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    • 24 Jul 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 25 Jul 2025
    • 4:30 PM
    • Santa Cruz, California (July 24 and 25, 2025)

    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: 

    1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches. 
    2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures. 
    3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect. 
    4. Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change. 
    5. Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving. 
    6. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community. 


    To Register:
    http://www.julieatkinsoncoaching.com/certifications

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    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.

    • 30 Jul 2025
    • 8:30 AM
    • 31 Jul 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • IN PERSON - Woodland, California (July 30-31, 2025)
    • 7
    Register


    Facilitators:  Cathy Kawakami, CPDLT


    Dates and Times:  07/30/2025 - 07/31/2025
                                       8:30 am - 4:00 pm - Pacific Time

    Location:  In Person

                       435 6th Street

                       Woodland, CA, USA


    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 06/30/2025. $499 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 30 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    Cathy Kawakami is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer from San Jose, CA. She offers Positive Discipline training for parents, educators and others who are looking for an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging behaviors. She has been working with schools and families for over 15 years and specializes in parent participation and cooperative school programs. She has additional training in early childhood education and is passionate about sharing Positive Discipline with others and improving relationships for all.


    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: 

    1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches. 
    2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures. 
    3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect. 
    4. Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change. 
    5. Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving. 
    6. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community. 


    Contact: Cathy Kawakami, cathykawakami.pda@gmail.com, 4083149035


    Download Flyer

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Cathy Kawakami, in advance.

    Lodging Information: Contact Cathy at cathykawakami.pda@gmail.com for lodging and travel information.

    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.

    • 09 Aug 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • 23 Aug 2025
    • 3:00 PM
    • ONLINE - Mesa, Arizona - (August 9, 10, 16, 17 & 23, 2025)


    Facilitators: Dodie Blomberg, CPDLT and Eva Dwight, CPDT

    Dates and Times: 08/09/2025 - 08/23/2025
    Saturdays and Sundays, August 9, 10, 16, 17, & 23. 
    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Pacific Time

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom (Mesa, AZ)

    Language:  This workshop will be facilitated in English.

    Cost: Early Registration $449, available until 07/09/2025. $499 Regular Group discount: Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Registration limit: 40 participants

    Trainer Information:  After teaching junior and senior high English for 12 years, Eva Dwight earned her Master's Degree in educational counseling in 1997 and worked as a school counselor for 20 years. She is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, an Adler Trained Coach, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Positive Discipline Association.. She has been married for 38 years and is the proud parent of two sons, ages 29 and 27.

    Dodie Blomberg, MEd, is passionate about helping people improve their lives through creating respectful relationships in their families, schools and communities. She taught 5th grade in Tempe, Arizona for 12 years. She is a Lead Trainer for the Positive Discipline Association and an Adler Trained Coach. She facilitates Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings all over Arizona, the United States, and internationally. For the past 3 years, Dodie has had the amazing opportunity to facilitate over 50 Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings in China. She is most proud of her two children, Colton 29 and Cassidy 26.


    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.

    To Register:  https://evadwight.com/workshop-registration

    Download Flyer

    Contact: Eva Dwight, endwightccc@gmail.com, 480-363-7686
    Dodie Blomberg, dodieblombergpda@yahoo.com480-213-0341


    Special needs/accommodations:
     If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Eva Dwight 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.

    • 11 Aug 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 22 Aug 2025
    • 12:30 PM
    • ONLINE - Los Angeles, California (August 11, 13, 15 18, 20 & 22, 2025)


    Trainers:  Jody Malterre, CPDT


    Dates and Times:   08/11/2025 - 08/22/2025

                                       August 11, 13, 15 18, 20 & 22, 2025

                                       10:00 am - 12:30 am - PST

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Los Angeles, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 07/15/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together take $40 off each registration. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer Information: 

    I've been teaching Positive Discipline for almost 25 years.
    I also am a Montessori Teacher trainer.
    Owned and operated three Montessori schools for 18 years.
    Consultant, trainer, and parent coach.


