We’re always happy to share what we know, so we host community webinars and workshops from time to time. See below for information about our upcoming and previous talks.
The Power of Parent-Focused Interventions: Using Parent Treatment to Help Kids
Many parents turn to individual therapy when their child struggles with anxiety, ADHD, or behavioral challenges—but parent-focused treatments are often more effective. In this webinar, Maddy Clark, LCSW will introduce evidence-based, parent interventions that directly improve kids’ mental health.
She’ll explore treatment options for various child difficulties––including Parent Management Training (PMT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)—and discuss why these approaches often outperform traditional individual therapy for externalizing behaviors and anxiety. Through real-life case scenarios, you’ll learn when and how parent involvement is the key to success.
Maddy will end with a live Q&A, moderated by Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani, with questions from participants.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
12–1 pm on Zoom
This webinar is held in partnership with Park Slope Parents! Registration is free for PSP members and $25 for non-members.
REGISTER HERE
Any registrants who are unable to attend the webinar live will receive the recording afterward.
Previous Talks and Videos
2025-Feb-11 Raise Confident Kids
How can we raise our kids to be self-confident, without accidentally getting in their way? Sometimes, parents’ anxiety about getting it right can lead us to be overprotective—this can hinder kids’ opportunities to practice how to handle it when things
2024-Dec-4 Co-Regulating with Neurodivergent Kids
Co-regulation is a powerful approach to helping neurodivergent kids manage their emotions in a world that often isn’t tailored to their unique needs. In this talk, Dr. Caroline Carberry dove into the cycles of dysregulation, highlighting how they may look
2024-Oct-2 When the What-Ifs Won't Stop: Helping kids with OCD
Everyone worries about the “what ifs” sometimes. Many people have little rituals to ward away bad luck. But what happens when these behaviors take over our kids’ mood and time? How can we help them? Dr. Rebecca Abbott-Sinclair introduced how
2024-Feb-07 Twice Exceptional (2e) Kids
Do you get the sense that your child is highly intelligent, but their school performance suggests otherwise? Do you notice that there are surprising differences among your child’s different abilities? Can a child have exceptional intellectual skills and also some
2023-Dec-13 ADHD in Girls
Compared to boys, girls are less likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD, or their symptoms aren’t recognized until much later in life. How can you support your daughters with ADHD? Why does this lack of awareness happen so often? What are the costs
2023-Nov-15 Marijuana and the Developing Teen Brain
Teens who are using weed in New York City’s less-restrictive environment assume it’s safe—or, at least, safer than alcohol. Many parents assume the same, given their own past and current use. However, because marijuana appears to interfere with
2023-May-10 Managing Kids' Distress...And Yours
How do kids become more resilient and able to handle stressors in life? We are hearing over and over that rates of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents are trending upward. We’re seeing higher rates of self-harm and suicidality than
2022-Apr-06 Bullying: What Can Parents Do?
Bullying is a traumatic situation for all involved, including parents. While many resources exist to help increase bullying awareness and prevention, it’s also important to support kids’ and parents’ mental health. This is critical, whether kids are being bullied or
2022-Mar-09 The ABCs of EBTs (Evidence-Based Treatments) for Kids
When a parent first learns about evidence-based therapy (EBT), they’re often met with a jumble of letters and a lot of confusion. CBT, DBT, EBT, PMT — It’s so hard to know what they all mean and which one is
2022-Feb-09 Kinds of Evaluations: What's the Right One For You?
