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    • 01 May 2024
    • 3:00 PM (PDT)
    • 07 May 2024
    • 5:45 PM (PDT)
    • ONLINE Via Zoom - San Diego, CA (May 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7, 2024)


    Facilitator:  Yogi Patel, CPDT

    Dates and Times:  05/01/2024 - 05/07/2024
    May 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, 2024
    3:00 PM - 5:45 PM - PST

    Location: ONLINE Via Zoom - San Diego, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.


    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 04/01/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 30 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    With over three decades of diverse experience, I have learned that the crux of achievement lies in nurturing individuals to realize their full potential through the cultivation of purpose, creativity, and personal growth.

    I offer an evolving and visionary approach to leadership and human development that transcends traditional methods. My programs are created to facilitate positive transformation, fostering open dialogue and equipping individuals with the critical thinking tools needed to shape their own values.

    Building a generation of leaders characterized by empowerment, empathy, and the capacity to make impactful contributions to the communities they engage with.

    I am a certified Master Trainer for Empowering People in the Workplace, with a rich history of leadership roles in both startups and Fortune 500 Companies. I also hold a Certificate of Management Essentials and Organizational Leadership from Harvard Business School.

    My leadership journey has spanned organizations of all sizes, including two schools I founded from the ground up. Serving over a thousand students over a span of two decades,

    Furthermore, I am a certified Positive Discipline Trainer, offering coaching, training, and unwavering support to parents, leaders, and teachers.

    My mission is to ignite a passion for excellence, arming you with the skills necessary to cultivate a respectful, collaborative environment and to lead with unwavering courage.

    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://yogipateltte.com/registration/p/pdcmay

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

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

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Yogi@yogipateltte.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.

    • 06 May 2024
    • 10:30 AM (CDT)
    • 22 May 2024
    • 1:30 PM (CDT)
    • ONLINE – Illinois (May 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 2024)
    Register

    Master Trainer: Dina Emser, CPDLT

    Date: 05/06/2024 - 05/22/2024

    May, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 2024
    10:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST


    Location:  ONLINE via Zoom - 

                        Illinois, USA

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $595 Early Registration, available until 04/06/2024. $655 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 40 participants.

    Trainer(s) Information: 

    Dina Emser, MAEd is a Lead Trainer withPositive Discipline, as well as aProfessional Certified Coach. She has experienced the value of Positive Discipline inher role as parent, teacher, school principal and business coach/consultant and has been sharing these principles for 18 years. She has worked with business professionals in Fortune 100 companies in software development, insurance and financial consulting. She has also worked with women business owners, owners of small or family-owned businesses, and non-profit directors.

    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@dinaemser.com, 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.


    • 10 Jun 2024
    • 10:00 AM (MDT)
    • 21 Jun 2024
    • 12:30 PM (MDT)
    • ONLINE via Zoom - Boise, Idaho (June 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 & 21, 2024)


    Trainer(s): Jody Malterre, CPDT

    Dates and Times:  06/10/2024 - 06/21/2024
    June 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 & 21, 2024
    10:00 AM -12:30 PM  Mountain time

    Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Boise, Idaho

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 05/15/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  Book 3 or more and take $40 off each.  Limit 30.

    Trainer Information: 

    Positive Discipline Trainer/Educator - over 20 years
    Montessori Teacher Trainer/Administrator/Consultant
    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.

    To Register:  www.parentteachercoach.com

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Contact:  Jody Malterre, jodymalterre@mac.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.

    • 09 Jul 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 11 Jul 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • IN PERSON - Atlanta, GA (July 9, 10, 11, 2024)
    Register

    Master Trainer: Dina Emser, CPDLT

    Date: 07/09/2024 - 07/11/2024

    9:00 AM-5:00 PM - EST

    Location: In Person

    Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $595 Early Registration, available until 06/08/2024. $655 Regular Registration.  4 or more registering together, take $50 off each registrant. Limit 30 participants.

    Trainer(s) Information: 

    Dina Emser is a Professional Certified Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer with over 30 years of experience in education and over 20 years in coaching. She has taught every grade level, kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as college level students, teachers, and parents. For ten years she served as the principal of an elementary/middle school whose staff incorporated Positive Discipline principles including classroom meetings.
    Dina works as a Professional Certified Coach and Trainer/Consultant with businesses and organizational leaders. In 2017, she co-created the Empowering People in the Workplace program to share the tools and principles of Positive Discipline with business teams. The program has been translated in 5 languages and has been enthusiastically received worldwide. She has provided coaching and training for multinational businesses including Microsoft, LPL Financial Services and State Farm Insurance Corporate Headquarters.

