Facilitator: Dr. Rodriguez
6:30-8:00 pm (ET) 3:30-5:00 pm (PT) (via Zoom)
Please maintain confidentiality and refrain from sharing personal information during zoom Parent workshops. Discussions are to remain within the group. All content during the Zoom Parent Workshops session, including audio, video, and chat, belongs to Stepping Forward Counseling Center, LLC (SFCC) and cannot be shared without consent from SFCC. Thank you.Activity: Parent Support Group
Topic: Communication Skills for Parents Part ll
Dr. Rodriguez will conduct a parent support group via Telehealth video. The theme of this session will be “Communication skills for parents”.
The purpose of this group is to support the child’s parents in understanding, managing, and improving their communication skills with the children in their care. Dr. Rodriguez will provide tips for improving communication, including the use of “door opener” statements, use more “dos” than “don’ts”, and the use of “I” statements to communicate. The parents will have the opportunity to participate by sharing their personal experiences, asking questions and providing feedback to their peers.
Dr. Rodríguez-Loyola is a licensed psychologist. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). Rodríguez-Loyola completed her internship at Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center, Gouverneur Healthcare Services, and NYC Health + Hospitals. She did her post-doctoral fellowship at NYC Health + Hospitals and the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Rodríguez-Loyola worked at NYC Health + Hospitals from September 2011 – February 2019 providing outpatient services to adults, children, adolescents, and their families with diverse mental health conditions including mood disorders, trauma and anxiety disorders.
Rodríguez-Loyola also worked at the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services at UBHC in Newark from February 2019 to December 2020. Her clinical work focused on working with children, adolescents, and their families. She integrates the systemic approach, attachment theory, CBT and DBT in her work to effectively meet with the needs of her patients. Dr. Rodríguez-Loyola is an active member of the American Psychological Association and the New Jersey Psychological Association. She is a Latina psychologist, fluent in Spanish. She has extensive experience supervising Master and Doctoral psychology students and post-doctoral trainees. In her free time she loves running, reading, and crafting. She is passionate about social justice, learning from diverse cultures, and the impact of cultural backgrounds and perspective on children and adolescents’ worldviews.