Facilitator: Julie Atkinson, CPDT
Dates and Times: 08/20/26 – 08/21/26
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – PST
Location: In Person
612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Language: This workshop will be facilitated in English
Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 07/31/2026. $499 Regular Registration. Three (3) or more registering together, take $40 off the fee. Limit 30 participants.
Facilitator Information:
A Positive Discipline Trainer specializing in parenting and classroom management. With over two decades of classroom experience, extensive PD trainings, and lived experience as the parent of two teens, she brings a deep understanding of child and adolescent development.
Workshop Description:
Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way (developed by Lynn Lott and Jane Nelsen) is a research-based parent education program that provides a step-by-step approach to starting and leading experientially based parenting groups. This program stands alone or offers significant enhancement to any program. It provides experiential activities that reach the heart to inspire deeper understanding and change.
Participants in this workshop will:
- Learn research based effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use discipline that is kind and firm at the same time (non-punitive, non-permissive).
- Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert.
- Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children.
- Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes and individual work with families.
To Register: https://julieatkinsoncoaching.com/certifications
Contact: Julie Atkinson, julie@julieatkinsoncoaching.com, 831-234-2662
Special needs/accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Julie Atkinson, in advance. Lodging Information: Participants often stay at Hotel Paradox. Great location, affordable, with a Santa Cruz vibe, pool and restaurant.