Partnering with Parents ONLINE will begin June 11th and go through November 30th.
This 11 module interactive training focuses on strengthening identified core competencies for working with parents. Learners particiapte in each module over a two-week period, and interact with a variety of Extension Specialists from Iowa State University Extension, as well as other universities and organizations. Each module contains activities and other resources you can download and use in your work with parents. The National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) and the National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework (NEPEF) are incorporated in this training.
Topics include culture and parenting, parenting with special challenges, examining parenting curricula, measuring program outcomes, feeding children, relationship of financial stability and parenting, understanding parent and child development, guiding children, and much more!
This ONLINE training/course includes chat rooms, discussion boards, videostreams, eJournals, small group and individual assignments, and readings. Chat sessions are held once every two weeks (one chat per module).
CEUs, social worker hours, 3 undergraduate and graduate credits available, as well as a Parenting Education Certificate of Completion from ISUE.
To register, go to
and click on "Online Registration"
Sincerely,
Kim
Kimberly Greder
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Family Life Extension State Specialist
56 LeBaron Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1120
kgreder@iastate.edu
515-294-5906