    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER


    To Register:  www.parentteachercoach.com

    Contact:  Jody Malterre, jody@parentteachercoach.com, 2087619080                                           

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact jody@parentteachercoach.com, 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.

    • 13 Aug 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 14 Aug 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • IN PERSON - San Jose, California (August 13-14, 2025)
    • 17
    Register


    Facilitators:  Cathy Kawakami, CPDLT


    Dates and Times:  08/13/2025 - 08/14/2025
                                       9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Pacific Time

    Location:  In Person

                       6835 Trinidad Drive

                       San Jose, CA, 95120


    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 07/13/2025. $499 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 24 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    Cathy Kawakami is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer from San Jose, CA. She offers Positive Discipline training for parents, educators and others who are looking for an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging behaviors. She has been working with schools and families for over 15 years and specializes in parent participation and cooperative school programs. She has additional training in early childhood education and is passionate about sharing Positive Discipline with others and improving relationships for all.


    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: 

    1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches. 
    2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures. 
    3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect. 
    4. Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change. 
    5. Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving. 
    6. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community. 


    Contact: Cathy Kawakami, cathykawakami.pda@gmail.com, 4083149035


    Download Flyer

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Cathy Kawakami, in advance.

    Lodging Information: Contact Cathy at cathykawakami.pda@gmail.com for lodging and travel information.

    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.

    • 18 Aug 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • 08 Sep 2025
    • 4:30 PM
    • ONLINE - Greenville, South Carolina (August 18, 20, 25, 27, September 3 & 8, 2025)
    • 22
    Register



    Facilitators: 
    Kelly Pfeiffer, CPDLT

    Dates and Times: 08/18/2025 - 09/08/2025
                                      August 18, 20, 25, 27, September 3, 8, 2025                                                           
    2:00 PM - 4:30 PM - EST

                                 

    Location: ONLINE - Via Zoom

                       Greenville, South Carolina

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English. 

    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 07/19/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Group discount: Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 24 participants.


    Facilitator Information: 

    Kelly Pfeiffer is a seasoned educational trainer with over 24 years of experience working across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. As a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer, she has taught the Positive Discipline curriculum to parents, childcare providers, and fellow trainers worldwide.
    In her second role as founder of Go Interactive Training and a certified "Training from the Back of the Room" facilitator, Kelly helps educators, coaches, leaders, and trainers revolutionize how they teach adults. Drawing on brain science, adult learning theory, and interactive strategies, she empowers professionals to design engaging, learner-centered experiences that have lasting impact.

    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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.

    Download Flyer

    Contact:  Kelly H PfeifferKelly.GoInteractive@gmail.com, 18644770027

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Kelly Pfeiffer 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.

    • 09 Sep 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 25 Sep 2025
    • 12:30 PM
    • ONLINE - Los Angeles, California (September 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 & 25, 2025)


    Trainers:  Jody Malterre, CPDT


    Dates and Times:   09/09/2025 - 09/25/2025

                                       September 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 & 25, 2025

                                       10:00 am - 12:30 am - PST

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Los Angeles, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 08/15/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together take $40 off each registration. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer Information: 

    I've been teaching Positive Discipline for almost 25 years.
    I also am a Montessori Teacher trainer.
    Owned and operated three Montessori schools for 18 years.
    Consultant, trainer, and parent coach.


    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER


    To Register:  www.parentteachercoach.com

    Contact:  Jody Malterre, jody@parentteachercoach.com, 2087619080                                           

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact jody@parentteachercoach.com, 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.

    • 13 Sep 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • 27 Sep 2025
    • 3:00 PM
    • ONLINE - Mesa, Arizona (September 13, 14, 20, 21 & 27, 2025)



    Facilitators:  Dodie Blomberg, CPDLT & Eva Dwight, CPDT

    Dates and Times: 09/13/2025 - 09/27/2025
    Saturdays and Sundays: September 13, 14, 20, 21 & 27, 2025.

    12:00 pm-3:00pm - Pacific Time and


    Location: ONLINE Via Zoom - Mesa, Arizona

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.


