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• Teleconference: Adlerian Pshchology, Three Session Package

  • Start
    09 May 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    11 Jun 2013
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    LIVE Event, Time listed is Pacific Standard Time

  Register

  Teleconference (or download later)

  
  
  
  Adlerian Psychology: 
  Deepening Your Understanding
  
  Session 1: A focus on will to power and private logic
  Available for Download Only
  
  Session 2: A focus on early recollections, life style and birth order
  Available for Download Only
  
  Session 3: A focus on holism, typology and social interest
  Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  
  With Deborah Owen-Sohocki, LPC, CPDLT

  
  

  Live:  Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  (or download later)
  

  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm (PST)
  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (MST)
  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (CST)
  • 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm (EST)

  
  To register on the day of the LIVE conference,
  please call the PDA office at
  1.866.POS.Disc (1.866.767.3472)
  before 1pm CST.
  
  

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  Workshop Description:
  Click on individual session.

  Session 1

  Session 2

  Session 3

        
  Facilitator Background: 
  

  Deborah Owen-Sohocki is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer, licensed professional counselor, classroom teacher, life coach, and Positive Discipline author. Her Adlerian training has come from numerous master Adlerian teachers. She did her personal life style assessment with Miriam Pew and has discovered doing a life style with clients, a powerful tool in facilitating their movement forward.
  
  

  Deborah has spoken to international and national audiences on a wide range of topics including resiliency, leadership and communication, parenting issues, school discipline, stress management, emotional intelligence, and personality types. She is a co-author with Jane Nelsen of Positive Discipline: A Teacher’s A-Z Guide and has been a Positive Discipline workshops since 1993.  She has been working with children for 41 years and uses Positive Discipline with her students, clients, children, step-children, and grandchildren.
  
  

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  Register For A Single Session:

  • $20 for general public
  • $30 for organizational use (schools, churches, agencies, etc.) -- see below for conditions of use.
    
  • Special discount for members: 
    Log in on website and go to the Trainers or Educators Section to register.
    
    

  Special Package Pricing!

  Register For All 3 Sessions:

  • $45 for general public
  • Special discount for members (Log in and go to Trainers or educators Section.)

  
  Three Ways to Register:
  

  • Use your credit card to register here at the PDA Website.
  • Call the Positive Discipline Association office at 1.866.POS.DISC (210.688.3637).
  • Mail a check to:
    C/o Positive Discipline Association
    9417 Remuda Path
    San Antonio, TX 78254
    
    

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  Other Information:

  Once registered, you will be sent the call in number and access code.  Please call this number 5 minutes before the start of the session. Further directions will be sent prior to the teleconference.  REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ONLY AFTER 2:30 PM CST ON THE DAY OF THE TELECONFERENCE.

  
  

  Conditions for Organizational Use
  of Teleconferences and Downloads: 
  
  When purchasing this recording for organizational use, we ask that you provide the recording to school or agency staff only or play it with groups of parents/clients/staff at an agency event. You may not publish the download link for general availability. 
   
  Please feel free to include the PDA teleconferences as a resource recommendation with a link to the Positive Discipline website:  www.positivediscipline.org.
  

  
  

  Cancellation/Refund Policy:
  Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost.  Refunds are not available after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the workshop.
  
  Special Events, Teleconferences and Merchandise: For all other items or events, the processing fee will be 10% of the purchase price or a minimum of $5. Otherwise, the same policy applies.
  
  
  
  

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• Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way

  • Start
    24 May 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    25 May 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  LOCATION:  CALGARY, CANADA
  
  Title:  Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
  
  Facilitator:  Ruth Buffam, CPDT
  
  Dates and Times:
  Friday and Saturday
  May 24 - 25, 2013
  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
  Location: 
  Beacon Literacy
  1331 44 Ave NE
  Calgary, Alberta
  

  Workshop Description:
  
  This two day training will equip participants with research based strategies and tools for teaching parents how to use discipline that is kind and firm at the same time.   Participants will learn to facilitate with experiential activities in group and individual settings and will leave with a set of resource materials adaptable for use with all age and focus groups. 
  
