All Children Flourishing
The Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA)
The Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA) is a very pragmatic and easily understood system designed to turn the challenging child around to a new pattern of success. The approach has been found to produce substantial success in helping children flourish at higher than expected levels of achievement. The NHA teaches significant adults how to positively support experiences of success in children while not accidentally energizing their experiences with failure.
NHA offers a means of adult-child communication that results in an increased pattern of positive interactions which promotes a sense of healing and healthier relationships. This workshop is for parents, teachers and other professionals who want to learn how to interact with the challenging child with love, power and sound mind!
This Seminar is for you if…
• You notice that techniques that work with other children continue to make
your situation worse, despite the best of intentions
• You want the intense children you know to flourish
• You want to reserve the use of medications as a last resort, or you want an
approach that will give you the strong probability of shifting the child off
medications
• You want to gain a new perspective on your life and the children / youth in
your life
Seminar Schedule
9:00 Registration begins
9:30 Foundational Principles
11:00 Interaction &Communication Techniques
12:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30 Limit Setting and Consequences
3:00 Q&A
3:30 Seminar ends
Michael Gilbert, Psy.D. has worked in human services since 1989, including foster care, group home, and hospital settings. In addition, he has worked as a school psychologist within Syracuse City Schools as well as adjunct professor at local colleges. In 2000, he founded "It’s About Childhood & Family, Inc.," a not-for-profit clinical and resource center. Recently, he launched the Inner Wealth Initiative and the Center for Change in Central New York as a grassroots movement to provide families an alternative to the traditional mental health system. Dr. Gilbert has given presentations to parents and professionals throughout New York State, as well as nationally. He has advocated for and conducted research evaluating non-medication and non-labeling approaches for families with children exhibiting challenging behaviors often diagnosed as ADHD, ODD, and BiPolar.
Wendy Pidkamniny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified School Social Worker, Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University, Nurtured Heart Specialist, and the Author of two books: Parenting Challenging Children with Power, Love and Sound Mind: The Nurtured Heart Approach from a Biblical Viewpoint and Jimmy and Julia's Rainforest Adventure.
Wendy owns and operates Nurturing Life Concepts, LLC, a counseling, consultation, professional and parent coaching organization dedicated to leading people of all ages, throughout the world, to realize their life's passion, purpose and vision. She can be reached at www.nurturinglifeconcepts.com or by calling (315) 682-4005.
Nicole Semmens is a program director with the Salvation Army working with young adults diagnosed with various mental health disorders and living in a residential setting. She has worked with this population for the past 15 years. In addition, she is providing parent coaching in the Nurtured Heart Approach. Nicole has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy from Marywood University.
Kristin Burns Moses L.M.S.W. is a Certified School Social Worker. She has worked in the Syracuse City School District for the past 15 years. Kristin received her Bachelors degree from Villanova University and Masters degree from Syracuse University.