    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 08/13/2025. $499 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 40 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    After teaching junior and senior high English for 12 years, Eva Dwight earned her Master's Degree in educational counseling in 1997 and worked as a school counselor for 20 years. She is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, an Adler Trained Coach, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Positive Discipline Association.. She has been married for 38 years and is the proud parent of two sons, ages 29 and 27.

    Dodie Blomberg, MEd, is passionate about helping people improve their lives through creating respectful relationships in their families, schools and communities. She taught 5th grade in Tempe, Arizona for 12 years. She is a Lead Trainer for the Positive Discipline Association and an Adler Trained Coach. She facilitates Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings all over Arizona, the United States, and internationally. For the past 3 years, Dodie has had the amazing opportunity to facilitate over 50 Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings in China. She is most proud of her two children, Colton 29 and Cassidy 26.

    Workshop Description:  

    This is an online interactive and streamed video workshop 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: 

    1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches. 
    2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures. 
    3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect. 
    4. Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change. 
    5. Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving. 
    6. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community. 

    To Register:   https://evadwight.com/workshop-registration

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Contact:  Dodie Blomberg, dodieblombergpda@yahoo.com, 480-213-0341                      Eva Dwight, endwightccc@gmail.com, 480-363-7686

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Eva Dwight, 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.

    • 06 Oct 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • 10 Nov 2025
    • 6:30 PM
    • ONLINE - Los Angeles, California (October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3 & 10, 2025)


    Trainers:  Jody Malterre, CPDT


    Dates and Times:   10/06/2025 - 11/10/2025

                                        October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3 & 10, 2025

                                        4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - PST

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Los Angeles, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 09/15/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together take $40 off each registration. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer Information: 

    I've been teaching Positive Discipline for almost 25 years.
    I also am a Montessori Teacher trainer.
    Owned and operated three Montessori schools for 18 years.
    Consultant, trainer, and parent coach.


    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER


    To Register:  www.parentteachercoach.com

    Contact:  Jody Malterre, jody@parentteachercoach.com, 2087619080                                           

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact jody@parentteachercoach.com, 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.

    • 15 Oct 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • 07 Nov 2025
    • 9:00 PM
    • ONLINE - San Diego, California (October 15, 17, 29, 31 & November 5, 7, 2025)

    Trainer: Yogi Patel, CPDT

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom

                      San Diego, California

    Date: 10/15/2025 - 11/07/2025

                October 15, 17, 29, 31 & November 5, 7, 2025

                6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST (San Diego, California)

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English


    Cost:  $599 Early Registration, available until 09/15/2025. $655 Regular Registration.  Three (3) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 30 participants .

    Trainer Information: 

    Founder of Transformation Through Empowerment and Kinderhouse Montessori Schools, Yogi holds Montessori Education, Positive Discipline, and Harvard Business School's Leadership Principles and Management certifications. She has trained educators and workplace leaders globally and specializes in building inclusive, empowered cultures at home, schools, and organizations.

    Workshop Description: Empowering People in the Workplace has been designed to provide a step-by-step approach to help business professionals understand how to create a culture of mutual respect in the workplace. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to other leadership programs; it emphasizes experiential activities based on Positive Discipline principles and tools to inspire deeper understanding and change. Participants say that the Team Problem Solving Steps and the Team Meeting process provide fun and effective ways for them to get specific help with real opportunities and challenges at work.

    Attendees will earn recognition as Certified Empowering People in the Workplace Facilitators and will learn to:

    1. Deepen understanding of how Alfred Adler’s principles present a timely, holistic model for businesses.
    2. Deepen understanding of Top Card with a focus on strengths, and learn how to use many other Positive Discipline tools in workplace situations.
    3. Delve into childhood memories to discover how you formed some of your beliefs.
    4. Participate in experiential activities for better understanding of how to be encouraging to yourself and others.
    5. Learn how to facilitate the Team Problem Solving Steps (that are so effective in families, classrooms, and marriages), are also fun and effective in businesses.
    6. Learn how the Team Meeting process can effectively solve problems and create connection.
    7. Learn ways to use empowering methods of communication to promote a respectful, highly productive workplace environment.

