OCTOBER EVENTS
The Golden Masquerade Ball
Date: Oct 2, 2009
Description: An exciting evening awaits
you as AAFS holds its 10th
annual gala. Get ready for
a fabulous night of fun and
fundraising as AAFS and their
guests work for the cause of
providing mental health and
other assistance to the local
Asian American community.
The theme this year will be
of masquerades, symbolizing
the stigma that faced by
those suffering from mental
illness, especially among Asian
Americans.
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Houston Hilton Post Oak Hotel
Cost: $150 per person
Contact: dion.or@aafstexas.org or (713)
339-3688
FEBRUARY 2010 EVENTS
Hearts of Asia WalkFEST 2010
Date: Feb 14, 2010
Description: This is the first event of its
type to celebrate the many
cultures of Asia as well as to
work towards the cause of
advancing mental health care
and other support for Houston
area Asian Americans.
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Houston Hilton Post Oak Hotel
Cost:
Runner - $45/ person
Walker - $25/ adult; $30/ family (free for children)
Contact: dion.or@aafstexas.org or (713)
339-3688
ONGOING EVENTS
Healthy
Divorce, Healthy Kids Parenting Class
Date/Time: Call for the most updated class schedule
Description: In Texas, divorcing parents
with children under the age of 18 must complete a 4-hour
parenting education and family stabilization course. Since
2000, we have helped hundreds of divorcing parents meet
their mandated requirements and at the same time gain valuable
insight into the process for creating a healthy divorce
through our counseling services and court approved courses
– Healthy Divorce, Healthy Kids.
Our course covers
a wide range of topics including:
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the emotional effects
of divorce on parents
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the emotional and behavioral
reactions to divorce by young children and adolescents
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parenting issues relating
to the concerns and needs of children at different development
stages
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stress indicators in
young children and adolescents
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conflict management;family stabilization
through development of a co-parenting relationship
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the financial responsibilities
of parenting;family violence, spousal
abuse, and child abuse and neglect
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the availability of community
services and resources
Location: Asian American Family Services
Cost: $50 per person
Contact: dion.or@aafstexas.org or (713)
339-3688
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