This leader training workshop explores the Teens in Action character education course for ages 11-16. Teens in Action is also used as part of the comprehensive Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action video and discussion program. You’ll learn tips and techniques for leading family education courses in general, plus you’ll gain an understanding of the contents and principles of the program.This workshop will help you teach:
- five key qualities of character
- how to get along with parents
- the Spiral of Success
- how to communicate effectively with peers, parents, and other adults
- freedom and responsibility: two sides of the same coin
- understanding consequences
- the Think-Feel-Do Cycle
- 10 strategies for avoiding danger
- how to cope with bullying and relationship violence
- how to avoid problems with sexuality, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
Agenda
- 8:00 – 8:30am
Registration - 8:30 – 9:00am
Program Overview - 9:00 – 10:30am
Session I: To survive and thrive - 10:30 – 10:45am
Break - 10:45 – 11:30am
Session II: Cooperation and Communication - 11:30 – 11:45am
Evidence base of the program - 11:45 – 1:00pm
Lunch on your own - 1:00 – 1:45pm
Session III: Responsibility and discipline - 1:45 – 2:30pm
Session IV: Building courage and self-esteem - 2:30 – 2:45pm
Break - 2:45 – 4:00pm
Sessions V & VI: Drugs, sexuality, and violence - 4:00 – 4:15pm
Closing & Evaluations
Full-Day Workshop – Teens in Action
Price includes a Parent’s Guide, seven hours of instruction, a Leader’s Guide, a certification packet, 7 CE hours from NBCC (if needed), and refreshments. Bonus! Take 15% off the price of the program kit for your LTW when ordered at the same time as your registration.
Special offer: Register 3, get 1 free!
