Updated February 3, 2010

* The training programs listed in this section usually take place in the Dayton (OH) area or elsewhere in Ohio and are taught by the author, Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE. To invite Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE to present a workshop at your location, get her free speaker kit. Just CLICK HERE.

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Parent Training Programs

In-person workshops in Dayton (OH)
Home Study Program for parents

Parents Toolshop® Graduate Services & Benefits

Foster Parent Training throughout Ohio

Parents Tool Talk Radio Show

Professional CEU Workshops throughout Ohio
     In-person CEU workshops (for CFLEs, SW, Counselors and MFTs.)
     CEU Home Study (for SW, Counselors, MFTs, and CFLEs)

PARENT'S TOOLSHOP^®  
PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS

T.I.P.S. (Tools For Improving Parenting Success)
for Parents of Children 1-18
6-week evening parenting series (see flyer and/or agenda)

When: 6 Tuesdays, October 12 - November 16, 2010
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Where:
Kettering Behavioral Medicine Center
5350 Lamme Rd, Dayton OH 45439

Map and directions at: http://www.parentstoolshop.com/HTML/TIPSdirections.htm

Description: Nowhere else can you attend this Universal Blueprint® program taught by the author, who will teach a simple formula for finding your own personalized solutions for preventing and solving problems with children ages 1-18.

Discover the practical 4-star language and action tools every parent needs to know. Help children become confident, independent, responsible, cooperative and capable of solving their own problems. Improve parent/child communication. Understand and effectively respond to misbehavior so children become self-disciplined. Boost teamwork and consistency with your parenting partners.

Cost: $15/hr for 18 hrs + Parents Toolshop® book if you don't have it

Discounts:

• 30% discount for CEU participants and groups of 3+ who register at the same time.
• 50% off Couples Discount for spouses/partners from the same household
  

Up to 18 CEUs provided for CFLEs, Ohio Social Worker, Counselor and MFTs, and Foster Parents. (For details about CEUs for this and other Parents Toolshop Programs, click here.)

To register:

• On-line, CLICK HERE.
• By mail/fax, print and complete the FORM

• Reading The Parents Toolshop®: The Universal Blueprint for Building a Healthy Family book. ($29.95)

• Completing and submitting the practice exercises at the end of each chapter. For your convenience, we'll send each chapter's exercises to you by e-mail so you can simply reply to each one, type in your answers and send them. When you order the home study program, choose the age range of your child and you will only complete the practice exercises that are relevant for that age range.

• Complete and submit a final review (about 50 questions).

• Receive a "Graduation" certificate. Now you are a Parents Toolshop® Graduate!

• For full details, click here or see order page.

• Register to get guest and topic announcements at: www.ParentsToolshop.com/tele
• Get resource package (audio recording, handouts, and articles) for past teleseminars at: http://www.parentstoolshop.com/HTML/telearchive.htm
• Visit the Parents Tool Talk Home Page at:
  www.parentstooltalk.com

• Any of the parenting programs offered in the South Dayton area

• Up to 1/3 of their CEU hours by tuning in to the Parents Tool Talk Radio Show. (Just attend the call, check-in, and send the program details by e-mail to instructor for attendance verification.)

• Jody also offers CEU training programs for Foster Parents through the Ohio Regional Training Centers. These workshops are only open to foster parents, staff or supervisors who are affiliated with Ohio county protective service agencies and these participants get priority seating.
  
  Some regions may allow foster parents from non-RTC agencies to attend these programs if there are seats available. Please call the regional training center sponsoring the program to inquire if this is the case. You can get a list of the workshops and contact numbers at www.OCWTP.net.

The following professionals can earn CEUs for attending any of the Parenting programs offered in the South Dayton area:

• CFLE: Approved for Continuing Education Credits for the Certified Family Life Educator program through the National Council on Family Relations.

• Ohio Social Worker, Counselor and Marriage Family Therapists
  
  
• Foster Parents
  
  
• Any Universal Blueprint® program also qualifies for Parents Toolshop® Parent Educator Instructor Certification "witnessing" hours.
  
  
• Jody also offers CEU training programs for Social Workers and Counselors through the Ohio Regional Training Centers. These workshops are only open to foster parents, staff or supervisors who are affiliated with Ohio county protective service agencies and these participants get priority seating.
  
  Some regions may allow licensed social workers and counselors from the public attend those programs if there are seats available. Please call the regional training center sponsoring the program to inquire if this is the case. You can get a list of the workshops and contact numbers at www.OCWTP.net.