Parent Night Sessions
The Issaquah School District and Issaquah Schools Foundation invite parents to attend Parent Night Sessions Presented by Brandyn Roark Caires and Kire Dassel from Brooks Powers Group – see below for information on speakers.
Session 1: Positive Parenting:
October 19, 2016: Issaquah High School 7-8:30 PM
This training focuses on how to reframe and shift our thinking about kids and parenting by using key strategies and skills based in positive reinforcement and how to set firm, consistent, and kind limits; while understanding the stages of the developing brain.
Session 2: Parenting the Developing Mind
November 7, 2016: Issaquah High School 7-8:30 PM
This training is a culmination of brain science and research for parents about how and when children’s minds/brains develop and how they can “follow, shape, and guide” the needs of their child’s developing mind from kindergarten to adolescents. We discuss key components in knowing what we can expect from our children at various stages in their development. In addition, you will learn how to identify when or if your child needs additional support to manage life’s hurdles.
Session 3: Helping or Hindering
March 2, 2017: Issaquah High School 7-8:30 PM
This training focuses on understanding our own caretaking and parenting styles (permissive, authoritative, authoritarian, etc.) and how they affect a child’s developing mind and their behaviors. We will introduce and explore several ways of problem solving with children, by using different parenting techniques, styles, and approaches.
Speakers:
Brandyn Roark Caires, MS, LCPCI, is a Clinical Mental and Behavioral Health Therapist with over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. Brandyn has diverse experience working within residential programs, hospital settings, education and schools, and in homes with parents.
Brandyn’s early career began with working with children from the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit in the Therapy Pool, at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She later transitioned to working in rural community mental health and residential treatment facilities in North Idaho. Additionally, Brandyn has worked as a CPS provider, co-facilitated Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Programs, and developed Aquatic Therapy programs for children with PTSD and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Brandyn currently travels to work as a Mental and Behavioral Health consultant for Brooks Powers Group in Seattle. Where she supports several school districts in training educators, support staff, and administration in how to effectively use evidence-based interventions to support students who struggle with social and emotional challenges.
She resides in Bozeman, Montana where she practices as a school-based Mental Health Therapist and also runs her own private practice/consulting business, Mind Matters, PLLC. in Montana.
Kire Dassel, M.Ed, is a Certified Special Education Teacher – Preschool through 12th grade – and has her Masters in Education with a focus on Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities. She brings over 13 years of experience directly supporting and teaching children and training their care teams to develop effective educational programs. She has worked directly in schools, in homes, and in treatment facilities. Kire supports teams to collaborate and create sustainable plans to help children meet their educational goals.
Kire began her career teaching primary grades at Birralee International School in Trondheim, Norway. Kire then returned to the Seattle area and upon completion of her Masters, she helped to coordinate the educational support and programming of students re-entering schools after a stay in Seattle’s Children’s Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Kire is currently the Assistant Director of School Services for Brooks Powers Group in Seattle, Washington.
Kire trains and supports school personnel and other care providers to develop and implement specific positive behavior support programs across settings. She also provides guidance and training to teams to build evidence-based school programs and systems for children. Kire’s cliental includes young children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of disabilities and presentations including various learning disabilities, cognitive impairments, emotional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders, and psychiatric issues.