Nurturing Parent Programs Presents: Three-Day Training of Trainers Workshop for Organizational Trainers (OT) – with Carol Lapin, MSSW & Michelle Rogers, LCSW Nationally Recognized Trainer/Consultants Approved Instructors – Trainers Workshop

January 28 – 31, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Cost: $1,200

Location: KVC Kentucky 

KVC Kentucky is proud to host the location of this upcoming training event! This is a 4-Day workshop for experienced facilitators of the Nurturing Parenting^® Programs who would like to train their in-house staff to facilitate the Programs. Please note that completion of this workshop requires an external application and interview process to be filled out, approved and completed in advance. The agenda includes…

• The Nurturing Parenting^® Program philosophy, values, structure, and validation;
• Review of current programs and materials and how to effectively utilize them to fit agency needs and client populations including practical applications of group processes and dynamics; training styles, activities, use of A/V materials; and assessment and program evaluation strategies (including the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2.5) and the Nurturing Skills Competency Scale (NSCS 3.1);
• Current information on research and findings in the fields of parent education, child abuse and neglect, and cultural parenting issues and how to successfully incorporate the Programs into grant and funding opportunities;
• Review of current Best Practices;
• How to conduct Nurturing Parenting^® Program Facilitator Trainings for your agency staff;
• How to monitor the successful implementation of the Nurturing Parenting^®

Criteria for Attendance at this Workshop

Successful completion of a 3-day Nurturing Parenting^® Program Facilitator Training conducted by a Nationally Recognized Trainer/Consultant followed by:

1. A minimum of 2 years’ experience facilitating at least one Nurturing Parenting^® Program BEING IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYMENT as written for the complete number of sessions (fidelity);
2. Expertise in the philosophy and principles of Nurturing Parenting^® as demonstrated by successful group or home-based implementation of the programs;
3. Expertise in the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2.5), the Nurturing Skills Competency Scale (NSCS 3.1) and other assessments and inventories of the Nurturing Parenting^® Programs;
4. A letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor attesting to your success as a Nurturing Parenting^® Program facilitator within your designated agency;
5. Phone Interview

Recognition of Organizational Trainer is granted upon:

1)    Successful attendance of the training based on the recommendations of the trainer;

2)    Submittal of an application with subsequent approved by Family Development Resources, Inc., and;

3)        Other criteria as outlined in the application.

The Nurturing Parenting^® Programs

The Nurturing Parenting^® Programs are family-based programs with a proven track record of preventing the recurrence of child abuse and neglect.  Departments of Social Services, as well as other branches and organizations in the helping professions, have relied upon the Nurturing Parenting^® Programs as a primary parenting program to break the generational cycle of child maltreatment and family dysfunction.  There are Nurturing Parenting^® Programs addressing the specific needs of different populations.  Visit: NurturingParenting.com.

About the Trainers

Carol Lapin, MSSW has a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Tennessee and is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent Child Interaction Therapy.  For over 25 years, Carol has been teaching, training, and sharing the philosophy and skills of the Nurturing Parenting® Programs for adults, children and adolescents.

Carol has facilitated and trained in the following Nurturing Parenting® Programs: Parents and Their Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers; Parents and Their School Age Children; Parents and Adolescents; ABC’s Program for Parents and Their Children Ages 5 to 8 Years; It’s All About Being A Teen; Parents and Their Children with Special Needs and Health Challenges; and Teacher Nurturing Training.  In 1998, she received the recognition of Dr. Stephen Bavolek, principal author of the programs, as a Nationally Recognized Trainer/Consultant.  carol.lapin@familynurture.org

Michelle Rogers, LCSW currently serves as the Program Implementation and Training Specialist for Family Development Resources. Michelle is a dually Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Qualified Supervisor in both Florida and North Carolina. She obtained her Master of Science in Social Work with a specialty in Children/Families from Barry University, in Miami Shores, Florida.

Michelle has been implemented Nurturing Parenting® Program since 1999. Dr. Stephen Bavolek recognized Michelle as Nationally Recognized Nurturing Parenting® Programs Trainer/Consultant in 2004.  Michelle served as the Executive Director for the Family Nurturing Center of South Florida until her relocation to North Carolina in 2020. Michelle’s expertise includes working with families who have are living with impact of generational harm, building resilience, community capacity building, working collaboratively to create nurturing communities of care, implementation of evidence-based programming, and meeting accreditation standards.  michelle.rogers@nurturingparenting.com