  This workshop is suitable for both new and experienced parent educators, counselors who want to offer Positive Discipline to their clients, childcare professionals who want to offer Positive Discipline support in their centres, educators, centers, workers, and others who deal with children & parents.

  Cost in CAD: 
  

  • Early registration fee $360 CAD through May 10.
  • Regular registration fee $395 CAD May 11 on.

  Registration fee includes the book Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen and the Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way Manual by Jane Nelsen & Lynn Lott.

  To Register:
  For more information about the workshop, please contact Ruth Buffam - ruth@positivediscipline.ca  403.818.5295
  
  Other Information: 
  Please wear casual clothing -- this is a very interactive workshop.
  
  IMPORTANT: If you are flying, please to not make flight arrangements until the minimum number have enrolled. The facilitator or our office staff will let you know as soon as that happens.
  
  Cancellations: 
  A Cancellations: less a $35 CAD processing fee is given if cancellation occurs cancellation month or more before the workshop.  No refund if cancellation is cancellation than 4 weeks before workshop, although the participant may reschedule for another workshop. 
  
  See www.positivediscipline.org for other details regarding cancellations.

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• Teleconference: Adlerian Pshchology, Session 3

  • When
    11 Jun 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    LIVE Event, Time listed is Pacific Standard Time

  Register

  Teleconference (or download later)

  
  Adlerian Psychology: 
  Deepening Your Understanding
  Session 3: A focus on holism, typology and social interest
  
  With Deborah Owen-Sohocki, LPC, CPDLT

  
  

  Live:  Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  (or download later)
  

  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm (PST)
  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (MST)
  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (CST)
  • 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm (EST)

  
  To register on the day of the LIVE conference,
  please call the PDA office at
  1.866.POS.Disc (1.866.767.3472)
  before 1pm CST.
  
  

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  Workshop Description:
  
  This session will further deepen your understanding of Adlerian Principles and will also focus on holism, typology and social interest. More details coming soon! 
         
  Facilitator Background: 
  

  Deborah Owen-Sohocki is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer, licensed professional counselor, classroom teacher, life coach, and Positive Discipline author. Her Adlerian training has come from numerous master Adlerian teachers. She did her personal life style assessment with Miriam Pew and has discovered doing a life style with clients, a powerful tool in facilitating their movement forward.
  
  

  Deborah has spoken to international and national audiences on a wide range of topics including resiliency, leadership and communication, parenting issues, school discipline, stress management, emotional intelligence, and personality types. She is a co-author with Jane Nelsen of Positive Discipline: A Teacher’s A-Z Guide and has been a Positive Discipline workshops since 1993.  She has been working with children for 41 years and uses Positive Discipline with her students, clients, children, step-children, and grandchildren.
  
  

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  Register For A Single Session:

  • $20 for general public
  • $30 for organizational use (schools, churches, agencies, etc.) -- see below for conditions of use.
    
  • Special discount for members: 
    Log in on website and go to the Trainers or Educators Section to register.
    
    

  Special Package Pricing!

  Register For All 3 Sessions:

  • $45 for general public
  • Special discount for members (Log in and go to Trainers or educators Section.)

  
  Three Ways to Register:
  

  • Use your credit card to register here at the PDA Website.
  • Call the Positive Discipline Association office at 1.866.POS.DISC (210.688.3637).
  • Mail a check to:
    C/o Positive Discipline Association
    9417 Remuda Path
    San Antonio, TX 78254
    
    

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  Other Information:

  Once registered, you will be sent the call in number and access code.  Please call this number 5 minutes before the start of the session. Further directions will be sent prior to the teleconference.  REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ONLY AFTER 2:30 PM CST ON THE DAY OF THE TELECONFERENCE.

  
  

  Conditions for Organizational Use
  of Teleconferences and Downloads: 
  
  When purchasing this recording for organizational use, we ask that you provide the recording to school or agency staff only or play it with groups of parents/clients/staff at an agency event. You may not publish the download link for general availability. 
   
  Please feel free to include the PDA teleconferences as a resource recommendation with a link to the Positive Discipline website:  www.positivediscipline.org.
  

  
  

  Cancellation/Refund Policy:
  Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost.  Refunds are not available after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the workshop.
  
