REsources for families

UPCOMING or recent EVENTS

Dr. Kate Gibson and Tara Motzenbecker, LMHC, NCSP are offering virtual consultation groups for PCIT Adapted for Older Children. There is still room in the Thursday 11 AM-12 PM Eastern and Friday  11 AM-12 PM  Eastern groups with start dates TBD. Email kgibson@childtherapysrq.com for additional details.  

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Community Partnering:

We are partnering with the European Academy of Early Education to provide a monthly parent education seminar again in the 2021-2022 school year.

Parent Play Time coaching- We are piloting a new program with EAEE for the 2 year-old class teaching play skills to parents to shape their toddler's behavior with live coaching applying the skills with their toddler!

Let us know if you are interested in parenting workshops for your school or organization!

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We have partnered with Take Stock Manatee to provide talks to their teens about life skills to support success, such as job seeking skills and healthy communication.

Check out the video with Rachel Funnell, LMFT on
​Job Seeking Skills.

And with Tara Motzenbecker, MS, NCSP on:  

1. Communication and Problem Solving Skills and
2. Coping Strategies: Stress and Anxiety

​We would be happy to present to other schools and agencies as well!

Everything You Need to Know About Gifted Testing in Sarasota County:

Attention Sarasota families interested in gifted testing- Some of the requirements have changed for applying for the next academic year. Our School Psychologist Tara Motzenbecker, MS, NCSP shared all the important details about gifted testing and changes to the process in Sarasota County during a Facebook Live event on our Facebook page. You can access the video at: https://www.facebook.com/kate.gibsonpsyd
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HELPFUL LINKS

• American Psychological Association (APA)- Help Center: www.apa.org/helpcenter/ 
• The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)- http://www.adaa.org
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)- http://www.abct.org/Home/
• Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) (Trichotillomania,Excoriation)-  www.bfrb.org/index.php
• EMDR- www.emdria.org/page/what_is_emdr_therapy
• The International OCD Foundation- http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocdinkids/
• National Association for Gifted Children- http://www.nagc.org/ 

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)- http://www.nctsn.org
• PANS/PANDAS- pandasnetwork.org/medical-information/
• PANSPANDAS-Hope http://panspandas-hope.com/
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)- http://www.pcit.org ;  http://pcit.phhp.ufl.edu/
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Adapted for Older Children- pcitforolderchildren.com/
  
• The Pine View School- www2.sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/pineview/
• Postpartum Society of Florida- http://postpartumflorida.org/
• Postpartum Support International- http://www.postpartum.net/
• Sarasota County Schools- Gifted Services- www.sarasotacountyschools.net/Page/2638
• Sarasota County Schools- Student Support Services- www.sarasotacountyschools.net/domain/1167
• Selective Mutism Association- www.selectivemutism.org/