New Orleans Parents’ Club

Parents of young children are invited to join the New Orleans Parents' Club (NOPC), an innovative, weekly opportunity to socialize with other parents and learn important skills that will help guide parents through the everyday joys and challenges of parenthood.

Date: Beginning September 13 through the 2010-2011 school year.  
Day/Time:  Mondays from 9:15-10:45 AM
Location: New Orleans JCC - Uptown
Fee: FIRST SESSION IS FREE!  Membership is $100/school year per family (prorated) and gives you access to 30 sessions. $10 Drop In.
Sliding fee scale available upon request, based on household income.
Click here to download Registration Form

Each session will be facilitated by Dr. Dahlia Topolosky, a licensed psychologist, with topics focusing on positive parenting techniques and addressing ways to build your children’s self-esteem and encourage a healthy nurturing family environment. Light refreshments will be served and your child is welcome to play beside you in our warm and kid-friendly space. 

Dr. Dahlia Topolosky is a licensed psychologist who earned her Psy.D. from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in  New York where she had dual training in school and clinical psychology. Prior to moving to New Orleans, she worked in inpatient and outpatient settings and was the psychologist at the Horace Mann Lower School in NY. After moving to the NOLA area, she worked at Mercy Family Center, child/adolescent clinic in Metairie. Dr. Topolosky is currently in private practice at the Family Behavioral Health center where she conducts psycho-educational evaluations to asses for ADHD, Learning Disorders, Spectrum Disorders, and other Behavioral/Psychological Disorders.  She uses a combination of psycho-dynamic, cognitive behavioral, and other evidence-based approaches to treat children, adolescents, and families who struggle with a variety of emotional/behavioral issues including ADHD, Spectrum Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression/Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma.  In addition, she works with parents individually and in group settings to teach effective parenting skills and improve child-parent relationships.  Dr. Topolosky's interests include singing, playing guitar and drums, and mostly spending time with her husband and 3 children.

A program of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) and Jewish Family Service (JFS)

For more information, contact Suzy Lazarus, GSW at Jewish Family Service, at 504.831.8475 or suzy@jfsneworleans.org