"The most outstanding training I've ever attended through P.A.T. The small group, rural location was awesome!" "The information presented in the Teen Parents class was great for me as a parent educator. I understood much more about teens' thinking and a little bit more about how to interact with them. I throughly enjoyed the class and would definitely recommend it to other professionals."

A two-day training for all professionals who work with adolescent parents. It offers constructive insights into teen parents, their children and the issues they all face. Sample the curriculum here.

The training covers:

• adolescent brain development and the developmental characteristics unique to adolescents
• the parallel developmental needs of both the teen parent and child
• techniques to enhance teen parents' feelings of confidence and competence, and strategies to help them transition into adulthood
• strategies to address the special family dynamics and multigenerational issues teen parents face
• strategies to facilitate father involvement
• ways to organize and conduct effective parent group connections and personal visits
• adolescents' lifestyles and interests, society's view of teen parents and effects on the family

Offers 13 professional development hours and/or 1.3 CEU credits.

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