar:  (9:00-12:00 PM)
August 12, 19, or 26

The Journey to Solid Self Seminar

A nine-month  two hours each month  Seminar
Beginning:  September 26 (Tuesday 10-12 or 6-8 PM
September 30 (Saturday 10-12 PM)

These unique seminars will help you examine the impact of childhood, family
patterns, and other positive and negative influences, and rediscover talents and
gifts buried under the rush of life. The focus is on how you use personal time
when you have a choice€”decisions that determine the very nature of your life.
You'll discover:

 How to build clarity. When you know what you stand for, and you act
accordingly, you and others know what to expect.

 How to build capability. You'll acquire the understanding and conviction
to stay on your path.

 How to make better, faster decisions. People with solid selves focus on what
matters and don't get distracted.
 
The seminar draws upon Bowen Theory and the works of five respected authors,
with insights gained by Patricia Meyer. You will gain not only insight, but also
a proven weekly routine for planning, focusing, and decision making€”the tools
you need to stay solid.

Your guide to a solid self: Patricia Hanes Meyer, LCSW, BCD, DAPA.

Patricia Meyer believes that anyone who is motivated can make positive life
changes, function at a higher level, and achieve both deep pride and
tranquility. The attendees of Meyer's seminars are the living proof.

Meyer brings more than three decades of experience to her work. She has been in
private practice in Reston, Virginia, since 1976, and was an instructor in the
Georgetown University Department of Psychiatry for eight years.
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Enrollment is limited.

Reserve your place now.

To lock in your reservation as soon as possible, print out this form and fax
your information to 703-715-2202, then mail your check as detailed below.
 
You may also contact Patricia Meyer by voice at that same number, or by email at
phm@phmlcsw.com, to reserve your place or ask any questions.
 
Scholarships are available. Contact Patricia Meyer to inquire.

http://www.theinstituteforsolidself.com

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