Trainers: Steven Foster, CPDLT & Mark Powell, CPDT
Dates and Times: 03/02/2025 - 03/30/2025
10:00am - 1:00pm AEST (Brisbane QLD)
Location: ONLINE via Zoom - Queensland, Australia
Language: This workshop is facilitated in English.
Cost: Members AUD 495 / Non-members AUD 535 Early Registration. Members AUD 580 / Non-members AUD620 Regular Registration. Limit 30.
Facilitator Information: Steven Foster has been working with young children and families for over thirty years in the United States. Originally trained as a clinical social worker, he worked first in mental health settings and later in an Early Intervention program. He is a Positive Discipline Lead Trainer and co-author of Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs; the Positive Discipline Manual for Early Childhood Educators; and the Positive Discipline Early Childhood Tool Cards. Currently, Steven is in private practice as a Positive Discipline trainer, consultant and coach both in the United States and internationally.(s) Information:
Mark Powell is a CERTIFIED POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TRAINER, Montessori educator, trainer and materials designer, Director of Education Services for Montessori Australia.
Workshop Description:
This interactive on-line live workshop is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. (Parents will also find this workshop helpful; however, the focus is on early childhood education.) Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting. Participants will earn recognition as Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educators and will learn to:
- Create a classroom or care setting where children can develop a sense of belonging and significance based on the importance of contribution and mutual respect.
- Understand how young children learn and how to adapt teaching to the needs of this age group.
- Foster essential social and emotional skills to support development and school readiness, and understand behavior and how to guide it in groups of young children.
- Teach the essential skills for developmentally appropriate participation in class meetings.
- Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents.
To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/positive-discipline-for-early-childhood-educators-course-registration-877022918157?aff=oddtdtcreator
Contact: Steven Foster, stevenfosterpdx@gmail.com, (971) 275-6510
Mark Powell, markingrampowell@gmail.com, +61-447-727-731
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Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact markingrampowell@gmail.com in advance.
The Positive Discipline Association is pleased to provide the opportunity for educators to earn graduate-level university credit. Whether you attend one of our live workshops or participate in an online workshop, you may choose to earn 1 to 4 non-degree credits. These credits are for licensure renewal and salary step increases only. The cost of graduate-level credit is separate from the workshop registration fee. Click Here for more information.
Positive Discipline Association courses approved for Graduate-Level Semester Credits through University of the Pacific will appear on an Official Transcript with a letter grade.
This program is AMS CE approved!
Cancellation/Refund Policy: Workshop Registrations: A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop. However, paid registrants can transfer to another workshop within one year at no additional cost. Refunds are not available after a transfer is made or if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the workshop.
In the event of cancellation, participants will be notified by email.
