“For the Sake of Our Children”…

Strengthen Your Parenting Skills
Positive Jewish Parenting III

Saturday Night December 3, 2005   •   Sunday Night January 8, 2006

This series of seminars is a follow-up to the highly successful Positive Jewish Parenting Seminars held over the past two years at HANC.

Enjoy a night out and learn from experts in the field

A national program of the Department of Community and Synagogue Services of the Orthodox Union in conjunction with The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School
609 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY
Rabbi Benjamin S. Yasgur, Principle; Mrs. Sari Bacon, Assistant Principal

WORKSHOPS
Please select one workshop from each time slot. Sessions will be presented at 7:30 p.m. and repeated at 8:30p.m.

Pathway to Your Child’s Success: Developing Positive Self Esteem in Children
Rochelle Harary, M.S.

“No. I Won’t and You Can’t Make Me!”: A Parent’s Guide to Managing Tantrums
Aliza Septimus, Psy.D.

Cliques and Bullying: How to Balance Protecting Your Children and Developing Independence
Rachel Pill, LCSW

Keynote Address: Dr. David Pelcovitz
“You're the Parents, They're the Children - Who's the Boss?"

WORKSHOPS
Please select one workshop from each time slot. Sessions will be presented at 7:45 p.m. and repeated at 8:50 p.m.

Responding to Anger in Children
David Pelcovitz, Ph.D.

Empowering Your Child to be Socially Successful: Helping Your Child Make Friends
Rona Novick, Ph. D

For advance reservations and information please contact Ruchi Kushner 516- 485- 8535
Admission is $15 per person for the December 3 workshop, $10 per person for the January 8 workshop, and a prepaid discount package of $20 per person for both. There is a special discount for HANC PTA members.

Rochelle Harary, MS Harary is a licensed school psychologist and play therapist with advanced training in cognitive and projective assessment. She maintains a private practice in New York City and conducts extensive hands-on workshops throughout the Greater New York area.

Rona Novick, Ph.D. 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 also maintains a private practice on Long Island.

Rachel Pill, LCSW is the co-founder and co-director of the Long Island Guidance and Wellness Center. Mrs. Pill has a private practice in Cedarhurst, New York, and speaks regularly in America and Israel on a variety of social issues, including parenting, pre-marital education and marital issues.

David Pelcovitz, Ph.D. 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 Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Dr. Pelcovitz has published and lectured extensively on a variety of topics related to child mental health.

Aliza Septimus, Psy.D. is a supervising psychologist at the child and adolescent outpatient department of St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital and maintains a private practice in Manhattan, NY. Areas of specialization include adolescent and family issues, and couple therapy. Dr. Septimus completed a post-doc fellowship in child and adolescent clinical psychology at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, and received advanced training in marital and family therapy at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS).

A National Program of the Orthodox Union in conjunction with:
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Rabbi Benjamin S. Yasgur, Principal;
Mrs. Sari Bacon, Assistant Principal

Committee Chairpersons:
Nancy Greenberg
Ruchi Kushner
Anat Schick

Sponsors:
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School
HANC PTA
Congregation Anshei Shalom Sisterhood
Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park
Young Israel of West Hempstead Sisterhood

Positive Jewish Parenting is a national program of the Department of Community and Synagogue Services of the Orthodox Union, sponsored in part to a grant from the Goldstein family and Parkside Memorial Chapels.
Orthodox Union 11 Broadway New York NY 10004 212-613-8188 Fax 212-613-0667

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