Often, the first time a parent learns about evaluations is when a teacher or doctor tells them to go get one. But people use so many different terms—psychoeducational, neuropsychological, behavioral, psychosocial—what’s the right kind of evaluation for you and your
2022-Jan-12 Explaining Mental Health Diagnoses to Kids
Parents often worry about whether they should share kids’ diagnoses with them. And, if so, how should that explanation go? Once kids know about their diagnosis, will they use it as a crutch to avoid building skills? Will they feel
2021-Dec-08 Concussions and What to Do About Them
Head injuries can lead to a concussion and, sometimes, to fatigue, headaches, difficulty concentrating, and brain fog. What is a concussion exactly? What kinds of effects might stem from a concussion? What’s part of the normal healing process and when
2021-Nov-10 Managing Child Behavior in a Classroom or Group
Managing kids’ behavior in a group can be daunting. Teachers face this task daily, but many others encounter kids in groups as well, like at a birthday party, class, or camp activity. How do you keep a group of kids
2021-Oct-13 How Parents Can Help Kids With Anxiety
Have you tried to reassure your anxious child? Have you told them that the worst case scenario is very unlikely? Or that there is nothing to be afraid of? Despite your best efforts, do they continue to worry? Dr. Ben
2021-May-12 Is It ADHD? Autism? Anxiety?
Many of us know the hallmarks of various psychological issues, whether by media exposure or personal experience. However, there’s more overlap in common psychological diagnoses than many people realize. Sometimes it’s only by understanding the subtle signs of an issue
2021-Apr-14 Improving Parent Coping and Self-Care with Sam Jeannite, PsyD
As parents, we put so much of ourselves into our kids. Sometimes– especially this year– this can leave us feeling depleted and brittle. In turn, this keeps us from being the parents we aspire to be. How can we break
2021-Mar-10 Managing Anxiety-Related Meltdowns with Jill DiPietro, LCSW and Maddy Lawler, LMSW
This month, therapists Jill DiPietro, LCSW and Maddy Lawler, LMSW talked to us about how parents can help kids with anxiety-related meltdowns. Kids lose control for lots of reasons, and it sometimes results in a massive meltdown that’s hard for parents
2021-Feb-10 What Can a Neuropsychological Evaluation Do For You? with Natashia Brown, PhD and Mandi White-Ajmani, PhD
For this month’s webinar, we dove into the topic of neuropsychological evaluation. An insightful evaluation can be a very important gateway to better understanding and more effective treatment, for you or for your child. But what is it exactly? What’s
2021-Jan-13 Mental Health 101 with Mandi White-Ajmani, PhD
This month, our founder, Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani, gave a talk about the basics of mental health disorders. We’ve all learned a bit about disorders through the media and through experiences with loved ones, but what’s supported by science? And how
2020-Dec-16 Managing Difficult Child Behaviors with Jill DiPietro, LCSW
In this month’s webinar, we talked about how parents can understand and manage their children’s difficult behaviors. Even when we’re not in quarantine, even when not in the holiday hype, kids’ meltdowns, tantrums, and defiance are incredibly hard. How do
2020-Nov-18 Managing Anxiety During COVID-19 and Beyond with Sam Jeannite, PsyD
This webinar was the first in a new monthly series co-sponsored by Premier Pediatrics and Park Slope Parents! Watch out for upcoming events! In this presentation, Dr. Sam Jeannite addressed the anxiety we’re all feeling. There’s a lot of uncertainty in
2020-Sept-09 Managing Decision-Making Anxiety with Sam Jeannite, PsyD
On 09/09/2020, we co-hosted another webinar with Park Slope Parents. This time, Dr. Sam Jeannite spoke about how to manage the anxiety that stems from having to make decisions. As parents, we’re called upon to make many decisions for our
2020-July-21 Managing Difficult Behaviors with Jill DiPietro, LCSW
On 07/21/2020, we co-hosted a free webinar with Park Slope Parents. Our own Jill DiPietro, LCSW spoke about Managing Difficult Behaviors, presented as a PSP Coping Webinar. Jill’s presentation was followed by questions and answers from the attendees, moderated by Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani. You
2020-June-03 Kids in Quarantine: Common Issues You and Your Children Might Be Facing with Mandi White-Ajmani, PhD
On 06/03/2020, Park Slope Parents asked Dr. Mandi White-Ajmani to lead a Mental Health Check-In for parents of elementary school children. Mandi’s webinar talked through the common challenges that kids 5-10 years old might be facing, as well as how
