Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators - Feb 2023

This two-day experiential workshop is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, in working with groups of young children. 

Participants will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging, connection and social emotional learning, and how teach important life skills in a classroom or care setting with sensitivity to trauma and insecure attachment. Interested and curious parents will also find this workshop helpful in understanding childhood development, temperament and attachment. 

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 to 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.

Pricing: 

• $399 - Advanced Registration (payments received by February 3,  2022)
• $450 - General Registration 
• $399 - SEL Chicago Partnership Registration including employees of Chicago Public Schools.
• Are you a current student in an Illinois teacher preparation, counseling or social work program?  Reach out to kristin.hovious@selchicago.com for scholarship details and availability.

Course fee includes materials and one-year Educator Level membership to the Positive Discipline Association.  School purchase orders are accepted.  13 CPDUs for Licensed Educators are available for an addition $10 fee payable after registration.