  Special Events, Teleconferences and Merchandise: For all other items or events, the processing fee will be 10% of the purchase price or a minimum of $5. Otherwise, the same policy applies.
  
  
  
  

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• BEIJING: Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way

  • Start
    22 Jun 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    24 Jun 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Beijing, China

  LOCATION:  BEIJING, CHINA

  
  WAIT LIST ONLY

  Contact
  Ms. Yuan - Phone: 13816920762

  Email: positivedisciplinecn@gmail.com

  
  Title:  Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
  
  Facilitators:
  Susie Zhang, CPDT and
  Alicia Wang, PDTC
  
  Date and Time:
  Saturday - Monday
  June 22 - 24, 2013
  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
  Location:
  To Be Determined
  
  Prerequisite: Must have read the book “Positive Discipline” (provided upon registration). Becoming certified as a “Positive Discipline Parenting Educator” requires completing an essay addressing specific questions demonstrating understanding of Positive Discipline principles (questions provided at the training).
  
  Who Should Participate:  

  1.  Trainers, teachers, and counselors who are engaged or interested in parenting education.   

  2.  Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who are wanting to learn effective parenting tools.
  Maximum number of participants per training:  24
  
  Download:  Flier
  
  Workshop Description:
  Positive Discipline comes from the theories of Alfred Adler, M.D. and Rudolf Dreikurs, M.D., early pioneers of “Individual Psychology,” adapted for child guidance by world-renowned authors, Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. and Lynn Lott, MFT.  The teachings are filled with non-punitive, non-permissive, respectful methods that incorporate kindness and firmness, encourage a child’s “self-discipline” through various tools such as family meetings, encouragement, learning from mistakes with dignity intact, etc., helping parents get to the core of their child’s misbehavior, and bringing more joy into the home.
  

  
  Through experiential learning, Positive Discipline help adults learn with their “heart” as well their “head” in an engaging, supportive way.  The activities used help us “see the world through the child’s eyes,” allowing adults to gain immediate insight into problem behavior and effective solutions. 
  
  

  For those who are currently engaged or interested in parenting education, the course provides specific training enabling the participant to become a “Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator,” as authorized by the Positive Discipline Association.  This qualifies the recipient to teach parenting classes in the Positive Discipline model and be part of an international network of parent educators. Monthly on-line group mentoring will be offered within 6 months after course completion. You will also be invited to join in mentor group of educators, to receive continuous support along your Positive Discipline journey.
  
  Facilitator Background:
  SUSIE ZHANG is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, who pioneered Positive Discipline parenting training in China. In the past three years, Susie has delivered multiple Positive Discipline seminars and workshops to schools, educational institutions and communities with positive feedback. Her teaching style is engaging, and participants leave encouraged and with tools to use right away with their children. Susie has worked with the authors of Positive Discipline to integrate the model into the Chinese culture by translating materials into Chinese, and with the Positive Discipline Association to promote Positive Discipline in China.
  She is the mother of two girls, 10 years old and 1 year old.
  
  ALICIA WANG is Certified Positive Discipline Educator and Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate. Alicia has delivered several positive discipline parenting classes last year and received very encouraging feedbacks from parents. Alicia is very enthusiastic with positive discipline. Besides teaching positive discipline, she spent lots of time reading Positive Discipline book series and Adler/Rudolf books. She will translate Positive Discipline Online Class and workbook into Chinese. She is one of the Committee members planning Jane Nelson’s China trip and is the interpreter for her public presentation in Beijing. In 2012 Alicia has helped to interpret for Lois Ingber in Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way training in Beijing.

  Alicia has a 17 years old daughter and a 4 years old son.
  
  Cost:
  RMB 4800/person, incl. material and certification fee.
  Meals and accommodation not included.
  
  To Register, Contact:
  Phone: Ms. Yuan  13816920762       
  Email: pdpeixun@homail.com
  Web site: www.joytoexcellence.com
  
  Cancellation/Refund Policy:
  Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost.  Refunds are not available after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the workshop.
  
  Special Events, Teleconferences and Merchandise: For all other items or events, the processing fee will be 10% of the purchase price or a minimum of $5. Otherwise, the same policy applies.
  
