Intensive Summer Literacy Program

The Intensive Summer Literacy Program is a fun small group intervention to build literacy skills in children with language and/or learning disorders.   We use motivating activities and reward children for their hard work and their success.  This program is great for children who learn well in supported group settings.
Early Literacy
For children entering Kindergarten.  This program [...]

Circle of Security Summer Series

An eight-week parenting group designed to help parents develop new insight into the meaning of their chidlren’s behavior and create the most secure bond.
Mondays at 6:30p.m., May 3 – June 21, 2010
$25/session per parent or $175/series
Space is limited!
Please contact Mike Chewning, PNP at 503-802-5275 or Jo Hussey, LCSW at 503-317-7814 to RSVP.
Download flyer here (PDF) [...]

Elon Ellis Memorial Golf Tournament

7th Annual Elon Ellis Memorial Golf Tournament
&
Benefit Dinner & Auction

Friday, May 21, 2010

Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club

4805 SW 229th Ave Aloha, OR [...]

Visual Helpers Parent Workshop – Part 2

Building friendships: Supporting your child’s play and communication*
*For parents who attended Visual Helpers: Part 1
Make and learn to use Visual Helpers in order to:

Expand your child’s play
Teach social rules
Understand emotions
Support verbal reasoning skills

When: Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Where: Artz Center for Developmental Health & Audiology, 1675 SW Marlow Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97225

To [...]

Positive Discipline Parenting Class

Parenting Your Child with ASD Through Positive Discipline
A Parenting Path with HeartSM
For parents of children with autism spectrum disorder who are looking for long-term parenting skills to help their children:

strengthen their sense of belonging and significance in the family
learn about feelings and ways to express them in positive ways
think about social solutions for their everyday [...]

Christmas Ships

The Artz Center for Developmental Health & Audiology’s 6th Annual Christmas Ships dinner was a great success thanks to the over 120 community supporters who attended or sponsored the event.  The Artz Center for Developmental Health & Audiology was able to raise nearly $60,000 to sustain our comprehensive developmental and audiology services for children and adults. 
Our vision [...]

Allan N. Schore, Ph.D.

Attachment, Neuroscience and Early Brain Development
Allan N. Schore, Ph.D.
Local child and family clinicians participate in a collaborative interdisciplinary study group focusing on the latest research from the broad fields of attachment theory, neuroscience and early brain development, interpersonal neurobiology and infant mental health. This subscription group is now attending four yearly lectures by Schore.
Dr. Schore [...]