Not everyone grows up as they get older. The construct of psychological immaturity is not new, but only recently has developmental science advanced to the point where the idea of developmental arrest can be spelled out and employed as a powerful explanatory tool for problems in learning and behaving. Once kids are stuck, the usual ways of dealing with behaviour – including sanctions, consequences, and time-outs – actually make things worse. This flagship course, organized around the constructs of maturation and stuckness, provides a grounding in the conceptual foundations of Dr. Neufeld’s formulation of the attachment-based developmental approach.
Registration is now open!
This course is being offered in a Scheduled Class format anchored by Karen Bollman on Fridays from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time. The course will start with an orientation session on September 26, 2025 and will run for 22 weeks (no class December 26th and January 2nd).
Course participants will view Dr. Neufeld’s pre-recorded lecture videos and come together weekly in a live Zoom class to discuss the material. While individuals can take this course at any time in Self-Paced Study format, this is a unique opportunity to gain further insight from Neufeld Institute faculty member Karen Bollman and other faculty guests.
All of the classes are recorded. If you can’t fit a live class into your day-time schedule, you can keep pace by watching the recording at your convenience.
Course Delivery
- We are pleased to offer this Scheduled Class on our new learning platform. We look forward to showing you our enhanced course delivery features!
- If you’ve taken scheduled classes with us before, you will be receiving familiar campus course components. Please note, Virtual Campus (our original campus) access will not be available for this course.
- Tuition includes Dr. Neufeld’s recorded lecture videos, live (Zoom) faculty-facilitated support sessions, supplementary course resources, access to a Discussion Forum to ask questions, PDF study guide, and course certificate.
Suitability
The Neufeld Intensive One is taken by a wide variety of professionals as well as parents who are seeking a university level educational experience. No previous background or formal education in the social sciences is required. Although the focus is primarily on children and those responsible for them, the intensives have also been found useful by adult therapists and marriage counsellors. Previous participants have included educators of all kinds, parents and grandparents, behaviour specialists, counsellors, therapists, art therapists, psychologists, pediatricians, university professors, psychiatrists, family physicians, nurses, social workers, youth workers, ministers, care providers and foster parents.