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LEVELS OF TRAINING

Speaker’s Bureau

The Positive Discipline Association offers a Speaker’s Bureau referral service. A school or organization may request a speaker or consultant and referrals are made considering such factors as geographic location, budget, areas of particular focus or expertise, availability, etc. Certified Positive Discipline Trainers on our Speaker’s Bureau have gone through an additional screening process to assure their competency to represent the Positive Discipline Association in presenting to large groups or organizations. Members of our Speaker’s Bureau will custom design your workshop to meet the needs and priorities of the host agency. For more information, click on the link below or contact the Positive Discipline Association at posdis@satx.rr.com.

Lead Trainer (LT)

A Lead Trainer (LT) is a CPDT who is authorized to provide the advanced training class that is the culminating experience in our advanced certification program.

Certified Positive Discipline Trainer (CPDT)

A Certified Positive Discipline Trainer has participated in an extensive training process to become qualified to facilitate the two-day Teaching Parenting (TP) workshop, and/or the two-day Positive Discipline in the Classroom (PDC) and other Positive Discipline workshops. This training program emphasizes attaining a solid understanding of Positive Discipline concepts and theory, experience with facilitation using the Positive Discipline experiential model, and the development of strong facilitation skills. Thus, CPDTs have attained a level of expertise where they are endorsed by the Positive Discipline Association as “Trainers of Trainers” and are recognized for attaining a high level of understanding and competency in utilizing the Positive Discipline model.
  • Agencies and schools are encouraged to contract with a CPDT when they are looking to developing a campus- or organization-wide commitment to Positive Discipline model, where they want the depth and scope of understanding consistent with this level of certification, and where they want the program adapted for specific populations or settings.
  • CPDTs have a high level of expertise in offering parent classes, teacher training, and school or organizational consultations or training based on Positive Discipline principles.
  • Typically, CPDTs strongly integrate the PD framework of strategies and methodology in their therapeutic or coaching practice.

Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate (PDTC)

A Positive Discipline Trainer Candidate is a Positive Discipline Parent Educator who is a member of the Positive Discipline Association and has declared his or her intent to attain full certification. Most PDTCs have taken both our Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way and Positive Discipline in the Classroom core courses. Additionally, PDTCs are actively involved in an on-going training program to enhance and strengthen their facilitation skills in the PD experiential model. They are working to deepen their understanding of Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts and methodology. They may have a mentor who is a CPDT, may be actively involved in continuing PD education through our Members List Serve where resources and ideas are shared, and may be attending additional Positive Discipline workshops and our annual conference specifically for Trainers and Trainer Candidates. Some PDTCs focus their training on working with parents, some in the classroom or school setting and others are working to attain a high level of expertise in both arenas. Typically, PDTCs have or are working to attain a deeper understanding of Positive Discipline concepts and application beyond that of a PD Parent Educator.

  • PDTCs provide parenting classes, typically using the model of a seven week series but frequently extending this to a variety of formats or settings.
  • PDTCs who are licensed therapists or coaches may integrate PD concepts within the framework of their practice.  
  • Many PDTCs work in schools and organizations where they have begun implementing PD concepts, ideas and activities in a broad variety of ways, sharing ideas with peers for example, supporting and encouraging co-workers in their exploration of this model, or providing basic workshops using this model.

Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator (CPDPE)

A Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator has successfully completed the 2 day intensive training in Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way.  Upon completion, Parenting Educators are encouraged to teach parenting classes using the manuals of experiential exercises and books from the Positive Discipline series. CPDPEs are also encouraged to become a part of the Positive Discipline Association in order to support their successful facilitation or use of PD materials, deepen their understanding of theory and practice, and to enrich their use of PD in their families or other work settings.  

  • CPDPEs provide parenting classes, typically using the model of a seven week series or consolidating it into a 1 – 2 day program.
  • CPDPEs may provide short seminars or introductory presentations on Positive Discipline ideas.
  • CPDPEs who are licensed therapists or coaches may integrate basic PD concepts within the framework of their practice. 

Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator (CPDCE)

A Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator has successfully completed the 2 day intensive training in Positive Discipline in the Classroom.  Upon completion, Classroom Educators are encouraged to use Positive Discipline in their classrooms using the experiential exercises from the PDC Teacher's Guide and books from the Positive Discipline series. CPDCEs are also encouraged to become a part of the Positive Discipline Association in order to support their successful facilitation and use of PD materials, deepen their understanding of theory and practice, and to enrich their use of PD in their classrooms, family and other work settings.  

  • CPDCEs use Positive Discipline in their classrooms. 
  • CPDCEs may provide short seminars or introductory presentations on Positive Discipline ideas.
  • CPDCEs who are licensed therapists or coaches may integrate basic PD concepts within the framework of their practice. 


 
 
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