TELL’s Exceptional Parenting Program (EPP) is hosting a workshop on “The Other Side of Happiness — Coping with Grief and Loss” on Tuesday, October 7, from 10am–midday. The workshop will be facilitated by TELL psychotherapist Sukanya Wignaraja, MSW, and held at the Wesley Center 2F, Seminar Room, 6-10-11 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062. The workshop is free, but donations are highly appreciated.
Sukanya Wignaraja has a masters degree in social work from Oxford University, UK. She also has a graduate diploma in solution–focused brief therapy and is a certified solution focused therapist. Sukanya has over 15 years’ experience in adult mental health services, in the UK and in the Philippines. She has worked in a range of clinical settings, such as community mental health teams, hospitals, and prisons. She has provided individual therapy for adults living with depression, anxiety, work-related stress, domestic violence, and grief and loss, and also has extensive experience in couples counselling. She can speak English, French, Spanish, Bengali, and Hindi.
TELL’s Exceptional Parenting Program (EPP) provides a forum where parents and professionals can broaden their knowledge of issues related to raising and educating children with diverse needs, seek and exchange information in a supportive atmosphere, and access a lending library of books, magazines, and recorded presentations.
The workshop series features six or more presentations by speakers from a variety of disciplines, and takes place between October and May every year. The workshops are centred on providing insightful, practical information designed to increase awareness and understanding of various issues associated with raising and educating a child with learning differences/diverse needs.
Some workshops are now provided in three different formats: onsite, live offsite, and online. Please note that some workshops will be available only onsite. For more information see http://www.telljp.com and RSVP Chie Sawa at [email protected]. — AI KOKUNUGI
