Parent Education Series with Alumnae Nora Chitilian
Overview
> To RSVP click here << " href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRdX82kiTWW-em6p2MtghElHdZ6OuPclA_HpxL1TM7gteXVQ/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank">>> To RSVP click here <<Nora is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Private Practice in Glendale, California. She is also a school-based therapist/counselor and consultant at various Armenian Schools. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling, both degrees from California State University Northridge. She has been working in education and mental health since 1996 and is very passionate in her line of work. She is a proud alumnus of AGBU.Manoogian-Demirjian School.
During her undergraduate and graduate studies, she worked as a regular and special education teacher. She has facilitated court-ordered domestic violence classes with male perpetrators. She’s been a social worker working with kids with autism and intellectual disabilities and facilitated parent-support groups for their parents. Nora is a board member at Richard Tufenkian Armenian Preschool (since 2007). She is one of the founding members of the Armenian Autism Outreach Project and co-founder and social skills teacher at Camp Zavarian in Montrose, CA. Nora’s thesis project titled “Parenting Workshop: The Armenian Perspective” was completed and published in 2001. After the 44-day war in Artsakh in 2020, Nora trained a group of psychologists in Armenia for the inception of the Free Mental Health Hotline that’s available in Armenia today. She also provided Psychological First Aid in the community and for Psychologists in Armenia after losing Artsakh. Nora conducts workshops and seminars on various topics such as parenting, anxiety, stress management, classroom management, relationships, marital challenges, social skills, learning disabilities, generational trauma, effects of technology and social media, and teacher training for various organizations, schools, and educational institutions. Additionally, she has been a guest speaker on TV and radio shows. Nora works closely with the Armenian Prelacy of Canada for the institution’s counseling needs. With the clergy of the Prelacy, she conducts premarital sessions and leads quarterly meetings with the clergy for the community’s special needs. Nora is married and has three daughters. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading, learning new things, and spending time with her family. > To RSVP click here << " href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRdX82kiTWW-em6p2MtghElHdZ6OuPclA_HpxL1TM7gteXVQ/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank">>> To RSVP click here <<
