TS PARENT WEEK IN ATHENS!
Tourette Association of America & CDC Sponsored Workshop
Parenting Workshop, Family Social, and The Graduate Hotel
An opportunity for Parents & Guardians of any child with Tourette Syndrome to connect and learn in Athens, GA. This event will occur during the week of our 9th Annual Camp Twitch & Shout overnight summer program for children ages 8 to 17 - having a camper is not required. Camp dates are July 2nd through July 7th. The Graduate Hotel has partnered with us and giving us a HUGE discount on their rates at $70 per night (typically $200 a night) see below...
Camp is "Under The Sea" for Summer '17
Campers ages 8 to 17 from over 30 different States will join us in Georgia this summer for an incredible week of fun! Tourette brings them together...but Camp Twitch & Shout is so much more!
"Where Tourette finds friends, and friends inspire possibilities"
Join us July 2nd through July 7th! Click on the link below to learn more...
Thurs. July 6th 9am-4pm
Parenting Workshop with Dr. Ken Phelps sponsored by The TAA & CDC at The Graduate in Athens
Wed. July 5th 6pm
Parent Social! Meet & Mingle and have your dinner at The Foundry this night, meet other parents, and also meet Rick Fowler - Author and Director of the documentary "Inside Tourette Syndrome".
July 1st - July 8th at The Graduate Hotel
Discount rate E-booking link for The Graduate Hotel in Athens, GA. They are offering our families a discounted rate of $70 a night
July 5th: Wednesday Evening Social for Families!
Join the Tourette Information Center & Support/Camp Twitch & Shout on Wednesday evening at The Foundry in Athens. Meet and mingle with our Board of Directors and parents of other campers. Dinner and appetizers are available for you to purchase on your own (the food is great), and stay after to have fun and socialize! Also meet Rick Fowler of Athens, author & producer of the documentary "Inside Tourette Syndrome".
Event Information
"Practical parenting for the child or teen with Tourette Syndrome"
Camp Twitch and Shout hosted its first workshop for parents and caregivers in 2016 focused on sensory sensitivities, anxiety disorders, and educational accommodations for children living with Tourette. Due to the positive feedback and our wish to serve both children and their parents, we will be hosting our second workshop in 2017! This workshop is made possible by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and the National Tourette Association of America (TAA). Dr. Kenneth Phelps will be our featured speaker for the day. Dr. Phelps is a child and family therapist who has served as a national speaker for the Tourette Association of America. He currently works within the Tourette Center of Excellence - Southeastern Consortium at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine where he offers comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parent management training (PMT), and family therapy. The topic for our 2017 workshop will be "Practical Parenting for the Child or Teen with Tourette." This interactive and didactic presentation will cover a variety of parenting techniques, including descriptive praise, token economies, reflective listening, think throughs, giving effective commands, among others. Specifics of how to respond to youth experiencing rage, anxiety, or compulsive behavior will be covered. There will be ample opportunity for problem solving of common parental pitfalls and learning from peer parents in the group. The hope of our workshop is to not reduce parenting to a simple recipe (as it is certainly the most difficult job on the planet!), but rather offer an array of ingredients that parents and caregivers can individualize to their child. We hope you'll join us for this day long seminar!
When?
Thursday, Jul 6, 2017, 08:30 AM
Where?
Graduate Athens, East Dougherty Street, Athens, GA, United States
Camp Twitch & Shout July 2-7, 2017!
Camp Twitch & Shout is a 1 week overnight camp for children ages 8 to 17 with a confirmed diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome. Located in Winder, GA at Camp Twin Lakes Will-A-Way, the program is going in to their 9th summer! Camp Twitch & Shout is an Award Winning American Camp Association Accredited camp...winning both the Regional Edie Klein Program of Excellence, and the National Eleanor P. Eells Program of Excellence Awards.
Camp dates for 2017: July 2nd through July 7th
Mailing address:
Camp Twitch & Shout/ TICS
2472 Jett Ferry Road, Suite 400-156
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Email: campinfo@camptwitchandshout.org
Website: www.camptwitchandshout.org
Location: 210 South Broad Street, Winder, GA, United States
Phone: 706-248-9328
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camptwitchandshout/
Twitter: @CampTwitchShout