    Dina has presented at conferences in the U.S., Canada, China and Panama for the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, Positive Discipline International Think Tank meetings and the National Association of Educators of Young Children. She has provided Empowering People in the Workplace and Positive Discipline training in 14 states and 9 countries on 4 continents. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Positive Discipline Association and is a Lead Trainer and member of their National and International Speakers Bureau. She was an Adjunct Professor for the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL.

    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.

    Contact: Dina Emser, dina@dinaemser.com, 309-645-0377

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

    • 10 Jul 2024
    • 8:30 AM
    • 11 Jul 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • In Person - Atlanta, GA (July 10-11, 2024)
    • 33
    Register


    Facilitator: Cheryl Erwin, CPDLT & Steven Foster, CPDLT


    Dates and Times: 07/10/2024 - 07/11/2024
                                      8:30 AM - 5:00 PM - EST

    Location:  In Person

                        Atlanta, Georgia

    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 06/10/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  Four or more registering together take $40 off the fee.  Limit 40 participants.

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English


    Facilitator Information: 

    Cheryl is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer and the author or co-author of several books, manuals, and other resources in the "Positive Discipline" series. She has more than 25 years' experience as a marriage and family therapist and served as the Mental Health Consultant for Early Head Start at the University of Nevada, Reno.

    Steven Foster is the co-author of "Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs" as well as the Early Childhood Educators manual and tool cards. He has worked with young children and their teachers through Head Start for many years and provides coaching and consultation for parents and educators.


    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 principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working wit 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 recognitions 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. 

    Download Flyer

    Contact: Cheryl Erwin, cheryl@cherylerwin.com, 7757714369

    Steven Foster, sfos54@msn.com, 9712756510

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact cheryl@cherylerwin.com in advance. 

    Lodging Information: 
    This ECE will be offered as part of the PDA Conference and Think Tank in Atlanta, GA. Lodging will be available at the conference hotel.


    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.

    • 10 Jul 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 11 Jul 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • IN-PERSON Atlanta, GA (July 10 & 11, 2024)
    • 36
    Register


    Facilitator(s): Kimberly Halverson, CPDT & Casey O'Roarty, CPDLT

    Dates and Times:  07/10/2024 - 07/11/2024

                                       9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

    Location:  IN-PERSON

                        3405 Lenox Road, NE

                        Atlanta, Georgia 

    Language:  This workshop will be facilitated in English.


    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 06/10/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  4 or more registering together take $50 off. Limit 40.

    Facilitator Information: From being in international education for over 20 years, Kimberly cares deeply about inclusion; the exposure to, and privilege of, working with people coming from such differing backgrounds has cultivated in her an immense appreciation for the unique human spirit, honed her ability to consider multiple perspectives in varied situations, and enabled growth through sincere connections in all aspects of instruction and interaction. She has extensive experience working with people of all age levels in a diverse variety of roles in the classroom and leadership levels, extending to the parents and supporters of the broader school community. As a constant throughout her career, Kimberly has continued to strengthen her teaching, learning, leadership, and facilitation skills by actively participating in numerous communication courses, such as Cognitive Coaching, Adaptive Schools and Authentic Conversations. Among other developmental workshops she has taken or facilitated around the world as a pedagogical coordinator for several years, and now as a certified Positive Discipline Trainer, all her work is aimed at building stronger connections for more empowered interactions.


    Casey O'Roarty, M. Ed, is a facilitator of personal growth and development. Her work encourages parents to discover the purpose of their journey, while also providing them with tools and a shift of mindset that allows them to deepen their relationships with themselves and their families. As a Positive Discipline Lead Trainer and certified coach, Casey has led countless groups through workshops and classes that have left them feeling empowered and excited about parenting. She also offers an engaging podcast, live and online classes, and individual coaching at https://www.besproutable.com/teens/

    Her first book, Joyful Courage: Calming the Drama and Taking Control of YOUR Parenting Journey launched May 20th, 2019. Casey lives in the Pacific Northwest with greatest teachers – her husband, and two adolescent kids.

    Additional Information:
    "Parents need support now more than ever - and
    research tells us that children are 'hardwired' from
    birth to connect with others, and that children who feel
    a sense of connection to their community, family, and
    school are less likely to misbehave. To be successful,
    contributing members of their community, children
    must learn necessary social and life skills."


