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Application and Letter of Intent

 
 
The form below is for people who wish to be trained as a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer. Please read the information carefully. It may help you decide whether or not you want to proceed with this process!  If you have any questions or concerns, you are encouraged to contact the Positive Discipline Association (PDA) office.


DIRECTIONS: 

  • Please complete this form and accompanying letter. Keep a copy of each for your personal records.

  • Email a copy to the Positive Discipline Association Administrative Office at posdis@satx.rr.com, along with permission for it to be used on our List serve. The letter is used to introduce you to other PDA members.

  • Send a hard copy of the letter, a copy of the PDTC Checklist, and your annual dues ($175 if paid on or prior to February 15 or $225 after February 15) to the Positive Discipline Association, c/o Marianne Pinner, 9417 Remuda Path, San Antonio, TX 78254. If you are applying to become a new PDTC during the last quarter of the year (September 1 - December 31), you are eligible for a reduced fee. Contact the PDA office for more information. 

REQUEST TO BECOME A POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TRAINER CANDIDATE (PDTC)

CONTACT INFORMATION  
 
Name:
Occupation:
Address:
Work phone:
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Email Address (For Correspondence and Our PD List serve):


LETTER OF INTENT


This letter should include the following information:
 
  • Your purpose in wanting to be trained as a Certified Positive Discipline Associate.
  • A list of any workshops or training you have already attended (with whom and when).
  • Information on your plans for using Positive Discipline. 
  • Anything else you would like to share about the role of PD in your life!
  • Permission to share this information on our list serve. (Again, your letter is used to introduce you to our membership.) 

 

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM THE POSITIVE DISCIPLINE ASSOCIATION:

  1. Extensive training to increase your understanding of the Positive Discipline work and to facilitate two day workshops. 

  2. Mentoring throughout your training period and on-going via the e-mail list serve, the CPDT manual, Think Tank, the workshop manuals, and personal contact with CPDTs or a local mentoring group if available. 
      
  3. Once a year you, at "Think Tank," the PDA's annual conference, you will have the opportunity to be surrounded by many enthusiastic Certified Positive Discipline Trainer Candidates or PDTCs, for quality assurance and to share experiences and activities.


WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU:

  1. To identify yourself as a Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate (PDTC) when presenting any Positive Discipline material.  

  2. To work with the CPDT e-mail list and/or a CPDT mentor or mentor group when preparing presentations. 

  3. To have evaluations filled out after every class or workshop you teach and to send them to The Positive Discipline Association, c/o Marianne Pinner, 9417 Remuda Path, San Antonio, TX 78254. 

  4. As a CPDT, to attend our Think Tank (at your own expense) at least every third year. It is highly recommended, but not required, for all PDTCs.  

  5. To pay annual (calendar year) PDA membership fees.

  6. To develop your knowledge and understanding of Adlerian/Dreikursian and Positive Discipline theory and methods.

  7. As a CPDT, to sponsor at least one Positive Discipline workshop a year (with the help of your mentor) or actively share Positive Discipline (see page 1.3.5 of the CPDT Manual). 



 

     

     
     
     
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