Compassion Counts invites shoreline community members to join an upcoming community conversation, ‘Weathering the Adolescent Storm in a Pressure-Filled World,’ on Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Old Saybrook High School Auditorium. This free event will be a dynamic evening for teens, parents and teachers to learn how to nurture positive communication and foster resilience.
Attendees will watch a series of skits simulating common family conflicts in today’s pressure filled world to demonstrate both negative and positive communication styles. A panel of Shoreline area teens will share their reflections on the skits. The evening will conclude with an important talk on failure, resilience and success along with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions.
Dan Osborne, CEO of Gilead Community Services will be the moderator. Facilitators include Tom Allen, Ph.D., founder Pathways Center for Learning and Behavioral Health; Andy Buccarro, LSW, LADC, founder Project Courage Substance Abuse Treatment Center; and Alicia Farrell, Ph.D., Cognitive Psychologist and founder Clearview Consulting.
“We are responding to the requests of many parents in our community to learn how to better communicate with their teens,” says Dr. Alicia Farrell. “This forum is the perfect opportunity for families to recognize that they are not alone in their daily challenges. Parents, teens and teachers, will leave uplifted with new tools to keep communications with their teens positive, help them to foster grit and resilience while harnessing the hidden power of imperfection.”
To attend this free event, register online at https:/weatheringtheadolescentstorm.eventbrite.com. Light refreshments will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. A snow date is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20.
For more information contact Lucy McMillan at 860.343.5300 or [email protected].
Compassion Counts is an ongoing series of community conversations held in the upper and lower Middlesex County. The purpose of these events is to educate and support the public around challenging life issues. Previous events have addressed topics like mental health, addiction, and suicide. The Compassion Counts events are made possible by the generous support from various nonprofits throughout Middlesex County.