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Fathering Night - Anxiety Presentation and Discussion
Fathering Night - Anxiety Presentation and Discussion
Thursday 19th September, 19.30-21.30 - Berry Public School Assembly Hall
Thursday 19th September, 19.30-21.30 - Berry Public School Assembly Hall
An evening for dads and father figures to hear from a psychologist on how fathers can help reduce the chances of anxiety in our children. Adults only event.
40 dads and father figures attended to listen to a presentation from local psychologist Libby Taylor. Libby provided an excellent explanation of the Siegel model to explain how a child's brain responds to stress. She also discussed various techniques we as fathers can employ to mange those responses and help explain them to our children. The Powerpoint presentation and some of her notes from the evening can be found here.
A delicious selection of pulled pork rolls and cheeses was kindly prepared and donated by Cam Hankin and his family for which we were all very grateful.
Peter Pigott did a great job of facilitating group discussions to help cement some of the material covered during the evening. He also introduced some military techniques with a similar theme, namely: 1. Reset - vagal nerve stimulation (chest strikes). 2. Power poses (strong, sad, happy, calm). 3. Resonant breathing (mood breath) 4. Re-connector (feet and eyes, feet and eyes).
With Peter's careful guidance, groups were able to share personal experiences of some of these issues and reflect on them.
Youtube video of the Siegel model of emotional behaviour in a child friendly format.
Libby Taylor - Psychologist
Libby Taylor - Psychologist
Libby is a registered psychologist and works with adults, children and their families including working with a multidisciplinary diagnostic and assessment team for Behaviour, Development and Autism Spectrum Disorders in children.
Her career in health and counselling spans over 30 years, initially as a registered nurse before pursuing further studies in psychology. Libby’s experience includes 10 years in the UK, working as a research assistant at the department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University and later completing a Master of Science in Counselling Psychology at City University, London in 2000. On return to Australia, Libby began working in the disability sector in an Early Intervention Service on the south coast of NSW, helping to set up a psychologist’s position supporting parents and their young children. Libby now works in an Early Intervention Service for children at Noah’s Inclusion Services in the beautiful setting of Mundamia.
Libby is passionate about applied neuroscience and has completed training programs in this area. Neuropsychotherapy helps to explain how experiences from birth and throughout adult life have a profound effect on neural networks and memory systems of the brain. Libby uses Neuropsychotherapy as a tool to gently guide the client in the process of restructuring the brain towards higher levels of functioning and well-being.
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