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Authorized Workshop Descriptions

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.

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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)

Experts in Action: Parent Group Leader Workshop Training Samples

productThese 8 DVDs are an opportunity for group leaders who are implementing the Incredible Years Parenting Program to see the developer discuss her theory and rationale for the collaborative methods and processes underlying the successful group delivery of this program. The DVD clips show Carolyn Webster-Stratton modeling how to mediate video vignettes, do benefits/barriers exercises, buddy buzzes, pull out principles, and set up role play practices. She explains how to work collaboratively with parents and tailor the program to the specific population being addressed so that it is meaningful and targeted at their goals. View full description and View clips from this program

Incredible Years Program Training Descriptions:

IY teaching pyramidPARENTING PYRAMID™ Workshop
Parent Group Leader Training BASIC (ages 2-8)

This 3-day training will prepare group leaders to lead three different basic parenting programs: (1) toddler program (ages 1-3 years) which is 12 weekly sessions; (2) preschool program (ages 3-6 years) which is 18-20 sessions; and (3) early school age program (ages 6-8 years) which is 12 sessions (four additional for the Supporting your Child's Education component). The PARENTING PYRAMID TM teaches the following content: child-directed play, academic, persistence, social and emotional coaching, praise and encouragement, predictable routines, effective limit setting, nonphysical discipline alternatives, teaching children to problem solve, and supporting children's education, and guides the progression of the course and the order of the content building blocks. Group therapy process issues such as empowering parents, collaborating, dealing with resistance, confronting and teaching, supporting and advocating for parents are discussed in terms of their ability to sustain the pyramid's structure.

These intervention programs 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 diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder or ADHD or aggressive behavior problems or anxiety and internalizing problems (ages 3-8 years), or with higher risk socio-economically disadvantaged families, as well as court ordered families, foster parents, and teenage parents. The parenting pyramid workshop will also teach how to use this program as a prevention program in elementary schools and preschools.

IY teaching pyramidPARENTING PRYAMID™ Workshop
Parent Group Leader Training BASIC (ages 6-12)

This 3-day training will prepare group leaders to lead the 16-18 session school age program (ages 6-12 years). The PARENTING PYRAMID TM teaches the following content: special time (PLAY), academic, social and emotional coaching, praise and incentives, rules and responsibilities, limit setting, prosocial discipline, problem solving and ways to foster homework completion and after school monitoring as well as support children's learning at school guides the progression of the course and the order of the content building blocks. Group leaders already trained in the version of BASIC training that includes early School Age (ages 6-8) may receive a 1-day supplemental training workshop for using the School Age program with parents of children ages 9-12.

Parent Group Leader ADVANCE Workshop (ages 4-12)

This 1- to 2-day training is designed for experienced group leaders who have received the BASIC training to offer this 8-12 week parenting course as an adjunct to the basic program. It covers topics such as effective communication skills, anger management, giving and getting support, problem solving with adults and with teachers and family problem solving meetings.

Parent Group Leader BABY (ages 1 month-1) Workshop

This 2-day training is designed for any group leaders, regardless of whether they have completed the BASIC parent training program for young children. This 8-9 session program focuses on teaching parents how to provide nurturing parenting to babies including offering physical, tactile, verbal and visual stimulation, coping with crying babies, safety proofing one's house, and understanding the developmental needs of babies. Group therapy process issues such as empowering parents, collaborating, dealing with resistance, confronting and teaching, supporting and advocating for parents will be discussed.

Dinosaur Child Social Skills and Problem Solving Training for Children (ages 4-8)  Workshop

This 3-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 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 (ages 3-8) 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. 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.

IY teaching pyramidTEACHING PRYAMID™ Workshop
Teacher Classroom Management Group Leader Training

This workshop will help group leaders learn how to deliver the evidence-based Teacher Classroom Management Training Program to preschool and early school-age teachers. The Teaching Pyramid™ teaches how to strengthen teacher classroom management strategies, promote children's pro-social behavior and school readiness (reading and writing skills), and reduce classroom aggression and non-cooperation with peers and teachers. Additionally the curriculum focuses on ways teachers can effectively collaborate with parents to support their school involvement and promote consistency from home to school.

After the training, leaders can offer this 6-day curriculum to groups of teachers in their schools. It may be delivered in monthly or weekly meetings and takes 42 hours for teachers to complete the entire series. The curriculum uses Webster-Stratton's book Incredible Teachers: Nurturing Children’s Social, Emotional and Academic Competence (Incredible Years Press) as the text for the teachers.

Group leaders should have a background in child development, social learning theory, adult group leadership skills and experience teaching children in the classroom. Education and accreditation as a teacher, psychologist, school counselor or completion of certification as an Incredible Years parent group leader or child group leader are requirements for certification in this program, in addition to attendance at this training workshop.

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.

 

Learning the Incredible Years Programs: Self-directed study

The following self-study guidelines will help group leaders/therapists set up a self-study training regime to learn the program.

Getting Started with the Incredible Years Child Dinosaur School Programs (PDF)

Getting Started with Learning the Incredible Years Parent Programs (PDF)

 

Training With Incredible Years' Accredited Mentors & Trainers

Only accredited Incredible Years mentors or trainers who have extensive IY program experience and have received advanced training are eligible to deliver authorized Incredible Years parent, child or teacher workshops.

Participants who attend workshops offered by non accredited individuals will not be eligible for accreditation as group leaders and may not receive all the necessary training to deliver these programs with fidelity.

We recommend you call the Incredible Years at (888) 506-3562 or check to see if your mentor or trainer is on our accredited list of trainers and mentors.

 

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