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    To Register:   https://yogipateltte.com/registration/p/epwoct

    Contact:  Yogi Patel, yogi@yogipateltte.com, 6193561149

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Yogi Patel, in advance. 


    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.

    This program is AMS CE approved!


    • 18 Oct 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 19 Oct 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • IN PERSON - Oakland, California (October 18-19, 2025)

    Trainers:  Catherine Bronnert DeSchepper, CPDT & 

                       Marcilie Smith Boyle, CPDT

    Dates and Times: 10/18/2025 - 10/19/2025
                                      9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

    Language:  This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Location: In Person 

                       Rockridge Montessori School, 5633 Manilla Avenue 

                       Oakland, CA, USA

    Cost: $449 early registration, available until 09/18/25. $499 regular registration. Groups of 4 or more who register together get an additional $40 off /person. Use coupon code ECEGROUP at registration. Registration limit: 40 participants.

    Trainers Information: 

    Catherine Bronnert DeSchepper is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and Certified Integral Coach dedicated to creating communities of belonging and compassion with the adults who teach and raise children. She has over 25 years of teaching and leadership experience at the preschool through graduate school levels with an MS in Early Childhood, a Montessori Administrator Credential and is a Certified Realization Process Meditation, Embodiment and Healing Ground Teacher. She is an Adult Third Culture Kid of European and Persian heritage who was raised in Southeast Asia and on the East Coast. Catherine lives in the East Bay of San Francisco with her family.

    Marcilie supports parents, educators, and professionals to find more peace, purpose, and joy in work and life. A Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Trainer and Career & Executive Coach, Marcilie leverages her previous sixteen-year consulting and marketing career to ensure her clients get a high return on their coaching investment. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, BA from Dartmouth, and CPCC from The Coaches Training Institute. Her services include leadership coaching, career transition coaching, and parenting coaching for individuals and groups as well as Parenting with Positive Discipline classes and speaking events. She loves living in Oakland with her husband and three children.

    Workshop Description:This two-day interactive workshop is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. (Parents will also find this workshop helpful; however, the focus is on early childhood education.) Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting. Participants will earn recognition as Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educators and will learn to: 

    1. Create a classroom or care setting where children can develop a sense of belonging and significance based on the importance of contribution and mutual respect. 
    2. Understand how young children learn and how to adapt teaching to the needs of this age group. 
    3. Foster essential social and emotional skills to support development and school readiness and to understand behavior and how to guide it in groups of young children. 
    4. Teach the essential skills for developmentally appropriate participation in class meetings. 
    5. Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents. 


    To Register:
       
    https://workingparenting.com/workingparentingevents/ece2025/

    Contact:  Catherine Bronnert DeSchepper, catherine@interweavers.com, 510-859-4160

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Catherine Bronnert DeSchepper 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.

    This program is AMS CE approved!

    Cancellation/Refund Policy: 

    a) 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.

    b) 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.

    c) 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.


    • 18 Oct 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • 01 Nov 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • ONLINE - Bradenton, Florida (October 18, 19, 25, 26 & November 1, 2025)
    Register


    Facilitator:  Saleha Hafiz, CPDT


    Dates and Times: 10/18/2025 - 11/01/2025

    October 18, 19, 25, 26 & November 1, 2025 
    2:00pm - 5:00pm (Eastern Time - USA)


    Location: 
    ONLINE via Zoom - Bradenton, Florida

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 09/20/2025. $499 Regular Registration.  Three (3) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 16 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 
    Saleha is a Positive Discipline Trainer certified in parenting, classroom and early childhood. She holds a National Early Childhood and a Childcare Director credential as well as an American Montessori Society (AMS) diploma for ages 2.5 through 6. With 20 + years of experience as a teacher, she continues to be passionate about working with young children in the
    classroom. Saleha offers Positive Discipline classes within her community of parents and education professionals in Florida and she is excited about sharing Positive Discipline more widely.