  
  
  
  

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• SHANGHAI: Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way

  • Start
    28 Jun 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    30 Jun 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Shanghai, China

  LOCATION:  SHANGHAI, CHINA

  
  

  WAIT LIST ONLY

  Contact
  Ms. Yuan - Phone: 13816920762

  Email: positivedisciplinecn@gmail.com
  
  

  Title:  Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
  
  Facilitators:
  Susie Zhang, CPDT and
  Alicia Wang, PDTC
  
  Date and Time:
  Friday - Sunday
  June 28 - 30, 2013
  9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
  Location:
  Jinjiang Star Hotel
  1121 Pujian Rd
  Pudong, Shanghai
  Multiple public transportations available; Free parking
  
  Prerequisite: Must have read the book “Positive Discipline” (provided upon registration). Becoming certified as a “Positive Discipline Parenting Educator” requires completing an essay addressing specific questions demonstrating understanding of Positive Discipline principles (questions provided at the training).
  
  Who Should Participate:
  1.    Trainers, teachers, and counselors who are engaged or interested in parenting education.
  2.    Parents, grandparents, and caregivers who are wanting to learn effective parenting tools.
  Maximum number of participants per training:  24
  
  Download:  Flier
  
  Workshop Description:
  Positive Discipline comes from the theories of Alfred Adler, M.D. and Rudolf Dreikurs, M.D., early pioneers of “Individual Psychology,” adapted for child guidance by world-renowned authors, Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. and Lynn Lott, MFT.  The teachings are filled with non-punitive, non-permissive, respectful methods that incorporate kindness and firmness, encourage a child’s “self-discipline” through various tools such as family meetings, encouragement, learning from mistakes with dignity intact, etc., helping parents get to the core of their child’s misbehavior, and bringing more joy into the home.
  

  
  Through experiential learning, Positive Discipline help adults learn with their “heart” as well their “head” in an engaging, supportive way.  The activities used help us “see the world through the child’s eyes,” allowing adults to gain immediate insight into problem behavior and effective solutions. 
  
  

  For those who are currently engaged or interested in parenting education, the course provides specific training enabling the participant to become a “Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator,” as authorized by the Positive Discipline Association.  This qualifies the recipient to teach parenting classes in the Positive Discipline model and be part of an international network of parent educators. Monthly on-line group mentoring will be offered within 6 months after course completion. You will also be invited to join in mentor group of educators, to receive continuous support along your Positive Discipline journey.
  
  Facilitator Background:
  SUSIE ZHANG is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, who pioneered Positive Discipline parenting training in China. In the past three years, Susie has delivered multiple Positive Discipline seminars and workshops to schools, educational institutions and communities with positive feedback. Her teaching style is engaging, and participants leave encouraged and with tools to use right away with their children. Susie has worked with the authors of Positive Discipline to integrate the model into the Chinese culture by translating materials into Chinese, and with the Positive Discipline Association to promote Positive Discipline in China.
  She is the mother of two girls, 10 years old and 1 year old.
  
  ALICIA WANG is Certified Positive Discipline Educator and Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate. Alicia has delivered several positive discipline parenting classes last year and received very encouraging feedbacks from parents. Alicia is very enthusiastic with positive discipline. Besides teaching positive discipline, she spent lots of time reading Positive Discipline book series and Adler/Rudolf books. She will translate Positive Discipline Online Class and workbook into Chinese. She is one of the Committee members planning Jane Nelson’s China trip and is the interpreter for her public presentation in Beijing. In 2012 Alicia has helped to interpret for Lois Ingber in Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way training in Beijing.

  Alicia has a 17 years old daughter and a 4 years old son.
  
  Cost:
  RMB 4800/person, incl. material and certification fee.
  Meals and accommodation not included.
  
  To Register, Contact:
  Phone: Ms. Yuan  13816920762       
  Email: pdpeixun@homail.com
  Web site: www.joytoexcellence.com
  
  Cancellation/Refund Policy:
  Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost.  Refunds are not available after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the workshop.
  
  Special Events, Teleconferences and Merchandise: For all other items or events, the processing fee will be 10% of the purchase price or a minimum of $5. Otherwise, the same policy applies.
  
