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The Money Habitudes workbook is designed to be used with Money Habitudes cards and the Money Habitudes Training DVD. Its exercises help people discover how habits and attitudes about money support or sabotage their life, relationship, career and financial goals. The guide can be used in the context of a group training or can be used by individuals and couples working on their own. The workbook walks people through the steps to sort and interpret the Money Habitudes cards; provides space to record results and interpretations; includes tables relating Habitudes to typical financial and life…
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This 33-minute DVD presentation is drawn from the Developing Positive Parental Influences parent training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum (CLFC), a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. It features an exercise that illustrates the early excitatory, depressant, and rebound stages that occur during a single episode of acute alcohol intoxication. Designed for parents, it illustrates the risk associated with drinking games, birthday alcohol bashes, and binge drinking episodes. Strategies for avoiding the…
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This 37-minute DVD is part of the Developing Positive Parental Influences parent training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum (CLFC), a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. It discusses how and why many people fail to recognize symptoms of alcoholism (or any form of chemical dependency) among family and friends in the early stages, illustrates and eliminates the doubt about a loved one's need for alcoholism assessment or treatment, and clearly defines alcoholism and chemical dependency. A card is also…
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This 33-minute DVD is part of the Developing Positive Parental Influences parent training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. It discusses how adult language and beliefs about alcohol and other drugs impact children's choices to use them, and illustrates how and why practicing, promoting, and discussing natural, non-chemical means of experiencing pleasure are important tools for parents to use with their children. A card is also included that explains the CLFC…
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Designed to be used in conjunction with the Getting Real parent and youth training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections (CLFC) curriculum, this 65-minute DVD presentation presents a role-playing exercise to illustrate the defensive responses individuals make when they are put under interpersonal pressure. The defensive responses are then contrasted with more effective intimate and vulnerable responses that encourage better communication. Different communication styles are explored and tips are provided for certified CLFC implementation trainers who are interested in increasing…
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Designed to be used in conjunction with the Getting Real parent and youth training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections (CLFC) curriculum, this 17-minute DVD presentation describes how each person has a shared, hidden, and lost component of the self. It discusses the critical role that trust plays in human relationships and the 'safe and alone' versus 'vulnerable and intimate' paradox faced in these relationships. A card is also included that explains the CLFC curriculum series. (Author abstract modified)
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Training Materials This PowerPoint presentation is from the Fall Seminar Series 2005, "Connecting dads and children through literacy and early education." (Author abstract modified)
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Training Materials The National Family Preservation Network (NFPN) Advanced Fatherhood Training Curriculum was developed in response to feedback from practitioners asking how to engage fathers, especially when they are resistant or reluctant to get involved with their children. This curriculum focuses on the skills needed to engage fathers and best practice in working with fathers.The AFTC training package contains:- 30-page manual featuring: differences in fathers' and mothers' communication and parenting styles; strategies for overcoming obstacles to father involvement; helpful hints when engaging fathers…
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Training Materials Coach Tony Dungy along with other All Pro Dad celebrities share on topics that matter most to Dads and Kids. Topics include: perseverance; your relationship with your dad; goal-setting; caring for the less fortunate; peer pressure; faith; music/movies/internet; time with your dad; dating; pre-marital relationships.
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Training Materials Recent research in brain development shows how critical the first years of a child's life are to their happiness and success. That puts a special responsibility on parents and caregivers. The First Years Last Forever provides guidance to new parents to help their child thrive and reach their full potential, including information and practical tips on: bonding and attachment; building self-esteem; communication; health and nutrition; effective discipline; and choosing quality child care among other topics.
