Parents and teachers of oppositional youth discover that the techniques and tools that work with their other children seem ineffective with their oppositional child, or even make the situation worse.  This workshop not only explains why, but offers concrete techniques that work.  We will look at the issues of why parents and teachers are easily burnt out by oppositional children and teens and how to prevent this.  We'll also help you learn how to successfully navigate the escalating conflict with oppositional children and adolescents with power, authority, and grace. 

James Keim, LCSW served as Director of Training for Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes at the Family Therapy Institute of Washington. He is co-author of the book, The Violence of Men, with Cloe Madanes and Dinah Smelser and a contributor of chapters of eight other books on psychotherapy. James Keim was the Director of the conference, Oppositional Youth, hosted at the National Institute of Health. He presented on Oppositional Defiant Disorder at the National Conference of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and received a "Best of 1996" rating for his presentation . While at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, he founded projects related to training in generic clinical skills and therapy with families whose members have experienced traumatic brain injury. James is also a founder of the Southeast Asia Children's Project which trains clinicians to treat victims of human trafficking in that region of the world.

When:   March 8th, 7-9pm
Where:  300 Page Street, San Francisco
Cost:     $20

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