TRAINING SEMINARS AND THINK:KIDS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
TRAINING SEMINARS
Think:Kids offers a variety of training opportunities online, in the greater Boston area, and all over the world throughout the year. Details on specific trainings as well as our certification programs are listed below, but please make sure to subscribe to our email list, become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to stay abreast of the latest training opportunities as they are announced.
Introductory Trainings
We offer one-day introductory trainings throughout the course of the year. The next Introductory Training will be held on October 30th, 2012.
Stay tuned for more information!
Advanced Parent Trainings
Think:Kids will be offering our first full day Advanced Parent Training on June 7th, 2012. Click here for the flyer and registration form.
Tier 1 and Tier 2 Intensive Training Workshops
These multiple day trainings are intended for mental health clinicians and educators interested in becoming proficient in our version of the innovative and evidence-based approach to understanding and helping children and adolescents with behavioral challenges described in the book, Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach. Completing of these trainings is a requirement of our professional certification program. Participants with some prior exposure learn to advance their skills in applying the model through a combination of didactic lectures, role-playing, videotape examples, case presentations, and breakout groups with topics of specific interest to clinicians and educators. Participants receive personal attention and individualized feedback during breakout sessions from Think:Kids staff while also benefiting from opportunities for networking. Group discounts are available and continuing education credits are offered at no extra cost.
Sign up for one of our local Summer Intensive Trainings!
Tier 1: July 19th-21st, 2012
Tier 2: August 1st-3rd, 2012.
Click here for more information and download the registration form here.
*Tier 1 and Tier 2 cannot be taken during the same summer. A minimum of six months is required between Tier 1 and Tier 2.
Nationwide Intensive Trainings
Think:Kids staff and certified trainers also provide Intensive trainings nationwide. See below for more information.
June 14th-16, 2012: Think:Kids certified trainers: Averi Schaubman, Erica Stetson, and Lisa Wolff present at a Tier 1 Intensive training in Denver, CO. Click here for more information and registration.
June 27th-29th, 2012: Think:Kids certified trainer Erik Kola presents a Tier 1 training in Portland, OR. Click here to register.
August 7th-9th, 2012: Bank Street College and The Flawless Foundation present a Tier 1 training featuring Dr. Stuart Ablon in NY, NY. Register here!
Online Trainings
We are pleased to now offer a new online introductory training in our approach! We worked with the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) to produce this online Think:Kids training which parents, clinicians and educators can access this training at any time they want from the convenience of their home or workplace. The training even covers the latest research on the model. The material is organized into primary topics and consists of a sequence of video segments covering all aspects of our model. You can go back and review the videos as much as you need to and there is no expiration date once you register.
*Please contact Eric Melendez at emelendez@alliant.edu if you are having any issues registering or accessing the webinar.
Conferences and Upcoming Seminars
Think:Kids staff also present at conferences and professional development seminars around the world on a regular basis. Interested in having someone from Think:Kids speak to your parenting group or organization? Just email us.
Here is a list of upcoming seminars. Contact information is provided for those that are open to the public. If you have a question about a particular training please email Ysis Moreira at ymoreira@partners.org.
May 2, 2012: Dr. Martina Albright presents at the Think:Kids Spring Introductory Training.
May 2, 2012: Dr. Larry Epstein speaks at the Prevention and Behavioral Health Conference in Delaware
May 10, 2012: Dr. Stuart Ablon presents to parents at the Halton School District in Ontario. Click here to see the flyer. Beth Edelstein presents to parents at the Children's Mental Health Week Dinner for Parents.
May 17, 2012: Dr. Larry Epstein presents to parents in Salem, MA. Open to the public. Email Ysis at ymoreira@partners.org for more information.
June 7, 2012: Dr. Stuart Ablon presents at the Advanced Parent Training in Boston, MA
July 19-21, 2012: Think:Kids staff present at the Summer Tier 1 Intensive Training. Click here for the registration form.
July 27, 2012: Think:Kids staff present at the Think:Kids re-certification training.
August 1-3, 2012: Think:Kids staff present at the Summer Tier 2 Intensive Training. Click here for the registration form.
THINK:KIDS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
We are delighted to post the names of our first set of Think:Kids Professional Certified Trainers! For years, people have asked whether we offered a train-the-trainer certification program, and this new program is helping meet the demand for mentors, educators and clinicians who are well trained in the Think:Kids’ version of the approach described in the book, "Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Solving Approach." Click here to download contact information for our professional trainers. Congratulations to these pioneers whom we hope will encourage others to pursue certification as well. We are pleased to offer two official Think:Kids certification tracks:
Think:Kids Mentor Track
The Think:Kids Mentor Track is for people interested in running support groups and mentoring parents interested in learning the approach. Click here to learn the details of the Think:Kids Mentor Track. Click here to download the Mentor Track Application.
Think:Kids Certified Professional Track
The Think:Kids Certified Professional Track is for professionals clinicians and educators interested in practicing and teaching the approach. Click here to learn the details of the Think:Kids Certified Professional Track. Click here to download the Certified Professional Application.