Topic Outline of the 5 Day, 40-Hour Parent Project®
FACILITATOR TRAINING
Day One – Monday
8:00 – 8:30 Registration, continental breakfast, pre-conference introduction
8:30 – 9:05 The need for parent education
9:05 – 9:45 Needs Assessment / Workshop Overview
9:45 – 10:00 Program Development
10:00 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 10:45 Program Philosophy (Primer)
10:45 – 11:15 Parent Involvement
11:15 – 11:30 “Adopt” a Child
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (provided on site)
12:30 – 2:30 Unit 1: Understanding our Children
2:30 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 4:55 Unit 2: Addressing Problematic Behavior
4:55 – 5:00 Review & Close
Day Two – Tuesday
8:00 – 8:30 Continental breakfast and networking opportunities with other agencies
8:30 – 10:00 Parent Project’s Program Philosophy, Philosophical Underpinnings
10:00 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 10:45 Philosophy Continued
10:45 – 11:30 Working with Difficult Parents
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (provided, on-site)
12:30 – 2:30 Unit 3: Active Supervision, Structure, Improving School Performance and Attendance.
2:30 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 4:45 Unit 4: Adolescent Alcohol and other Drug Use
4:45 – 5:00 Review & Close
Day Three – Wednesday
8:00 – 8:30 Continental breakfast and networking opportunities with other agencies
8:30 – 11:30 Unit 5: The Out-of-Control Child
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (provided, on-site)
12:30 – 2:10 Unit 6: Developing Personal Action Plans
2:10 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 2:45 Support Groups: Emotional and Practical Support for Parents
2:45 – 4:45 Finding Help & Support
4:45 – 5:00 Open Forum & Close
Day Four – Thursday
8:00 – 8:30 Continental breakfast and informal project planning and implementation
8:30 – 10:30 Program Philosophy: Educational Underpinnings
10:30 – 10:50 Break
10:50 – 11:15 Activity-based and Cooperative Learning
11:15 – 11:30 Group Assignments and Practice
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (provided, on-site)
12:30 – 2:30 Group Practice (Group Presentations)
2:30 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 4:15 Group Practice (Group Presentations)
4:15 – 5:00 Effective Presentation & Close
Day Five – Friday
8:00 – 8:30 Continental breakfast and Informal review of process.
8:30 – 9:30 Transferring to Parent-led Support Groups
9:30 – 10:00 Geographic Teams
10:00 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 11:30 Program Implementation Strategies
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (provided, on-site)
12:30 – 2:00 Program Implementation, continued
2:00 – 2:20 Break
2:20 – 3:45 Community Implementation Planning
3:45 – 4:45 Closing Activity
4:45 – 5:00 Evaluations and Awarding of Certificates