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Helping Parents Cope with Adolescent Behavior
The Parent Project, a 10-week course, is offered by John Muir Behavioral Health Center.
Is there a teenager pushing your buttons?
John Muir Behavioral Health Center is offering the Parent Project, a 10-week course offered for $90 that aims to empower parents through the teaching of intervention strategies for challenging adolescent behavior. The classes are offered at the John Muir Women's Health Center in downtown Walnut Creek and the Brentwood Outpatient Center.
Some of the goals:
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- Restore love and unity to your family.
- Improve the self-esteem of your teen.
- Improve school performance.
- Identify and intervene with drug and alcohol use.
- Confront problematic behavior without arguing.
It is taught by Gabriel Welcher and Jean Mirando. For information, see the John Muir website or call (925) 349-8473 or (925) 588-4572.
The counseling office at Walnut Creek Intermediate School has fliers for the course.
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