Facilitators: Deborah Owen-Sohocki, CPDLT & Burak Alptekin, CPDT
Dates and Times: 10/10/2026 - 10/25/2026
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25, 2026
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM - EDT
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Türkiye (TRT)
Location: ONLINE - Via Zoom
United Stated and Türkiye
Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.
Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 09/20/2026. $499 Regular Registration. Group discount: Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 40 participants.
Facilitator Information:
Deborah Owen-Sohocki (MS, LPC, CPDLT) is a senior Master Trainer (Lead Trainer) with the Positive Discipline Association (PDA), a licensed psychotherapist, author, and international Adlerian psychology master practitioner. Since 1972, she has accumulated extensive experience working across all educational levels, from early childhood to high school, as well as in adult education. As the founder of Regenerative Living LLC, she specializes in emotional self-regulation, resilience, and encouragement-based leadership for parents, educators, and organizations. Co-author of Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A–Z Guide alongside Jane Nelsen, an ICASSI faculty member, and a certified HeartMath® trainer, Owen-Sohocki has been training Positive Discipline practitioners and educators worldwide for over three decades.
Burak Alptekin (CPDT) is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, Co-Founder of Positive Discipline Türkiye, and a member of the Adler Institute. With nearly two decades of teaching experience across primary to high school levels, he leads international projects, facilitates corporate workshops, and delivers keynote speeches across Türkiye.
Burak's journey into Positive Discipline began through his own parenting experience—facing the universal challenges, frustration, and isolation that come with raising children, and seeking evidence-based, compassionate solutions. Recognizing the profound impact of Adlerian principles on family dynamics, he dedicated his career to empowering others. Today, Burak has trained hundreds of parents and educators while inspiring a digital community of thousands through his platform, @pozitifbaba.
Workshop Description:
This is an online interactive and streamed video workshop designed for parent educators, teachers, therapists, childcare professionals and others who want an effective discipline approach. This method is based on Adlerian Psychology and integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging behaviors. Successful participants will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and will:
- Learn research based and effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use discipline that is kind and firm at the same time (non-punitive, non-permissive)
- Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
- Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
- Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
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Contact: Deborah Owen-Sohocki, deborahmowensohocki@gmail.com, +1 (361) 442-7533
Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Deborah Owen-Sohocki, 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.
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.