    Workshop Description:  Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (developed by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen) is a research-based parent education program that provides a step-by-step approach to starting and leading experientially based parenting groups. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to any program. It provides experiential activities that reach the heart to inspire deeper understanding and change. 

    Participants in this workshop will: 

    1. Learn research based 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: Kimberly Halverson, khpositivediscipline@gmail.com,15874479495

                     Casey O'Roarty, casey@joyfulcourage.com

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

    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.

    • 10 Jul 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 11 Jul 2024
    • 5:00 PM
    • IN PERSON - Atlanta, Georgia (July 10-11, 2024)
    • 28
    Register


    Facilitator(s):  Joy Marchese, CPDLT


    Dates and Times:  07/10/2024 - 07/11/2024
                                     9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - EST

    Location:  
    Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center
                       Atlanta, Georgia, United States


    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 05/10/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  Four (4) or more registering together take $40 off the fee. Limit 30 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    Joy Marchese is a global educational consultant, author, keynote speaker, parent coach, and emotional architect. For over 25 years Joy has worked with thousands of children, parents, teachers, and professionals to help foster a happy and flourishing environment in the home, in schools, and in the workplace.

    Joy is the Founder of Positive Discipline UK and co-author of Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (& Overwhelmed) Parent. She runs a successful global educational consultancy and coaching practice, and develops SEL courses and products to teach social-emotional skills in homes, schools, and organizations throughout the world.

    Joy sees herself as an encouragement consultant. With her combined passion and experience in education, positive psychology, parenting, professional development, and wellness she is able to give you a comprehensive look into the modern world of parenting, relationships, and personal and professional development.


    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. 

    Additional Information:

    Are you ready to stop "managing" students and learn tools for effective classroom leadership? Are you looking for a social emotional learning program that is woven into and consistent with your discipline program? Are you looking for ways to build a structure of trust and respect among school staff? This interactive Positive Discipline in the Classroom 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 Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator.


    Contact: Joy Marchese, joy@joymarchese.com, 5167606243

    Download Flyer

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact joy@joymarchese.com in advance.

    Lodging Information: 
    Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center

    3405 Lenox Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326


    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.

    • 10 Jul 2024
    • 9:00 AM (PDT)
    • 26 Jul 2024
    • 11:30 AM (PDT)
    • ONLINE Via Zoom - Irvine, California (July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 & 26, 2024)



    Facilitator(s):  Noha Alshugairi, CPDLT


    Dates and Times:  07/10/2024 - 07/26/2024

                                       July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 & 26, 2024
                                       9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - PST


    Location: ONLINE Via Zoom - Irvine, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 06/10/2024. $499 Regular Registration. Limit 30 participants .

    Facilitator Information: 

    Noha is a licensed marriage & family therapist and Positive Discipline Lead trainers. She believes in the power of kind and firm relationships to effect change. She found in Positive Discipline the best philosophy and strategies to teach adults how to be an influential encouraging presence in the lives of children. That is why she is passionate about training others in Positive Discipline. She believes strongly in the power teachers have to change the lives of their students.

    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://square.link/u/kFNar2Nc

    DOWNLOAD FLYER

    Contact:  Noha Alshugairi, nohaalshugairi@gmail.com, 714-312-6642

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


    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.

    • 25 Jul 2024
    • 8:30 AM (CDT)
    • 26 Jul 2024
    • 5:00 PM (CDT)
    • IN PERSON Austin, TX (July 25-26, 2024)



    Facilitator(s):  Lora Ferguson, CPDT

    Dates and Times:  07/25/2024 - 07/26/2024

    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Location: In Person

    5000 Bee Caves Road, Suite 106

    Austin, TX, United States

    Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English


    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 06/25/2024. $499 Regular Registration. Limit 12 participants.

    Facilitator Information: 

    As a mom to a teenage son and a tween daughter, I have found parenting to be both the most rewarding and the most challenging part of my life journey. I love my kids with every part of my being, and yet sometimes I can't wait to get away from them for a quiet moment to myself (or a week -long vacation if I'm lucky). If you are a parent reading this, I understand this polarity you experience and I have been there many times! We need the support of other parents to truly feel that we aren't alone.

