BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//calparents.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:8873bfe9-4b1d-41e2-bf11-488d8c71a38c X-WR-CALDESC:Strength-based practice is an emerging approach to guiding kid s and in particular - those with emotional & behavioral challenges - that is exceptionally positive and inspiring. Its focus is on strength-building rather than flaw-fixing. It begins with the belief that every young perso n has or can develop strengths and utilize past successes to mitigate prob lem behavior and enhance social and academic functioning. This comprehensi ve workshop will highlight many of the key principles and techniques of th is transforming way of understanding and responding to at-risk kids.\n \n< b>Areas covered include: What is strength-based practice & the power o f a positive attitude & culture\; the effects of trauma and positive emoti ons on the brain\; strength-based communication principles and techniques - including reframing\, using solution-focused questions\, positive-predic ting and inspirational metaphors\; encouraging growth vs. fixed mindsets\; self-esteem building & activities for at-risk children and youth\; how to help cognitively-inflexible young people\; the importance of controlling personal emotions (i.e. managing number one first)\; respectful\, relation ship-based limit setting\; and a host of creative cognitive behavioral str ategies.\n\nBio: Charlie Appelstein\, M.S.W. is a nationally promin ent youth care specialist and author whose primary focus is on teaching po sitive\, strength-based theories and techniques to parents and professiona ls who guide at-risk children and youth. President of Appelstein Training Resources\, Charlie trains and consults throughout the United States as w ell as internationally\, with treatment facilities\, foster care associati ons\, parent groups\, schools\, and juvenile justice programs. He has aut hored three youth care books that are widely used within the field\, inclu ding No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional $ Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive\, Strength-Based Appro ach Charlie lives in southern new Hampshire with his wife and daughter. Ch arlie's strength-based approach delivers a message of hope and possibility to our most vulnerable youth and those who shape and influence their live s.\n \nEndorsement:\n \n'Charlie is the best youth-care trainer in America .'\n-Robert Lieberman\, former President of the American Assoc. of Childre n's Residential Centers X-WR-RELCALID:0c0c1d4994c1b1ff6cbdc62a99ebad46 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20240310T020000 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5f2f76a8-01c6-49ce-907b-a6939c4e7c5a DTSTAMP:20260419T154534Z DESCRIPTION:Strength-based practice is an emerging approach to guiding kids and in particular - those with emotional & behavioral challenges - that i s exceptionally positive and inspiring. Its focus is on strength-building rather than flaw-fixing. It begins with the belief that every young person has or can develop strengths and utilize past successes to mitigate probl em behavior and enhance social and academic functioning. This comprehensiv e workshop will highlight many of the key principles and techniques of thi s transforming way of understanding and responding to at-risk kids.\n \nAreas covered include: What is strength-based practice & the power of a positive attitude & culture\; the effects of trauma and positive emotio ns on the brain\; strength-based communication principles and techniques - including reframing\, using solution-focused questions\, positive-predict ing and inspirational metaphors\; encouraging growth vs. fixed mindsets\; self-esteem building & activities for at-risk children and youth\; how to help cognitively-inflexible young people\; the importance of controlling p ersonal emotions (i.e. managing number one first)\; respectful\, relations hip-based limit setting\; and a host of creative cognitive behavioral stra tegies.\n\nBio: Charlie Appelstein\, M.S.W. is a nationally promine nt youth care specialist and author whose primary focus is on teaching pos itive\, strength-based theories and techniques to parents and professional s who guide at-risk children and youth. President of Appelstein Training Resources\, Charlie trains and consults throughout the United States as we ll as internationally\, with treatment facilities\, foster care associatio ns\, parent groups\, schools\, and juvenile justice programs. He has auth ored three youth care books that are widely used within the field\, includ ing No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional $ Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive\, Strength-Based Approa ch Charlie lives in southern new Hampshire with his wife and daughter. Cha rlie's strength-based approach delivers a message of hope and possibility to our most vulnerable youth and those who shape and influence their lives .\n \nEndorsement:\n \n'Charlie is the best youth-care trainer in America. '\n-Robert Lieberman\, former President of the American Assoc. of Children 's Residential Centers DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T133000 LOCATION:CPI offices\, 3642 Standish Avenue SUMMARY:No Such Thing as a Bad Kid END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR