In this eight-session video-course, Dr. Neufeld takes on the daunting task of making sense of adolescence. This DVD set is a professional videorecording of a two-day seminar addressed to those who deal with adolescents: educators, professionals, parents, yourth workers, therapists, etc. While appropriate for personal study, it is also being used by schools, churches and community agencies for professional development and as a facilitated course for parents of teens or preteens. The videocourse is conveniently divided into eight sessions sessions for structured group study. A handout is provided for study and review. Certification is available for group facilitators. Consult the training page for more information.
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Specifications:
This video course is in DVD format and comes as a four disc set with total playing time of about eight hours. The powerpoint graphics have been skillfully dubbed into the presentation for easy viewing. The DVD discs are of premium quality and can be played through any computer or television equipped with a DVD player. The image can also be projected onto a wall or screen using a LCD projector.
Suitability & Applicability:
This video-course is intended for those who parent, teach or work with teens or expect to do so.
• for personal study
The video course can certainly be studied individually. The DVD format allows it to be used in most computers, allowing for maximum flexibility in viewing, both in terms of time and privacy. The table of contents allows for easy navigating.
• for professional development or continuing education
The video course is also suitable for teachers, youth workers, counselors, social workers, therapists and other helping professionals working with youth.
• for group study
This video course can easily be used for group study, both non-directed or alternatively, with a parent educator or helping professional as a facilitator. The DVD format makes it very suitable for group study by using the television as a monitor, or for big groups, using an LCD projector. In this way, the video-course can be used for parent education by schools, churches, social agencies or community organizations. The course is divided into eight modules of 1 hour each of viewing followed by questions and discussion handled by a course facilitator. Group facilitators require certification. Consult the training page for more information.
• for resource libraries
This DVD course is also a valuable asset for any resource library utilized by parents or by those who work with teens.
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Course Description
The objective of this course is to make sense of adolescents from inside out. Every adolescent is an individual of course, but there are some common dynamics that affect all adolescents. Understanding what these dynamics are can provide the keys for knowing how to deal with the problems that may arise. Adolescence literally means ‘growing into maturity’. An adolescent is neither child nor adult and therein lies the difficulties, the turbulence, the confusion and the challenges. Our highly complex society requires a lengthy adolescence and yet provides very few cues for parents and teachers on how to deal with it. The task of turning children into adults has never been more daunting. In this course, Dr. Neufeld takes the mystery out of adolescence and provides practical suggestions for how to successfully negotiate this tumultuous time.
The course material is organized around three psychological changes that occur during adolescence, the rites of passage that these changes create, the temptations for the teen, and the challenges for those who parent, teach or work with adolescents. Complicating adolescence is the fact that there is not one, but rather two developmental pathways to adulthood. Knowing which track the adolescent is on is key to knowing how to help facilitate his or her passage into adulthood.
Dr. Neufeld’s unique distillation of adolescent psychology and the integration of this material with his rich experience with teens both professionally and as a father, forms the basis for these insights and for the suggestions he provides.
