Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101®
“Train the Trainer”
NEW Facilitators Training
Want to make a difference and save children’s lives? Fill Out an Application Today!
The Foundation will train social workers, teachers, prevention experts, law enforcement and other interested professionals who work with youth and families as facilitators to teach Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101® to parents in their communities, schools, youth and civic organizations and other forums. The course is now available to be delivered in English or Spanish. Launched in 2008, over 100 professional facilitators are credentialed by the Courage to Speak® Foundation to teach Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101® to parents in communities throughout CT, NY, MA, RI, and MI.
A Yale University evaluation of Courageous Parenting 101® reported the following among the key findings. Parents reported statistically significant increases from pretest to posttest in their:
- General communication with their child
- Communication with their child about drugs
- Knowledge about their children’s lives.
- Knowledge and ability to recognize warning signs
- Confidence in their knowledge of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
- Teen drug use trends and party culture
- Protective factors and developmental assets
- Communication and listening strategies
- Why kids use drugs
- The adolescent brain
- Parenting styles and enabling
- How to help your child handle stress
- Setting boundaries
- Warning signs
- Practical steps if use or abuse is suspected
- Sources of help and more
To become a facilitator for Courage to Speak-Courageous Parenting 101®
Click here to fill out application
Call 1-203-831-9700 or e-mail gkatz@couragetospeak.org
or visit our ‘What’s New’ page at http://www.couragetospeak.org/WhatsNew.aspx