Stepping Stones Counseling Center Workshops

		*SPRING 2008*
Most of our workshops are FREE! Held at Stepping Stones Counseling Center

We are pleased to announce the move to our new facility at
61 North Maple Avenue, Suite 301, Ridgewood, NJ

Stepfamilies are rapidly growing in number but are rarely seen as a cohesive force. Promoting a renewed sense of family, a desire to empower all members within the stepfamily, and a hope to increase the statistics on remarriage is a top priority of Stepping Stones Counseling Center. Articles in newspapers and magazines focusing on our lifestyle will promote the normalization of living in-step and overcome prejudices about stepfamilies. Educating teachers, mental health professionals, the clergy, and politicians will help to have our lifestyle better understood. Training workshops for parents, adolescents, and children will teach understanding within our ranks. Counseling services will build relationship skills, better understanding of differences, and help stepfamily members to map their new territory. We hope you will support our Center's goal of building a STEPFAMILY COMMUNITY.

Many workshops are free and require pre-registration via email or telephone. Name(s), address, and phone number are needed for email registration. A confirmation will be returned by email or phone contact. Space is limited so register early.

Stepmom Support Group

We are forming a new stepmom support group that hopes to begin meeting in the Ridgewood-Glen Rock area during April or May 2008. Please contact the group coordinator, Randi, at rr.minnie@verizon.net for more information.

The group will discuss stepmom concerns and stepfamily life including children, husbands and partners, former spouses, new family issues, etc. All stepmoms are welcome to join.

Successful Stepparenting

For Stepparents Only!
This workshop is designed to give step-parents a deeper and broader understanding of stepparenting with children of various ages. Suggestions and tips will be provided to help step-parents improve their communication and relationships with spouses and stepchildren. An open discussion will follow the presentation. (A follow-up workshop may be offered for biological parents and stepparents together.)

Workshop Presenter: Dr. Nancy Lerner, Clinical Psychologist, Specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology

Will be offered again Fall 2008

Making Your Stepfamily Work:
A Workshop For Parents

Information on adapting to stepfamily life, helping the child or adolescent in-step, and dealing with common concerns that cause everyone stress (i.e. discipline, loyalty conflicts, former partners, power struggles). Workshop Leader: Robert Klopfer, L.C.S.W., Co-Director

Location
New Life Ministries Church
218 Irving Street
Midland Park, NJ 07432

Will be offered again Fall 2008

Dealing With The Former Wife: A Workshop for Men

How to avoid battles, work things out, and assert yourself when needed with your former spouse. Help for men to lower their stress level and be a more effective father with their kids.Workshop Leader: Dr. Arthur Honan, LCSW

Will be offered again Fall 2008
(A minimum of five men are needed to hold the workshop.)

Post Divorce Mediation in Stepfamilies
In many stepfamilies, issues from the prior marriage intrude on a too-often basis. Join our on-staff mediation/clinician who helps families to resolve visitation conflicts, discipline, boundary issues, and values. Learn to parent-apart together. Sharon Klempner, LCSW

Will be offered again Fall 2008

For additional information or an appointment:

steppingstones@att.net
(201) 444-3686 · Fax (201) 358-0235

61 North Maple Avenue, Suite 301, Ridgewood, NJ 07450