Introduction to our Training Workshops
The
Incredible Years workshops are highly recommended for group leaders
to be able to effectively deliver the Incredible Years programs.
Workshops are offered by certified/accredited mentors and trainers
in Seattle throughout the year. Additionally, certified IY trainers
maybe contracted with by agencies to provide workshops if there are
sufficient participants to warrant a within-agency training. These
accredited trainings are provided in the United States and around
the world.
Preparing for an Incredible Years Training in your Agency
Please contact us as soon as possible if you
are considering booking a trainer in your agency and plan in advance
because there is usually a waiting list for these trainings.
We also recommend that group leaders plan for consultation
time with a trainer (either in person or by telephone) after initial
workshops. We find that group leaders benefit greatly from some
ongoing supervision and feedback while they are conducting their
first groups.
Learn
about launching and delivering our programs within your agency
Check the workshop schedule (top box at right) for
trainings and consultations near your area.
Choosing Group Leaders and Preparing for Your Workshop
It is highly recommended that group leaders have a graduate degree
in one of the helping professions (social work, psychology,
education, nursing, psychiatry) or have extensive experience working
with families and children. Before attending the workshop be sure
you have purchased your materials and have previewed the manual and
materials. THE MORE YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME
THE MORE YOU WILL GET OUT OF THE TRAINING. If there is a lag between
the time you will get training and the time you have received your
training materials you can start a self-study program.
See
the self-study guidelines on this page (box at right)
Each Incredible Years Program Workshop is Described Below:
BASIC Parenting Program Workshop
This 3-day workshop will cover in depth the
BASIC Parenting Program, which is designed to promote positive
parenting strategies and to assist parents in managing children’s behavior
problems. Content of this training program includes: play, helping children
learn, positive reinforcement, limit setting, nonphysical discipline
alternatives, problem solving, effective communication skills and supporting
children's education. Group therapy process issues such as empowering
parents, collaborating, dealing with resistance, confronting and teaching,
supporting and advocating for parents will be discussed. This intervention
program may be used by professionals ( such as therapists and parent
educators from psychology, social work, education, nursing and psychiatry)
who are working with families of young children with conduct problems
(ages 4-10 years), or with single parents, abusive parents, and teenage
parents. The workshop will also teach how to use this program as a prevention
program in elementary schools and preschools.
Dinosaur Child Social Skills and Problem Solving
Training for Children Workshop
This
2-day workshop will present in depth the Dina Child Social Skills
& Problem Solving Training for Children designed by Dr. Webster-Stratton
to help young children (ages 4-8 years) who have behavior problems.
The program focuses on ways to promote children's emotional literacy,
anger management, appropriate conflict management strategies, expected
classroom behaviors, and positive social skills or friendship behaviors
with other children and adults. The workshop will cover methods for
working with small groups of children including role play, rehearsal,
videotape and live modeling, group discussion and small group activities.
The intervention program is appropriate for use by therapists with small
groups of children with behavior problems either in mental health centers
as "pull out" programs in schools. The program has been shown to be
effective in two randomized control group studies with families of children
with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.
Teacher Classroom Management and Classroom-based
Dinosaur Curriculum Workshop
This 3-day workshop will present in depth the
Teacher Classroom-based Dinosaur Curriculum Program designed
by Dr. Webster-Stratton to help prevent behavior problems and promote
social competence and emotional literacy in young children (ages 3-8
years). The program focuses on ways to promote children's emotional
literacy, anger management, appropriate conflict management strategies,
expected classroom behaviors, and positive social skills or friendship
behaviors with other children and adults. The curriculum includes over
60 lesson plans for use by teachers for children in preschool and kindergarten
as well as an early school age version of the curriculum. The training
also includes classroom management strategies which enhance children's
prosocial skills and reduce behavior plans. The program is appropriate
for use by teachers and school counselors for classrooms of students
in groups of 18 to 24. It includes circle time, small group activities
and strategies to promote social and academic literacy throughout the
day.
Consultation Day
This
1-day workshop is designed for professionals who have led at least one
parenting group using the BASIC Parent and Children Videotape Series.
This small group discussion and consultation will focus on the process
issues that all group leaders face. We will "go beyond the basics" regarding:
the multiple roles of the leader/therapist in the group, working through
resistance, fully utilizing role plays and other topics suggested by
participants. Participants must bring a videotape of their group for
review and feedback.
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Revised in 2006.
New chapters. This handbook provides parents with guidelines to help
prevent behavior problems from occurring and strategies to
promote children's social and emotional competence. $19.95