Your St. Agnes CSAC is hosting an
“Anxiety in Children” workshop on November 27, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the
gymnasium. Our guest speaker is Clinical Child and Adolescent psychologist Dr.
Silvia Bernardini.
Please RSVP to lucia.ammendolia@tcdsb.org by Nov. 20.
Topics
will include:
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What does anxiety
look like in children.
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Red flags to look out
for.
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Question and Answer
period.
Dr. Bernardini’s Bio:
Dr. Silvia Bernardini is a registered Child and
Adolescent psychologist. She obtained
her doctorate degree from the University
of Toronto in 2005 and received dual registration as a Clinical and School
psychologist from the College of Psychologists of Ontario in 2007. She has worked extensively in both hospital
and school settings throughout the years with children and their families who
experience a range of psychological and learning difficulties. Dr. Bernardini is a founding member of the
Clinical Psychology Centre in Thornhill.
At the centre, she focuses her work on children and adolescents who
experience distress and limited functioning due to anxiety, depression, and
learning challenges. She assumes a
Cognitive-Behavioural and Family approach to helping children
and families develop lifelong skills to manage their difficulties. Her research interests are vast but are
mainly focused on parenting and family processes that contribute to child
psychopathology.
Again, please RSVP to lucia.ammendolia@tcdsb.org by Nov. 20.
Your CSAC executive - Beverly Emer, Angie Sanchez, Maria Aprile and Doris Bortolin