Searching for Help for Child or Parenting Problems?

Are you worried about parenting problems? Or are you a professional who is looking for help for child problems? Dr. O'Connor's clients are looking for support to address a range of child and parenting problems.

Her clients are committed to promoting positive outcomes in children. They want to intervene now and take preventative steps to help children, before child problems escalate and become more difficult to address.

• Children can experience a range of child problems. These include learning and school problems or problems getting along with peers and/or siblings. They may also include emotional and behavioral problems like mood swings, tantrums, non-compliance and aggression. Some children may seem sad, anxious and depressed.

• Other children may exhibit a range of interacting problems and concerns. Still others face neurological issues, such as learning disabilities, concussions and acquired brain injuries.

• Do you feel stressed out, pressed for time and unsure of where to turn to address child problems? Parenting stress is on the rise. Many parents are searching for help and striving to promote positive outcomes in their children.

• Do you lack understanding of child problems and wish you knew more? Are you unsure of whether a child problem is just a normal stage of child development or a more serious concern? Do you wonder if professional support would help but are unsure of where to turn?

• Do you want to intervene before child problems escalate and become more difficult to manage? Are you spinning your wheels and hoping the child problems that worry you will disappear? Instead nothing changes and things are getting worse. And your parenting problems are only increasing.

• Are you finding it hard to balance your responsibilities at home and at work because of worries about a child and the parenting problems that result?

• Do you wonder if there really is a problem? Are your parenting problems just a normal part of raising a child? Maybe things are okay. Or maybe you are missing something and your child would benefit from support.

• Do you wonder where you can find more information about the child problems that concern you or the clients you work with? Perhaps you are a family physician or pediatrician looking for a psychologist to assist the families and children you work with.

• Are you a lawyer looking for support to address the family/child issues that pertain to your practice? Lawyers whose practice intersects with issues related to children and their families can benefit from the expertise of a psychologist to provide a range of services, including consultations, assessments, neuropsychological evaluations and file reviews.

• Are you a mental heath or counseling professional who works with children and their families? Do you work with parents who suffer from psychological concerns like addiction, depression and/or anxiety? Are they experiencing other concerns like relationship issues or issues around divorce and separation? Child problems often co-occur with psychological problems and stress in a parent, and your clients may be looking for support to help a child.

• Do you work for an organization that serves families and/or children? Many mental health and treatment centre staff confront families and children who are experiencing family stress and psychological and living problems.

• Or they may be working with children who suffer from acquired brain injuries and are unsure of how to help, especially with the return to school. Often these professionals can benefit from the support of a psychologist to provide resources, consultations and advice, or workshops and training sessions to help their clients address their parenting problems, and other child and adolescent concerns.

If any of these concerns apply to you, Dr. O'Connor's services can help.

Below is a list, by type, of the individuals, professionals and organizations that Dr. O’Connor works with:

• Parents and Concerned Family Members
• Legal Professionals
• Mental Health Treatment Centres
• Student Assistant Programs, Guidance and School Counselors
• Addiction Treatment Centers
• Children's Aid Society Workers
• Family Service Organizations
• Parent Resource Centers
• School Boards, Teachers and Other School Based Professionals
• Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers and Other Counselors
• Hospital Clinics, Physicians, Public Health Nurses and Counselors
• Children's Mental Health Treatment Centers
• Employee Assistance Programs
• School Drug Prevention Programs
• Community Drug Prevention Programs
• Parent and Family Resource Centers
• Youth Workers

The clients who are most apt to benefit from our services are likely to share many of the following characteristics.

• They believe in children and their potential. They are committed to helping children achieve their potential in all areas of development, including the social, academic, behavior and emotional domains.

• They believe they can make a difference in the lives of their children, or the children they work with. They recognize the importance of intervening early before child problems escalate and become more difficult to deal with and solve.

• They recognize the importance of applying effective interventions to address child problems, to build on the child’s strengths and address the child’s needs so that positive change can take place.

• They are optimistic and believe they can help solve child problems and promote positive change in a child. They want to take action and apply effective interventions to address the child problems that concern them.

• They believe in the value of applying psychological knowledge and expertise to child problems. They see themselves as partners who are willing to increase understanding of child problems, how to address them and promote the best possible outcomes in children.

  Now that you know more about the clients Dr. O’Connor works with and the kind of child problems she helps them solve, find out how Dr. O'Connor works, and how she can help you address child and parenting problems.

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  Copyright 2011 (c) Dianne S. O'Connor, Ed.D.All Rights Reserved.
  
  

  Dr. O'Connor runs her practice, Assessment Based Solutions, in Toronto (Yonge & St.Clair.)

  She can be reached at 416-592-0838.

  You can also contact Dr. O'Connor by email.
  
  Dr. O'Connor is the author of I Can Be Me-A Helping Book for Children of Alcoholic Parents.

  
  
  Copyright 2011 Dr.Dianne O'Connor All rights Reserved

  
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