ORTHODOX UNION POSITIVE PARENTING CONFERENCE FOR PARENTS

The Teenage Years
AN INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE

Motzoei Shabbos, Saturday Evening, December 4, 2004, 7-11 pm

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The Orthodox Union cordially invites the entire Jewish community to an interactive evening focused on practical parenting skills for the teenage years. Enjoy an evening out and strengthen your relationships through effective tips, advice, ideas, and suggestions from leading experts in the field.

On-site registration at 7 pm
Sessions Begin Promptly at 7:30 pm

Free Admission

A National program of the Department of Community and Synagogue Services of the Orthodox Union held in conjunction with the Young Israel of Woodmere

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

WORKSHOPS
Please select one workshop for each time slot. Workshops listed below will be presented at 7:30 pm (Session One) and repeated at 8:40 pm (Session Two)

Growing Together and Not Apart - Enhancing The Emotional, Academic, and Behavioral Development of Your Teen
Dr. Aviva Biberfeld

Developing Healthy Attitudes toward Teenage Relationships, Dating and Marriage
Dr. Norman Blumenthal

Instilling Positive Values in an Age of Materialism
Dr. Rona Novick

Addressing the Impact of TV, Movies, Internet, Video Games, and Other Media
Dr. David Pelcovitz

How to Talk so Your Teenagers Listen and How to Listen So Your Teenagers Talk
Nosson Westreich, M.D., FRCPC

For information and advance registration, please contact:
Rabbi Kalman Topp
516. 295.0950, ext. 4
rktoppyiw@aol.com

Conference Sponsorships

Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaways (HAFTR)
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB)
Rambam
Yeshiva of South Shore
Young Israel of Woodmere
Nassau County Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Dr. John Imhof, Commissioner
The support of Jeff Toback, Nassau County Legislator, is greatly appreciated

Synagogue Leadership

Young Israel of Woodmere
Hershel Billet—Rabbi
Kalman Topp—Assistant Rabbi
George Wertheimer—President
Jacob Weichholz—Chairman, Board of Trustees
Ariel Davis—Rabbinic Intern
Paul Silverstein—Youth Director

Biographical Sketches of Presenters

Aviva Biberfeld, Ph.D.
Dr. Aviva Biberfeld received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She was a senior staff member at Maimonides Development Center and currently maintains a full-time private practice in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Biberfeld treats children, adolescents, and adults, with a sub-specialty in parental counseling.

Norman Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Dr. Norman Blumenthal is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Hewlett, NY, specializing in adolescent and group therapy. Dr. Blumenthal is the coordinator of group psychotherapy training for psychiatric residents and psychology interns at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He received his MA and Ph.D. from Adelphi University.

Rona Novick, Ph.D.
Dr. Rona Novick is  Senior Psychologist in the division of Adolescent Psychiatry at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, and is a member of the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also in private practice on Long Island.

David Pelcovitz, Ph.D.
Dr. David Pelcovitz is Professor of Education and Psychology at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and also teaches courses in Pastoral Psychology in the Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon and Semicha Honors Program at the University’s affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary. (RIETS). Dr. Pelcovitz has published and lectured extensively on a variety of topics related to child mental health, including: post-traumatic stress disorder, parenting, child, and adolescent behavior problems, child abuse, and the impact of divorce and stress on children.

Nosson Westreich, MD
Dr. Nosson Westreich, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto Medical School. He is on staff at Sunnybrook & Women's Health Science Centre where he directs the regional in-patient adolescent unit and teaches both medical students and supervises residents. He has authored numerous professional articles, and is a noted speaker for medical, civic, and Jewish organizations both nationally and internationally. Dr. Westreich served as Regional Director of NCSY for ten years prior to embarking on his medical career, including the Orthodox Union's camp in Kharkov, Ukraine.

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