Training for Professionals

*Special Event: One-Day Live Basic Training at Yale University* 

 August 3, 2012 (9am-5pm)     

The Yale Parenting Center will hold a special one-day Parent Management Training course. This course is 7 hours of intensive training in these proven techniques to decrease Oppostional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder behavioral problems in children.  See below under Professional Seminars: at Yale University for more details. Sign up early to save!

Click here for more information or to register.

 

   *Special Event: One-Day Live Advanced Training at Yale University*  

August 4,  2012  (9am-5pm)

The Yale Parenting Center will hold a special one-day Parent Management Training course. This course is 7 hours of intensive training in further proven techniques to decrease Oppostional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder behavioral problems in children.  See below under Professional Seminars: at Yale University for more details. Sign up early and save!

 Click here for more information or to register.

 

Professional Webinars

“I just want to say that this has been a fantastic webinar. The quality of the teaching is top-notch and the method of learning was superb.  It was every bit as valuable and useful as being in a classroom.  Thanks so much!”

– Susan Maxwell
Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Boston

Our signature Parent Management Training courses are now available online! They consist of two two-hour webinars over two days. Webinars, or online seminars, can be completed from the comfort of your home or office. As a result of attending Part I, participants will be able to: set-up positive reinforcement programs to strengthen pro-social behaviors;  teach parents to use mild, effective punishment techniques to decrease mild to severe aggression; and help parents increase overall child compliance. Part II of the training covers: setting up and maintaining effective positive reinforcement  programs; helping parents reduce their child’s annoying behaviors; training parents to elicit desired behaviors through shaping; and improving parent-child interactions. The workshop is approved by the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers to sponsor continuing education credits. Participants are encouraged to register for Part 1 and Part II and will earn four continuing education credits for each. Part I and II are the equivalent of our live Basic Training. For those professionals who are interesting implementing PMT in their clinical practice and have already completed our Basic training, we offer advanced webinars. All participants of the advanced webinars will receive eight continuing education credits.

Upcoming Webinar Dates:
Basic Part I

Basic Part II

Advanced

Pre-recorded Downloadable Webinars

Recorded PMT Training Webinars are also available for purchase from the Yale Parenting Center. Please contact Bernadette Lecza (203-432-9883) for details.

  • Part 1 and Part 2 Basic Training, $350

Professional Seminars: Live

Parent Management Training: Basic

This two-day training workshop is held on campus and great for those who want that “face to face” experience. It is designed for professionals who are interested in implementing Parent Management Training (PMT) in clinical practice. The training covers PMT Sessions 1-6 in depth (both Part I & II of the online training), with extensive presentations, troubleshooting sessions, and opportunities to practice techniques in role-plays. The workshop is approved by APA and the NASW; upon completion, participants will earn 8 Continuing Education Credits.

Upcoming Workshop Dates:

Parent Management Training: Advanced

This two-day training workshop is held on campus and great for those who want that “face to face” experience. It is designed for professionals who are interested in implementing Parent Management Training (PMT) in clinical practice. The training covers PMT Sessions 7-10 in depth, with extensive presentations, troubleshooting sessions, and opportunities to practice techiques in role-plays. Professionals also learn the art of helping their clients to use these strategies consistently. The workshop is approved by APA and the NASW; upon completion, participants will earn 8 Continuing Education Credits.

Upcoming Workshop Dates:

Onsite Workshops

Our Certified Specialists will come to you! If you have multiple professionals in your organization who would benefit from our training, contact us to inquire about a private training session.

Certification

Become certified in the use of Parent Management Training! Learn how to use this evidence based program and significantly increase your client success rate. You will be able to effectively teach your clients the strategies and dramatically improve the behavioral issues affecting their families. As an added benefit, you the clinician will be posted on our website as a certified specialist in your area. The entire process can be done online or in person. For more information, see our FAQs page.

Download our registration form here: PMT_Registration2012.

Click here to see a list of clinicians who have been certified through our professional training workshops.

Supervision

We now offer supervision to professionals who are trying to maintain fidelity to Dr. Kazdin’s PMT. We welcome all professionals who have been through any of our trainings. Join our group discussions and hear the answers to questions others are asking. It is a great opportunity to gain feedback about a family, a point chart you have set up, or aggression of a client that continues. Supervisions are held weekly on Mondays at 11:00 EST. Call now or email us to find out more or to register.

Research

If you work with children or parents, your clients deserve evidence-based methods that are proven to be most effective with children.  Kazdin Method SM Parent Management Training has an almost 80% success rate in significantly improving behavior problems in children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.  Kazdin PMT has also been shown to:

  • Increase positive family relationships  (Family Environment Scale)
  • Lower depression and other symptoms of psychopathology in parents  (Beck Depression Inventory, Hopkins Symptom Checklist 90)
  • Decrease stress in the home  (Parenting Stress inventory)
  • Improve peer relations because PMT changes their anti-social behavior  (Peer Inventory Scale)