MGH Support Groups
Updated 5/2010
Mind/Body Stress Management Program for Parents of Behaviorally Challenging Children
What : In this six-week program, you will learn practical strategies for stress management, easily applied relaxation methods, and positive thinking techniques. You’ll also meet other parents facing similar challenges.
When : Monday mornings 10:30-12:00-noon, April 26 to June 7, 2010
Where: Massachusetts General Hospital in Room 4-840 of the Yawkey Building.
Program leader: Laura Malloy, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who specializes in working with parents of behaviorally challenging children, is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and teaches stress reduction to adults and children.
Contact: Marilyn Wilcher (617-643-6035) or Laura Malloy, LICSW (617-643-6061)
Cost:$240 ($40 per session) for the six-week program, payable in advance. Pre-registration is required. Download a registration form at http://www.massgeneral.org/bhi/assets/pdfs/PBCC_registration.pdf*Program is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call to register, or to have your name placed on a waitlist.
The program is co-sponsored by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Mass General Hospital and the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) Resource Center of the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry.
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Also see: Cancer - Parents of Children with Cancer