    I found my way to Positive Discipline first as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with teens and their parents back in 2008. I love using the tools and concepts of PD to help families grow closer through encouragement, contribution, and mutual respect. I find that helping parents focus on the long term goals they have for their children (that they are kind, generous, thoughtful, resilient, balanced, and so on) allow parents to relax and breathe into the process of nurturing their relationship with their child. And most importantly, they are able to slowly let go of controlling their child's behavior and refocusing on controlling their own behavior so they can be a powerful influence.
    I use PD in both a private counseling setting in my work at Austin Family Counseling, and through workshops with parents and caregivers in the community. I have done PD workshops in preschools, elementary schools, churches, non-profit agencies, and correctional institutes. I love sharing PD with parents and caregivers, educators, business leaders, direct care workers, and anyone who wants to be better at relationships. Please contact me if you want to learn more about bringing Positive Discipline to your group or family!


    Workshop Description:  Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (developed by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen) is a research-based parent education program that provides a step-by-step approach to starting and leading experientially based parenting groups. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to any program. It provides experiential activities that reach the heart to inspire deeper understanding and change. 

    Participants in this workshop will: 

    1. Learn research based 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://austinfamilycounseling.com/professional-trainings/teaching-parenting-the-positive-discipline-way-austin-july-2024/ 

    Contact:  Lora Ferguson, lora@austinfamilycounseling.com, 512-694-9298

    Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact lora@austinfamilycounseling.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.

    • 01 Aug 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • 15 Aug 2024
    • 12:15 PM
    • ONLINE via Zoom - New York, NY (August 1, 6, 8, 13 & 15, 2024)


    Trainer: Kathleen McClay, CPDT

    Dates and Times:  08/01/2024 - 08/15/2024
    August 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 2024
    10:00 AM, EST - 12:15 PM, EST


    Location:
    ONLINE via Zoom - New York, NY

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 07/18/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  Contact facilitator for information on group discount. Limit 12.

    Trainer Information: 

    Kathleen McClay, a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer and Co-Founder of Positive Discipline New Jersey, has enjoyed facilitating workshops for parents and educators since 2010. Her many years of experience in the field of early childhood education as preschool director and teacher, along with her degree in special education, have inspired in Kathleen a passion to help children develop the skills necessary to become capable, contributing members of their kindergarten classrooms and beyond.

    As a Consultant with the School Culture and Climate Initiative, based at the Center for Human and Social Development of Saint Elizabeth University and a member of the United Way Success By 6 Social Emotional Learning Team, Kathleen has the opportunity to work with adults and students as they focus upon cultivating healthy, safe, respectful and engaging school climates.

    Positive Discipline New Jersey provides training, consultation and certification workshops to many public and private schools (PreK-12) and districts as well as community organizations. PDNJ specializes in: Whole School Positive Discipline Certification, On-Site Training, PD Leadership Team Support, Classroom Observation/Feedback and Parent Education.

    Kathleen is deeply committed to sharing the Adlerian philosophy and tools of Positive Discipline as a framework for building respectful relationships and helping children to develop essential social, emotional and life skills for independence and strong character. She has worked with international audiences and is honored to be helping forward the Positive Discipline movement as it spreads across the globe and throughout the United States. She describes her experience with Positive Discipline as life altering. "I began to see children and behavior through a different lens. Before long, it positively impacted all of my relationships. It's been an amazing journey and I love sharing this information with others and learning alongside participants."



    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.

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    To Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-parenting-the-positive-discipline-way-august-16813152024-tickets-852661161487?aff=oddtdtcreator 

    Contact:  Kathleen McClay, mcclaypd@gmail.com, 2017386948

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

    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.

    • 03 Oct 2024
    • 9:00 AM (PDT)
    • 14 Nov 2024
    • 11:30 AM (PST)
    • ONLINE via Zoom - San Diego, California (October 3, 10, 17, 31, November 7, 14, 2024)


    Trainer: Julie Iraninejad, CPDLT

    Dates and Times: 10/03/2024 - 11/14/2024
    October 3, 10, 17, 31, November 7, 14, 2024
    9:00-11:30 a.m. PST (San Diego) / 6:00-8:30 p.m. CET (Madrid)

    Location:ONLINE via Zoom - San Diego, California

    Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.

    Cost:  $449 Early Registration, available until 09/03/2024. $499 Regular Registration.  3 or more registering together receive a discount of $40 each person. Limit 20 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 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.

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

    Contact: Julie Iraninejad, julie@parentingforabetterworld.org, +34 687171139

    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.