Updated 5-19-08

* The training programs listed in this section usually take place in the Dayton (OH) area or elsewhere in Ohio and are taught by the author, Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE. To invite Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE to present a workshop at your location, get her free speaker kit. Just CLICK HERE.

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Parent Trainings
     In-person workshops in Dayton (OH) --- On-line Registration!
     Home Study Program for parents
     Parents Toolshop® Graduate Services & Benefits

Foster Parent Training - In-person workshops throughout Ohio  

Teleseminars for Graduates, Foster Parents & all parents worldwide!

Professional CEU Workshops throughout Ohio
     In-person CEU workshops (for CFLEs, SW, Counselors and MFTs.)
     CEU Home Study (for SW, Counselors, MFTs, and CFLEs)

PARENT'S TOOLSHOP^®  
PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS

The Secret Recipe For Parenting Success: The Top Ten Ingredients For Skillfully Handling ANY Parenting Challenge

If you’ve wanted to attend a Parents Toolshop workshop, but your evening family time is just too hectic, come to this daytime topic series during your lunch break. I discovered a scrumptious secret recipe that helps parents prevent many common problems and effectively respond to any challenge. I’ve cooked up some fun activities to help you learn the formula only I teach — that uses all the skills parents need and has been proven effective with thousands of parents nationwide for over 10 years — although there are families who have used these skills for generations! You’ll learn the most practical and effective parenting tools every parent needs to know and use. I promise you’ll get practical solutions any parent can use every time, every day — with lasting results!

Secret Recipe for Parenting Success Lunchtime Topic Series (10 hours): see flyer for description

WHERE:
Kettering Medical Center, 3535 Southern Boulevard, Kettering, Ohio 45429, Cafeteria/Dining Room

WHEN:
10 Mondays from 6/16 to 8/25, 2008. 12:00 noon to 1pm

COST:
20$ per session. Attend one or all! Register for all sessions and get a 10% discount! Or pay as you go at the door; still call to register, so we reserve a seat for you! Space is limited.

DISCOUNTS:

• 50% discount (or $10/session) for Kettering Hospital Network staff and their families; Toolshop® Graduates; and spouses who attend as a couple.
• 20% discount for Groups of 4+ who register at the same time.

TO REGISTER:

• Call Jody Johnston Pawelm, LSW, CFLE at 937-748-4541
• Mail/Fax a completed form with payment (mail checks or fax credit info.) Click here for registration form.
• Register online here

CEUs for foster parents.

* Attending this program qualifies towards Parents Toolshop Parent Educator Instructor Certification "witnessing" hours.

* Participants to attend 75% of the schedule program quality as Parents Toolshop® Graduates. For more details about Graduate benefits, CLICK HERE.

Secrets for Empowering Any Parent Or Child

This interactive workshop teaches a reliable formula for finding effective individualized responses to any relationship problem - in seconds! This "Universal Blueprint" and its practical skills are useful in any work or home setting, with children of any age or adults. Use these practical proven techniques to improve your professional performance and client/work relationships. Then model and teach the skills to the parents you serve. Excellent workshop for parent educators!

Participants learn how to . . .

• Advise, support and inform parents of diverse populations, utilizing universally effective techniques and accurate advice that dispels common parenting myths.
• Empower parents to think for themselves and independently plan effective responses to any parenting problem, by using, modeling and teaching a parenting "plan" families can individualized for their needs.
• Teach/advise parents in the use of 15 parenting skill areas. Each skill set may include up to a dozen individual techniques they can use/model/teach to parents.
• Improve professional relationships with parents and children, by using, modeling, and teaching the skills in all human relationships.

2 LOCATIONS

In Dayton: Access For Youth, 1320 Woodman Dr.
Dayton, OH 45432,
July 19th and August 16th, 2008
(Directions: http://tinyurl.com/39bj93)

In Columbus: Columbus School For The Blind,
5220 N High St. Columbus, OH 43214,
July 26th and August 30th, 2008
(Directions: http://tinyurl.com/6hmzts)

COST
Cost: $15/hr. for 12-hour program ($180) + “The Parents Toolshop” book ($25)

Discounts: 30% discount for Groups of 4+ who register at the same time.

