Registration is now open for the Winter Middle School and High School Study Skills classes. Classes begin the first week of school after the holidays. Don't delay-classes have been filling and registration closes at 15. WINTER STUDY SKILLS Stressless Tests® announces that registration is open for the Winter High School and Middle School Study Skills Classes. Classes help students who don't test well, despite doing well in class, who are easily distracted and frequently bored, who have never learned how to study, and who think outside the box. Give them the support they need now, whether they are gifted learners or struggling. High school classes meet for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at Centennial HS. Choose from sessions that start January 6 or February 10. Middle school classes are held on four Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at Burleigh Manor Middle School with start dates of January 4 and February 10. The sliding scale fee ranges from $135 to $160, depending on the take home materials selected. Registration includes a copy of the new What's My Style? Test and Study Secrets for Procrastinating Teens, An Owner's Manual for Your Brain, by Betty Caldwell. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. Columbia : 410-740-9553----- Rockville: 301-384-0079 www. divorceABC.com www.familyconnex.org email:sales@divorceabc.com THERAPY GROUPS * Middle School Aged Groups Children in grades 6-8 meet weekly to identify feelings related to divorce, do specific family problem solving and gain skills to communicate with parents & peers. Parents are involved through individual and multiple family sessions. * High School Aged Group Teens in grades 9-12 have an opportunity to explore and resolve divorce related concerns, as well as an opportunity to focus on many issues such as dating and decisions about college, friendships, careers, etc. Teens comment about how comfortable it is to talk and be understood by their peers. Parents are involved through individual and multiple family. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY • Individual or Family Therapy Adults, children, parents and families have the opportunity to work one to one with a therapist. Fees based on a sliding fee scale. • Co-Parent Counseling: Parents have an opportunity to communicate about their children’s needs and reach child focused decisions. • Mediation: Parents work together with a certified mediator to reach divorce related agreements CO-PARENT COUNSELING: Parents work with a counselor or two counselors to develop a child focused parenting plan. This in person counseling can be done in conjunction with the on line FamilyConnex program. COLLABORATIVE LAW: NFRC Counselors serve as divorce coaches and child specialists as part of an interdisciplinary team of professionals who work with parents who want to avoid litigation and meet the needs of their children in designing a child focused parenting agreement. PARENTING EDUCATION SEMINAR * DIVORCE EDUCATION SEMINAR: Regaining a Sense of Family after Divorce Two, three hour seminars held monthly offers parents strategies to help themselves and their children cope with separation and divorce. ***************************************************************************** ® LENDING LIBRARY: The movie “The Early Learner at Home: An Intimate Look at the Curriculum of an Early Learner With Autistic Spectrum Disorder” and the book “Could It Be Autism?” by Nancy D. Wiseman were recently added to the collection of over 50 titles on the subject of Autism. The lending library at the Family Support and Resource Center is free of charge to Howard County families. Stop by or call (410) 313-7161 to find out about other books. ***************************************************************************** The Family Support and Resource Center is designed to help families of children with special needs, ages birth to 21. We help parents and caregivers advocate for their children, build partnerships with educators, network with other families, access community resources and address everyday “life” issues. Other services include workshops, newsletters, a lending library and IEP assistance. The center is located at Faulkner Ridge Center, 10598 Marble Faun Court in Columbia, and is open year-round Monday-Friday 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., evening appointments are available. For more information call (410) 313-7161.