UPDATE: All YWCA group programs and activities are suspended until further notice, per recommendations from public health officials and the CDC, in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This includes Volleyball, Y-Dance, Pickle Ball, Basketball, Support Groups, and any other group event or activity reserved by others at YWCA.
Children’s Groups
YWCA Children’s Groups center on developing social skills, building tools for identifying and managing emotions, as well as promoting mental health. Each week focuses on a different theme that is taught through age-friendly activities, discussion and real world examples. Children’s Groups are open to anyone, and are held during adult support groups.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Childcare for younger children is available by request for adults attending groups.
Parenting the Love & Logic Way
ADULTS SUPPORTING YOUTHS WITH CHALLENGING PASTS
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Please call 765-423-1118 for information on upcoming virtual sessions!
This class is designed for parents, foster, or adoptive families and others serving children and teens who have experienced trauma. You will learn how to stay calm when your kids do upsetting things; help your kids learn from mistakes so they don’t repeat them; set enforceable limits; and avoid enabling and start empowering. It will help you gain powerful insights into how trauma affects the brain and the science behind healthy attachment. Facilitated by YWCA DVIPP’s Child Advocate, an independent facilitator and not an employee of the Love and Logic Institute.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Children’s groups are available at the same time for children age 4+. Childcare is available by request for adults attending groups.
Empower!
Wednesdays 6 pm – 7 pm
Sign up to participate in Empower! in a virtual setting!
This educational workshop works with survivors of domestic and sexual violence who want to learn about the cycle of violence, power and control, and who want to develop some techniques to help with survivorship. Topics include self-talk, red flags, communications styles, financial empowerment, and more. Empower! is facilitated by YWCA DVIPP’s on-staff therapist.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Children’s groups are available at the same time for children age 4+. Childcare is available by request for adults attending groups.
UPDATE: All YWCA group programs and activities are suspended until further notice, per recommendations from public health officials and the CDC, in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This includes Volleyball, Y-Dance, Pickle Ball, Basketball, Support Groups, and any other group event or activity reserved by others at YWCA.
Children’s Groups
YWCA Children’s Groups center on developing social skills, building tools for identifying and managing emotions, as well as promoting mental health. Each week focuses on a different theme that is taught through age-friendly activities, discussion and real world examples. Children’s Groups are open to anyone, and are held during adult support groups.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Childcare for younger children is available by request for adults attending groups.
Expressions
Thursdays 6 – 7:30 pm
Sign up to participate in Expressions in a virtual setting!
This healing art group is a safe space for survivors of trauma. Every healing art workshop is a Window of Time during which participants are invited to express themselves creatively and authentically. Simultaneous workshops for adults and kids allow survivors of all ages to participate. Expressions is facilitated by staff trained in the A Window Between Worlds model, and is not offered as art therapy. Learn more here!
UPDATE: All YWCA group programs and activities are suspended until further notice, per recommendations from public health officials and the CDC, in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This includes Volleyball, Y-Dance, Pickle Ball, Basketball, Support Groups, and any other group event or activity reserved by others at YWCA.
Children’s Groups
YWCA Children’s Groups center on developing social skills, building tools for identifying and managing emotions, as well as promoting mental health. Each week focuses on a different theme that is taught through age-friendly activities, discussion and real world examples. Children’s Groups are open to anyone, and are held during adult support groups.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Childcare for younger children is available by request for adults attending groups.
Parenting the Love & Logic Way
ADULTS SUPPORTING YOUTHS WITH CHALLENGING PASTS
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Please call 765-423-1118 for information on upcoming virtual sessions!
This class is designed for parents, foster, or adoptive families and others serving children and teens who have experienced trauma. You will learn how to stay calm when your kids do upsetting things; help your kids learn from mistakes so they don’t repeat them; set enforceable limits; and avoid enabling and start empowering. It will help you gain powerful insights into how trauma affects the brain and the science behind healthy attachment. Facilitated by YWCA DVIPP’s Child Advocate, an independent facilitator and not an employee of the Love and Logic Institute.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Children’s groups are available at the same time for children age 4+. Childcare is available by request for adults attending groups.
Empower!
Wednesdays 6 pm – 7 pm
Sign up to participate in Empower! in a virtual setting!
This educational workshop works with survivors of domestic and sexual violence who want to learn about the cycle of violence, power and control, and who want to develop some techniques to help with survivorship. Topics include self-talk, red flags, communications styles, financial empowerment, and more. Empower! is facilitated by YWCA DVIPP’s on-staff therapist.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Children’s groups are available at the same time for children age 4+. Childcare is available by request for adults attending groups.
UPDATE: All YWCA group programs and activities are suspended until further notice, per recommendations from public health officials and the CDC, in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This includes Volleyball, Y-Dance, Pickle Ball, Basketball, Support Groups, and any other group event or activity reserved by others at YWCA.
Children’s Groups
YWCA Children’s Groups center on developing social skills, building tools for identifying and managing emotions, as well as promoting mental health. Each week focuses on a different theme that is taught through age-friendly activities, discussion and real world examples. Children’s Groups are open to anyone, and are held during adult support groups.
Free to attend. No advance RSVP needed. Childcare for younger children is available by request for adults attending groups.
Expressions
Thursdays 6 – 7:30 pm
Sign up to participate in Expressions in a virtual setting!
This healing art group is a safe space for survivors of trauma. Every healing art workshop is a Window of Time during which participants are invited to express themselves creatively and authentically. Simultaneous workshops for adults and kids allow survivors of all ages to participate. Expressions is facilitated by staff trained in the A Window Between Worlds model, and is not offered as art therapy. Learn more here!