3-Day Nurture Hope Facilitator Training -Boston-May 27, 28, & 29

VENUE:

This three-day training workshop will take place at Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts in Dorchester - Attendees must commit to attending all three days of training.

DESCRIPTION:

This training will provide an introduction to Dr. Stephen Bavolek's Nurturing Parenting® Program philosophy and seeks to enhance the well-being of children with special needs and health challenges (SNHC) and their families by empowering professionals to implement the Nurture Hope Program, and/or SNHC community based workshops. to support facilitators in using the Family’s Guide to ASD and in being inclusive of families with children with special needs and health challenges in all programming.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES:

Through a mix of small and large group discussions, participatory lecture, interactive exercises, and group practice session activities, participants will:

1. Gain understanding in the Philosophy of Nurturing Parenting® Programs
2. Increase awareness of the conceptual basis of The Nurturing Program for Parents and Their Children with Special Needs and Health Challenges© and the SNHC Community Based Workshops and Webinars.
3. Recognize challenges faced by families parenting children with special needs and health challenges (including ASD).
4. Increase awareness of personal experiences and attitudes regarding health, healing, disabilities, grief and loss.
5. Enhance awareness, knowledge and skill development of topics included in SNHC program materials, workshops and webinars, and a Family’s Guide to ASD.
6. Provide experience with planning, preparation and implementation of the adult and children’s activities, and understand adaptations that can be made for home-visiting services, or community based workshops .
7. Understand the impact that caring has on the professional caregiver and promote self-nurturing skills.
8. Increase their readiness to facilitate the Nurture Hope program.

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This training is intended for professionals who work at Community Connections initiatives, Massachusetts Family Resource Centers, DCF Area Offices, and others who partner with them. If you have questions about this, please email Paul N. Melville (FNC's Director of Training): cG1lbHZpbGxlIHwgZmFtaWx5bnVydHVyaW5nICEgb3Jn.

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