  
  
  
  

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• 2013 Positive Discipline Conference

  • When
    12 Jul 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    San Diego, CA

  Register

  
  

  
  Fifth Annual Conference and PDA Benefit Event!

  
  Friday, July 12, 2013
  San Diego, CA

  One Day -- One Location 
  Many National Presenters!
  "An Amazing Lineup!"

  CEUs Available
  
  

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  Town and Country
  Resort & Convention Center
  
  Hotel Circle
  San Diego, CA
  1-800-772-8527

  
  To learn more about the resort, link HERE.
  For map and directions, link HERE.
  
  

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  Conference Sessions

  Click on title for details of each session
  and bio for each presenter.
  
  Click HERE for a summary.

  
  

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  Morning Sessions
  
  9:00 am - 10:30 am
  Choose one Session
  

  
  Strategies For Working With Students
  Exposed to Trauma
  Part 1 of 2 -- designed to be taken together.
  Jody McVittie, MD, CPDLT
  Co-author of "Positive Discipline in the School and Classroom Teachers Guide" and "BRIDGES – Building Relationships for Improved Discipline, Academic Gains
  and Effective Schools"
  
  

  Lead The One You're With
  Dina Emser, M.A., CPDLT
  Co-author of "Roadmap To Success"
  
  
  Born For Love
  Penny Davis, CPDLT

  
  

  Discipline con firmeza y mabilidad y
  obtendras responsabilidad
  Tony & Lisseth Orozco, CPDTs
  
  

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  10:45 am - 12:15 pm

  Choose one Session

  
  

  Strategies For Working With Students
  Exposed to Trauma

  Part 2 of 2 -- designed to be taken together.
  Jody McVittie, M.D., CPDLT

  Co-author of "Positive Discipline in the School and Classroom Teachers Guide" and "BRIDGES – Building Relationships for Improved Discipline, Academic Gains
  and Effective Schools"

  
  

  Leveraging Your Signature Strengths
  To Manage Top Card Mischief

  IMPORTANT: Requires Short Assessment

  
  

  Prior To Conference (Click session title for details) Dodie Blomberg, CPDLT

  
  

  Tantrums, Meltdowns, and 
  the Truth about Time Out
  Tracy McConaghie, LCSW, CPDLT
  
  

  "Doing With" Children: Empowerment and Encouragement through Connection

  Lois Ingber, LCSW, CPDLT
  Co-author of "BRIDGES – Building Relationships for Improved Discipline, Academic Gains and Effective Schools"
  
  

  Disciplina Positiva: Liderando
  con amor y respeto
  Gigliola Nunez, CPDT
  
  

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  Lunch (On Your Own)
  12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
  
  

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  Afternoon Sessions
  
  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 
  Choose one Session

  Creating a School Culture and Climate That Fosters Engagement:  Putting The Pieces Together
  Teresa LaSala, CPDLT
  Co-author of "Positive Discipline in the School and Classroom Teachers Guide"

  Parenting Through and After Divorce
  Salley Schmid, CPDT
  
  

  PHPPSS Clinic
  (Build Your Facilitation Skills)
  Lynn Lott, MA, MFT,
  Co-Founder of the PDA
  Co-Author of Many PD Books & Manuals
  
  
  HELP! I've Flipped My Lid
  Deborah Owen-Sohocki, MS, LPC, CPDLT
                     

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  CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
  FULL DAY
  Rates For Non-members

  Early  Registration                         By June 1	$120
  Regular Registration June 2 -30	$130
  Late & On-Site Registration July 1 or After	$145

  
  

  DISCOUNT FOR MEMBERS
  
  IMPORTANT: MEMBERS MUST LOG IN
  AND GO TO THE EDUCATORS OR TRAINERS SECTIONS
  TO ACCESS MEMBER RATES.
  
  

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  CEUs Available
  
  

  Advanced Registration Requested
  Free when you register in advance.
  $20 with on-site registration.
  
  
  

  The PDA offers CEUs for MFTs and LCSWs attending Think Tank and the PDA Conference. These are provided through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 

  Course meets qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE 3902.
  
  

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  Cancellation Policy

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