    Workshop Description:  

    This interactive on-line live workshop is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. (Parents will also find this workshop helpful; however, the focus is on early childhood education.) Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting. Participants will earn recognition as Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educators and will learn to:

    1. Create a classroom or care setting where children can develop a sense of belonging and significance based on the importance of contribution and mutual respect.
    2. Understand how young children learn and how to adapt teaching to the needs of this age group.
    3. Foster essential social and emotional skills to support development and school readiness, and understand behavior and how to guide it in groups of young children.
    4. Teach the essential skills for developmentally appropriate participation in class meetings.
    5. Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Contact:  Saleha Hafiz, hsalehapda@gmail.com, 9414478419

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact hsalehapda@gmail.com 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.

    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.

    • 03 Nov 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 14 Nov 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • ONLINE – Chicago, Illinois (November 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 & 14, 2025)
    • 29
    Register

    Trainer: Dina Emser, CPDLT

    Date: 11/03/2025 - 11/14/2025

                Nov. 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14
                9:00 - 12:00 - Central Time


    Location:  ONLINE via Zoom - Chicago, Illinois

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $599 Early Registration, available until 10/03/2025. $655 Regular Registration. Group discount: Four (4) or more people from the same organization take $50 off. Registration limit: 30 participants.

    Trainer(s) Information: 

    Dina Emser is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer and Certified Professional Coach, with over 30 years of experience in education. She began her career as a classroom teacher and school principal and later branched out to training and coaching. She has presented training in leadership on four continents and was an Adjunct Professor at Adler University in Chicago. Dina has served on several non-profit organization boards of directors. She co-created Empowering People in the Workplace, with Positive Discipline founder, Dr. Jane Nelsen which focuses on Adlerian psychology principles in business, available in 5 languages. Dina wrote Trusting the Fortune Within, Roadmap to Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard. She authored an article in the Journal of Individual Psychology, Summer 2023, entitled Positive Discipline Cross-Cultural Examples for Transforming Collaborative Teams in the Workplace. Currently Dina works as a Leadership Coach with individuals and teams in both non-profit organizations and Fortune 100 companies, who want to improve their leadership and work together effectively.


    Workshop Description: 

    Empowering People in the Workshop has been designed to provide a step-by-step approach to help business professionals understand how to create a culture of mutual respect in the workplace. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to other leadership programs; it emphasizes experiential activities based on Positive Discipline principles and tools to inspire deeper understanding and change. Participants say that the Team Problem Solving Steps and the Team Meeting process provide fun and effective ways for them to get specific help with real opportunities and challenges at work.

    Attendees will earn recognition as Certified Empowering People in the Workplace Facilitators and will learn to:

    1. Deepen understanding of how Alfred Adler’s principles present a timely, holistic model for businesses.
    2. Deepen understanding of Top Card with a focus on strengths, and learn how to use many other Positive Discipline tools in workplace situations.
    3. Delve into childhood memories to discover how you formed some of your beliefs.
    4. Participate in experiential activities for better understanding of how to be encouraging to yourself and others.
    5. Learn how to facilitate the Team Problem Solving Steps (that are so effective in families, classrooms, and marriages), are also fun and effective in businesses.
    6. Learn how the Team Meeting process can effectively solve problems and create connection.
    7. Learn ways to use empowering methods of communication to promote a respectful, highly productive workplace environment.

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Contact:  Dina Emser, dina@dinaemser.com, 3096450377

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Dina Emser in advance. 

    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.


    • 08 Nov 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • 22 Nov 2025
    • 3:00 PM
    • ONLINE - Mesa, Arizona (November 8, 9, 15, 16, & 22, 2025)

    Trainers: Eva Dwight, CPDT & Dodie Blomberg, CPDLT

    Dates and Times: 11/08/2025 - 11/22/2025
    Saturdays and Sundays:  November 8, 9, 15, 16 & 22, 2025

    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Eastern Standard Time

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Mesa, Arizona

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 10/08/25. $499 Regular Registration. Group Discount:  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 40 participants maximum.

