Facilitator: Julie Atksinson, CPDT
Dates and Times:
07/24/2025 - 07/25/2025
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PST)
Location: IN PERSON
255 Swift Street
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 06/27/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Group discount: Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Registration limit: 30 participants.
Facilitator Information:
Julie Atkinson is a seasoned educator, Certified Positive Discipline Trainer (in both the classroom and parenting), Encouragement Consultant, and Co-active Coach. With over 20 years of experience teaching preschool through high school, and a Master's in Education from Seattle University, she brings a warm, grounded, and research-based approach to supporting families, educators, and professionals. Her mission is to build bridges between adults and children using Positive Discipline tools that foster mutual respect, deep connection, and social-emotional growth while reducing challenging behaviors.
Workshop Description: This two-day interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staff and administrators who want an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors. Attendees will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and will learn to:
- Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches.
- Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures.
- Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect.
- Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change.
- Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving.
- Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community.
To Register: http://www.julieatkinsoncoaching.com/certifications
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Contact: Julie Atkinson, julie@julieatkinsoncoaching.com, 8312342662
Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Julie Atkinson in advance.
The Positive Discipline Association is pleased to provide the opportunity for educators to earn graduate-level university credit. Whether you attend one of our live workshops or participate in an online workshop, you may choose to earn 1 to 4 non-degree credits. These credits are for licensure renewal and salary step increases only. The cost of graduate-level credit is separate from the workshop registration fee. Click Here for more information.
Positive Discipline Association courses approved for Graduate-Level Semester Credits through University of the Pacific will appear on an Official Transcript with a letter grade.
CES: The Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723.
This program is AMS CE approved!
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.
In the event of cancellation, participants will be notified by email.
