From Dr. Neufeld on this September 6, 2023 presentation: "I had the honour and privilege - and challenge - of presenting at the third annual First Ladies & Gentlemen Summit in Kyiv on September 6th. I had been invited to attend in person but was unable to be there so had to make my contribution online. The subject of the Summit was mental health - a timely subject even without the devastating impact of a prolonged war. My focus was children and youth. The concerns being expressed had to do with the current youth mental health crisis exacerbated by a war, and how to get the adolescents the expert help they needed. 

"The message I tried to deliver within the timeframe allowed, is that, despite the horrors of the current situation, caring adults actually have the resources they need to deal with what are very normal emotional responses to what is being faced – distressing threat to attachments at every turn. To enable us to bear the unbearable, Nature orchestrates a flight from feeling that can only be reversed when some safety is experienced. When true safety is not an option, Nature offers children (including youth) a wonderful illusion of safety when close to the adults they are attached to and when the play mode is activated. These 'bubbles' of safety in an unsafe world are Nature's way of taking care of us even when circumstances are dire. The implications are profound. With regards to the current situation, the keys to resilience are not in diagnoses or treatment but rather in a culture that supports family and emotional playgrounds. This has been the hidden story behind Ukraine's resilience in the past, and I believe it will be so again."

Dr. Neufeld's address at the Kyiv First Ladies & Gentlemen Summit on mental health

Intensive III Session 1

Keynote address from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 - Bouncing Back: Recovering from Stress and Trauma. Conference presenters included Gordon Neufeld, Tamara Strijack, Deborah MacNamara, and many Neufeld Institute faculty and facilitators. Topics varied but all 40+ sessions centred around how the roles of feelings, nature, and nurturance factor into recovery from stress and trauma.

NEW! As of July, 2023, conference recordings are available through our website (https://neufeldinstitute.org/resources/previous-conference-recordings/). Purchase single session recordings or packages of 6 sessions - suitable for parents, educators, and helping professionals.

Anchor Keynote: From Stress to Strength with Dr Gordon Neufeld

Part 1 of a 3-part course preview video for the Neufeld Institute’s flagship course, Intensive I: Making Sense of Kids, a 20-session online course delivered through the Neufeld Virtual Campus. Be sure to check for an upcoming Scheduled Online Class (runs once per year, usually in the fall). Self-Paced Study registration is always open. Visit our course page for details: https://neufeldinstitute.org/course/neufeld-intensive-i-making-sense-of-kids/

Part 1: Highlights from Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s lecture video material of the introductory Session 1 (13 min) 
Part 2: Highlights from Dr. Neufeld’s lecture video material from Sessions 2 – 20 (14 min) https://youtu.be/6rar1O5-jeM
Part 3: Highlights from the faculty-supported component of the course - recordings from the 2022/23 Scheduled Online Class (41 min) https://youtu.be/iDOKGUFXTfA

This course provides a grounding in the conceptual foundations of Neufeld's formulation of the attachment-based developmental approach. The three conceptual keys to making sense of children are addressed: attachment, vulnerability and maturation. Dr. Neufeld weaves these factors together into a three-dimensional map that can be used to locate children developmentally as well as discover how to get them moving in the right direction. This course is designed for all those involved in raising, teaching and working with children. 

These three Intensive I videos provide:
·  A preview of what our flagship course is about.
·  A taste of a Neufeld Institute online class experience.
·  A big picture overview of Dr. Neufeld's approach.

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Neufeld Intensive I Preview Video: Part 1 of 3

Kids in the House 5: Counterwill

A five-minute excerpt from the video component of the Neufeld Institute online course Making Sense of Aggression.

Aggression problems are deeply rooted in instinct and emotion and are therefore resistant to conventional discipline practices. Dr. Neufeld uncovers these roots and outlines steps to addressing them. His rich professional experience with aggressive children and violent youth informs this refreshing approach to an age-old problem. The principles apply to children of all ages and all settings: home, school and treatment.

For more information about this course, and to enroll, visit http://neufeldinstitute.org/course/making-sense-of-aggression/

Making Sense of Aggression Preview Video

A five-minute excerpt from the video component of the Neufeld Institute online course Alpha Children.

Dr. Neufeld’s unfolding of the alpha dynamic has resulted in some of the most surprising and revealing moments for students who take this course. Few are left untouched or unmoved. Once the dynamic is fleshed out, it becomes self-evident and one wonders why it has been so hidden. An understanding of the alpha dynamic also corrects the mistakes that we have taken in moving to more child-led and egalitarian parenting styles in our society. While the focus is on children, the revelations and challenges are for us as adults. Dr. Neufeld unpacks this best kept secret of attachment dynamics in four sessions, each containing one hour of video material.

For more information about this course, visit http://neufeldinstitute.org/course/alpha-children/

Alpha Children Preview Video

A 5-minute excerpt from the video component of Making Sense of Anxiety, a Neufeld Institute online course. Anxiety in children is reaching epidemic proportions, as one of the most common diagnoses in children. Anxiety takes many forms, including obsessions, compulsions, phobias, and panic. Various hand-me-down strategies attempt to address this age-old problem. But anxiety begs for an explanation in order to arrive at a solution that addresses the roots, not just manages the symptoms.

For more information about this course, and to enroll, visit http://neufeldinstitute.org/course/making-sense-of-anxiety/

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