Child Care not provided

TO REGISTER:

• Call Jody Johnston Pawelm, LSW, CFLE at 937-748-4541
• Mail/Fax a completed form with payment (mail checks or fax credit info.) Click here for registration form.
• Register online here

12 CEUs for OH Social Worjers, Counselors, MFTs, foster parents, Early Childhood Educators

 

Home Study Program for Parents

This home study involves:

• Reading The Parents Toolshop®: The Universal Blueprint for Building a Healthy Family book. ($24.95)

• Completing and submitting the practice exercises at the end of each chapter. For your convenience, we'll send each chapter's exercises to you by e-mail so you can simply reply to each one, type in your answers and send them. When you order the home study program, choose the age range of your child and you will only complete the practice exercises that are relevant for that age range.

• Complete and submit a final review (about 50 questions).

• Receive a "Graduation" certificate. Now you are a Parents Toolshop® Graduate!

• For full details, click here or see order page.

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TOOLSHOP® TELESEMINARS

T.I.P.S. Teleseminar Series (for parents of children ages 1-18) 8-week evening series (see flyer and/or agenda)

It’s the same content, agenda and format as the live T.I.P.S. classes. The only difference is we connect via conference call! Unlike boring tele-seminars, where you passively listening to someone lecture...

This call is Live and Interactive. Each week, here’s what we’ll do:

• Before each call, we’ll read a couple chapters in The Parents Toolshop® book. Whenever a visual teaching method would be helpful, you’ll get a link to an on-line video clip from a live class.
• During the call, we’ll discuss what we read, give you an opportunity for Q&A clarification, and practice the practical language & action tools we learn.
• BONUS: Jody will stay an extra ½ hour to offer personalized advice. Other parents are encouraged to stay, too, to give and receive support and ideas.

When: 8 Tuesdays, 4/8/08 to 6/3/08 (no class 4/22), 7-9 p.m. Eastern (6p Central, 5p Mountain, 4p Pacific) + optional ½ hour FREE Brainstorming Bonus session each week!

Where: Conference Call number is in 712 area code (long distance charges may apply) You will receive the number and access code with your registration confirmation number

Cost: $10/hr. x 16-hours = $160 + The Parents Toolshop book (print $25 or 456-page e-book $30)Discounts: 50% off already applied for first-time class discount. Spouses/partners who register as a couple get additional 50% off spouse (or $240/couple).

CLICK HERE to Register on-line.

TOOLSHOP® GRADUATE SERVICES

PARENTS TOOLSHOP® GRADUATES RECEIVE LIFETIME BENEFITS:

• FREE: 30-minutes of phone consultation per year
• 50% off consultation fees (phone/home)
• 50% off Toolshop® classes taught by the author, Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE
• UNLIMITED LIFETIME 10% DISCOUNT on any programs and resources purchased on-line. You will receive a discount link upon graduating.

All graduates receive notices of upcoming graduate support services, such as in-person groups and teleseminars. If you are a Toolshop® graduate and are not receiving these important notices, update your contact information. CLICK HERE (mention you are a grad in the "comments" section and that this contact information is an update.)

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FOSTER PARENT TRAINING

Foster parents can earn continuing education credits (CEUs)
for attending:

• Any of the parenting programs offered in the South Dayton area and

• Up to 1/3 of their CEU hours by attending the FREE Monthly Parenting Teleseminar. (Just attend the call, check-in, and send the program details by e-mail to instructor for attendance verification.)

In addition, Jody is presenting the following statewide workshops for foster parents:

Secrets for Empowering Any Parent or Child: The Universal Blueprint for Building Healthy Families

This interactive advanced two-day workshop teaches a reliable formula for finding effective individualized responses to any relationship problem - in seconds! This "Universal Blueprint" and its practical skills are useful in any work or home setting, with children of any age or adults.

Central Ohio Regional Training Center