Description: In this workshop, you will engage your creativity while learning about typical adolescent development, typical challenging behaviors they might show, the developmental purpose those behaviors serve, and how to respond in ways that support their healthy development. You’ll also learn about the symptoms of child abuse and neglect you might see in teens. You’ll walk away with tips for typical teen behavior, a system for identifying the cause of problematic behavior, and knowing what red flags your teen is showing and what to do about them.

The Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® training series is a comprehensive 30+ hour evidence-based, trauma informed parenting curriculum for foster and kinship caregivers and adoptive parents. The entire series will be offered over the next 8 months, September 2022, June 2023 and will be taught by the curriculum’s author Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS.

While each individual workshop is valuable as a stand-alone workshop, when combined they create a parenting system called The Universal Blueprint® for Parenting Success. You can use this universal system to prevent common parenting challenges and plan personalized responses and solutions to those that arise, based on the child, circumstance, and family involved. The series offers an overview of the system and its tools, plus the in-depth workshops in order, so they build on each other.

Don’t worry if you can’t take them all, you can take one, some or as many as you wish! The Series will be offered on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from September 2022 to June 2023 from 3-6pm. Please note there are some 2- part trainings. You must attend both sessions to get credit.

Guest Instructor: Jody Johnston-Pawel, LSW, CFLE

Jody Johnston Pawel is a Licensed Social Worker in the State of Ohio and a Certified Family Life Educator. She is the author of the award-winning The Parent’s Toolshop® book and Founder/CEO of the Relationship Toolshop® International Training Institute. LLC.

***Please Note: This class will be facilitated on the Zoom platform.

Internet access and access to a computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone is required to attend.

We kindly request that participants avoid using distracting virtual backgrounds. For privacy, we recommend using the blur feature instead.

You cannot take this class in a vehicle.

The Zoom link to attend this class will be provided via email.

Please follow the link below for a brief tutorial on how to sign up for a free Zoom account.

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