Credentials and Programs Approved for Ohio “Step Up To Quality” and Child Development Hours:
Strategies and Intervention for Pre-School Children with Hyperactive Behaviors:
- Empower staff to recognize problem behaviors that indicate symptoms of hyperactive behavior
- Practice hands on interventions and strategies
Early Intervention: Strategies for Success:
- Explore skills and abilities necessary to become an advocate for children with special needs.
- Recognize “Red Flags’ that indicate a need for intervention
- Apply strategies and practice methods for intervention
Social and Emotional Challenges for Pre-School Children:
- Educate staff to develop their knowledge of developmental milestones in social and emotional development of the pre-school age child.
- Practice teaching strategies and interventions that assist with identification of social and emotional challenges
Parent-Teacher Communications Instilling Confidence for Positive Outcomes:
- Provide several strategies that will enhance communication between parents and teachers
- Explore what parents and teachers really want to know in conferences
- Provide tools and case scenarios to assists with parent-teacher conferences
Learning Through Play:
- Learn the meaning of play for pre-school and elementary age children
- Discover how teaching staff can enter the world of play with children
- Practice hands on tools that demonstrate the importance of play in teaching.
Stress Management For Administrators and Staff:
- Identify self care steps to managing stress in the workplace
- Utilize problem solving skills
- Develop “ stress buster” strategies
Structuring a Multi-Cultural Classroom for Young Children
- Defining a culturally responsive classroom
- Hands on ideas and activities to create a multi-cultural learning environment
- Create an ongoing awareness of diversity and multi-culturalism in the early learning environment.
Strategies to Build Emotional Resilience in Young Children
- Teachers will learn social and emotional development of the young child
- Discuss the importance of building emotional resiliency in toddlers, pre-school, and school age children,
- Identify and practice four models of teaching emotions that can build childrens social skills
Laugh, Love, and De-Stress for Success;
A Guide to Stress Management for Administrators and Staff
- Through lecture and work with partners and in small groups develop new skills using laughter, humor and relaxation training to problem solve challenges and reduce stress in the workplace.
POSITIVE STROKES FOR ALL FOLKS
Strategies to Improve Self-Esteem in Chidren and Families
Staff will explore the myths and facts about self esteem
- Take a self inventory to discover dynamics of their own self esteem
- Review self esteem as a strength based method of instruction
Staff will learn five key methods to promote self esteem in children and families= Fabulous Five!
Also Available:
PROGRAMS:
- Behavior
- Discipline
- Child Development
- Family Issues
- Parent Teacher Conferences
(What to say and why)
- Parenting Topics
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL (CDA)
Foster parent and adoptive parent training.
EDUCATION SERVICES
ADVOCACY:
- Research based teaching tools will guide you as you address specific situations in and out of the classroom. Utilize consulting, coaching, and observations for your classroom needs.
RESOURCES AND REFERRALS:
We direct your efforts to locate the appropriate resources and referrals.