    Trainer(s) Information: 

    After teaching junior and senior high English for 12 years, Eva Dwight earned her Master's Degree in educational counseling in 1997 and worked as a school counselor for 20 years. She is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, an Adler Trained Coach, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Positive Discipline Association.. She has been married for 38 years and is the proud parent of two sons, ages 29 and 27.

    Dodie Blomberg, MEd, is passionate about helping people improve their lives through creating respectful relationships in their families, schools and communities. She taught 5th grade in Tempe, Arizona for 12 years. She is a Lead Trainer for the Positive Discipline Association and an Adler Trained Coach. She facilitates Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings all over Arizona, the United States, and internationally. For the past 3 years, Dodie has had the amazing opportunity to facilitate over 50 Positive Discipline Workshops and trainings in China. She is most proud of her two children, Colton 29 and Cassidy 26.


    Workshop Description:

    This interactive on-line live workshop is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. (Parents will also find this workshop helpful; however, the focus is on early childhood education.) Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting. Participants will earn recognition as Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educators and will learn to:

    1. Create a classroom or care setting where children can develop a sense of belonging and significance based on the importance of contribution and mutual respect.
    2. Understand how young children learn and how to adapt teaching to the needs of this age group.
    3. Foster essential social and emotional skills to support development and school readiness, and understand behavior and how to guide it in groups of young children.
    4. Teach the essential skills for developmentally appropriate participation in class meetings.
    5. Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents.

    To Register: https://evadwight.com/workshop-registration

    Contact: Eva Dwight, endwightccc@gmail.com, 480-363-7686


    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Eva Dwight 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.

    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.

    • 02 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 18 Dec 2025
    • 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE - Los Angeles, California (December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 & 18, 2025)


    Trainers:  Jody Malterre, CPDT


    Dates and Times:  12/02/2025 - 12/18/2025

                                       December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 & 18, 2025)

                                       09:00 am - 11:30 am - PST

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Los Angeles, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 11/10/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together take $40 off each registration. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer Information: 

    I've been teaching Positive Discipline for almost 25 years.
    I also am a Montessori Teacher trainer.
    Owned and operated three Montessori schools for 18 years.
    Consultant, trainer, and parent coach.


    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER


    To Register:  www.parentteachercoach.com

    Contact:  Jody Malterre, jody@parentteachercoach.com, 2087619080                                           

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact jody@parentteachercoach.com, 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.

    • 15 Jan 2026
    • 9:00 AM
    • 19 Feb 2026
    • 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE - San Diego, California (January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12 & 19, 2026)


    Trainers:  Julie Iraninejad, CPDLT


    Dates and Times:   01/15/2026 - 02/19/2026

                                        January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12, & 19, 2026

                                       9:00am - 11:30am - PST

                                        12:00pm - 2:30pm - EST

                                        6:00pm - 8:30pm - CET (Madrid)

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - San Diego, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 12/15/2025. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together take $40 off each registration. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer Information: 

    Julie Iraninejad, M.Ed. is a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator, and a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer who trains Parent Educators and Classroom Teachers for the Positive Discipline Association. Julie has a Masters of Education in Montessori/Early Childhood Education and has many years of teaching experience. She holds teaching certificates in early childhood education, elementary education, ESL and bilingual education, as well as Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) diplomas in Infancy and Primary Montessori. She has been trained in restorative justice and restorative practices by the International Institute of Restorative Practices (IIRP) and is also trained in Responsive Classroom by the Center for Responsive Schools. She is a Virtues Project Facilitator and has helped encourage and empower families and communities in character education for over twenty years. Most importantly, she is a wife and mother of two precious children.

    Workshop Description: 

    This interactive on-line live and streamed video workshop is 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:

    1. 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)
    2. Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
    3. Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
    4. Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes, and individual work with families.
    DOWNLOAD FLYER


    To Register:  www.parentingforabetterworld.org/upcoming-courses

    Contact: Julie Iraninejad, julie@parentingforabetterworld.org,

    +34 687 171 139

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact julie@parentingforabetterworld.org, 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.