Issues discussed in this course include:
- recognizing and surviving the adolescent rites of passage
- recognizing when peers are helping or getting in the way
- dealing with the loss of parental influence and power
- when to hold on and when to let go
- when rebellion is healthy and when it spells trouble
- how to avoid premature retirement from parenting
- how to preserve or restore one’s power to parent
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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| Session 1 CROSSING THE BRIDGE: adolescence in perspective |
Disc 1 |
| Introduction |
00:00 |
| Adolescence as a bridge |
11:47 |
| Rites of passage introduced |
24:54 |
| A new consciousness |
34:27 |
| Thinking and feeling resisted |
52:02 |
| Length of Session |
58:16 |
| Session 2 THE PATHS DIVERGE: conformity versus individuality |
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| Introduction |
00:00 |
| The two paths introduced |
11:59 |
| Attachment Introduced |
19:26 |
| Diminished proximity to parents |
28:31 |
| Agents of socialization |
40:34 |
| Length of Session |
51:21 |
| Session 3 WALKING THROUGH ALONENESS AND SADNESS: the necessary road to individuation |
Disc 2 |
| A sense of separateness |
00:00 |
| A sense of alarm |
10:55 |
| A sense of loss and sadness |
18:57 |
| Defenses against vulnerability |
25:21 |
| Aggression introduced |
39:43 |
| Depression and aggression |
47:12 |
| Length of Session |
55:26 |
| Session 4 TAKING A WRONG TURN: when peers replace adults |
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| Introduction |
00:00 |
| When peers fill the attachment void |
11:45 |
| Vulnerability factor introduced |
19:11 |
| Peer orientation and vulnerability |
28:48 |
| The polarization of attachment |
35:24 |
| Peer orientation mimics ideal development |
51:49 |
| Length of Session |
1:01:06 |
| Session 5 THE COUNTERWILL STORM: how to survive teen resistance |
Disc 3 |
| Introduction |
00:00 |
| The function of counterwill |
11:19 |
| Counterwill and emergence |
17:27 |
| Counterwill and attachment |
32:52 |
| Peer orientation and counterwill |
39:31 |
| Handling counterwill |
50:26 |
| Length of Session |
1:00:21 |
| Session 6 BECOMING TEMPERED: the key to adolescent balance and stability |
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| Introduction |
00:00 |
| The purpose of dissonance and confusion |
07:59 |
| The Portrait - a poem of integration |
18:07 |
| Signs of a mature temperament |
25:06 |
| The temptation to resist inner conflict |
47:41 |
| Draw out the tempering element |
52:39 |
| Length of Session |
59:48 |
| Session 7 RECLAIMING OUR YOUTH: how to hold, or win back, their hearts |
Disc 4 |
| Introduction |
00:00 |
| Shielding against external stress |
12:15 |
| Collecting an adolescent |
21:40 |
| Providing something to hold on to |
33:41 |
| Winning back an adolescent |
45:32 |
| Bridging what could divide |
51:29 |
| Length of Session |
59:43 |
| Session 8 BECOMING A SEXUAL BEING: the pursuit of proximity in another dimension |
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| Introduction |
00:00 |
| ATTACHMENT and sexuality |
06:32 |
| VULNERABILITY and sexuality |
27:02 |
| The bully dynamic |
39:05 |
| MATURATION and sexuality |
47:51 |
| Concluding thoughts |
50:39 |
| Length of Session |
56:36 |
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Feedback
... from participants of the original seminar
- “Very practical and engaging”
- “Dr. Neufeld is a captivating speaker and he offers hope – we all need that.”
- “Very illuminating! Changed my whole approach to my teens.”
- “Gave me my confidence back. Thank you.”
- “Your insight was breathtaking. I now understand my own adolescence.”
- “I’m been to lots of seminars but never learned as much as I did here.”
- “You made light bulbs go off in my head.“
... from participants of the videocourse
- “Great to see all the puzzle pieces fit together within a cognitive framework.”
- “Good use of graphics to illustrate your points, very well conveyed.”
- “Sometimes I forgot it was a projection. It seemed like a real person speaking. “
- “The next best thing to having Dr. Neufeld in person”
- “I found the videos very powerful.”
- “Spreading it over six sessions made it easy to digest.”
- “Loved the way the overall ideas were presented – very relevant and useful.
- “Wish I had known about this stuff earlier. Understanding truly does makes a difference.”
- “Every school should be offering this course to its parents and its teachers.”
- “Excellent course. I found the handouts very useful.”
- “Very practical and easy to understand.”
- “My parenting changed before the sessions were finished and the results in my son were instantaneous .”
- “A perfect compliment to his book .
- “The discussion and interaction time added tremendous value to the course.”
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Course Handout
A handout is available (as an email attachment in pdf format) to accompany the DVD set. If the videocourse has been purchased elsewhere than online, please send in your request for the handout by email with proof of purchase.
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Video-course Facilitators
Certification is required for group facilitation. Consult the training webpage for details.
Cost
The cost of the double DVD set and handout is $165 CAD (plus taxes where applicable) and a $5 shipping and handling charge. Payment may be made by cheque or credit card. If paying by credit card in a currency other than Canadian dollars, the amount will be calculated automatically.
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