Seminars for Parents & Professionals
FREE AoF Seminars:
Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm, E.S.T.
All events offer hybrid in-person AND Zoom attendance options
Presented by: Mike Fogel, MA, ATR-BC, PAATA HLM
Mike is an Art Therapy Entrepreneur, the founder of the Art of Friendship Social-Coping Program & Camp Pegasus, and author of “The Social-Emotional Guidebook: Motivate Children With Social Challenges to Master Social & Emotional Coping Skills”
Next In-Person and Virtual Presentation
and the final presentation for 2024 is …
Mind the GAP: Teaching Teens to Handle Unstructured Social Situations by Developing Conversation Skills
Friday, May 17th in Paoli, PA
Neurodiverse children report that unstructured times like lunch, recess, transitions between activities, and waiting periods to be anxiety-provoking and socially challenging. They may feel shy and withdraw, fumble awkwardly, or behave impulsively and sometimes annoy others. Unstructured situations have unclear or relaxed rules and less adult supervision and guidance. The cure? Let’s reframe these gaps in structure as social opportunities to Get Attention Positively. We will form a plan of action with a set of behavior guidelines and use play and conversation skills to make positive social connections.
Mind the GAP Zoom Attendance Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc-2rrjwoHNP2ambgySW-9t7LZuuQlWzC
Presentations are offered live on Fridays at 11:30am-12:30pm E.S.T.
CEC’s are not available for this event.
Free of charge but by registration/RSVP only.
Click HERE for addresses and maps to the location you wish to visit.
Attending in-person? Space is limited! Email Candice Lespoir to RSVP for in-person attendance HERE.
Attending remotely via Zoom? Click the registration link beneath each virtual live seminar you wish to attend.
Therapy & seminar locations are located in:
Haverford | Paoli | Plymouth Meeting | Center City, Philadelphia
Click HERE for addresses and maps to the location you wish to visit.
‘Want Mike to Train Your Staff or Organization?
Community Workshops for Parents, Educators, Summer Camp, & Therapy Professionals
Provided by Mike Fogel, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Mike’s presentations help you understand neurodivergent thinking & adopt ideal support techniques. Presentations can stand-alone or be combined with others. Mike will customize a seminar to meet your training needs!
Understanding How Neurodivergent Students/Campers Think & Feel, & How to Provide Ideal Support
Stop Neurodiversity Ableism: Replacing Negative with Positive Feedback Cycles To Increase Motivation & Practice Of Learned Social Skills
Teachable Moments for Neurodiverse Children: Compassionate Social Coaching For Social Miscues & Big Feelings
Love With Limits: Using Structure, Rewards, and Consequences to Increase Positive Coping & Decrease Challenging Behaviors in Neurodiverse Children
Emotional GPS: Adult Support and Children’s Coping Strategies for Four Phases of Frustration & Anger
The Top 7 Social Awareness & Skills for Social Success: Lessons to Live By
The Road to Happiness: Developing Assertiveness and Problem-Solving Skills in Children
Meltdowns and Shut Downs: Helping Children Develop Frustration Tolerance & Anger Management Skills
Your Personal Power Project: Helping Children Cope with Anxiety, Worry & Stress
Three Essential Strategies to Morph Negative-Depressive Thinking into Resilient Coping
Bridging the GAP: Conversation Skills to Help Neurodiverse Teens Succeed in Unstructured Situations
Developing “Play Words”, Play Awareness & Play Skills for Neurodiverse Preschool & Kindergarten Students
Bunnies Versus Dragons: Helping Your Child Cope with Bullies, Meanies, and Impossible Kids
Finally, Mike offers a “meta” presentation for professionals and educators.
“Reverse Art Therapy: How to Write and Present Visual and Active Social-Emotional Learning Lessons for Neurodiverse Children (ASD, ADHD, and Learning Differences)” (2-3 hours)
Mike shares how neurodivergent children often become cognitively/emotionally overloaded when caregivers, educators, and professionals rely on verbal communication to teach, discipline, give directions, & coach. Out of Mike’s clinical experience as an art therapist working with children with neuro-diverse processing styles, he developed a visual language with youth to concretize, clarify, and make memorable abstract social-emotional coping concepts. Mike shares a step-by step and repeatable system of visual communication for anyone to use with their students and clients.