A cooperative program of the University of Washington, the University of Washington Tacoma, Eastern Washington University, the state’s Children’s Administration, and Partners for Our Chil-dren together providing training for social workers, community providers, foster and adoptive parents, and relative caregivers. See AllianceforChildWelfare.org/about/partners, call 206-923-4914, or email region2s@UW.edu.
Edmonds Community College: Family Support Studies
Parent Mentor Certificate. Lynnwood. Call 425-640-1665 or see or see http://www.edcc.edu/programs/fss/default.html. (PP, FT, $)
Mentor Group for Parent Educators
Sound Discipline. Sahara Pirie. Meets monthly in Shoreline. Information: call or email Sahara, 206-782-1595, info@SoundDiscipline.org, facebook.com/SoundDiscipline/. (FT, free, Spanish group also available)
National ParentNet Association: ParentNet Leadership Training
Redmond. Call Susan Grijalva, 425-868-6191, ext. 722. (PP, $)
Neufeld Institute
Vancouver, BC, online courses. See NeufeldInstitute.com. (FT, $) Live courses offered in the Seattle area. See Fulfilling Parenthood.com. (FT, $)
Nurturing Parent Program: Facilitator Training
Call or email 262-652-6501, FNC@NurturingParenting.com. (FT, $)
Parent Coaching Institute: Parent Coach Certification Training Program
a one-year distance learning program offered in cooperation with Seattle Pacific University. Call 425-449-8877 or see ThePCI.org. (FT, $)
Parenting Children with Health Issues
A five-session online course offered by Lisa Greene and based on Love & Logic, for parent coaches, parent educators, and medical and mental-health professionals. See ParentingChildrenwithHealthIssues.com. Call Lisa, 425-891-2842, or see HappyHeartFamilies.com. (FT, $)
Positive Discipline: Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way
Positive Discipline, Sound Discipline, Puget Sound Adlerian Society. May 17 – 19. Rainier Valley, Seattle. Questions: call or e-mail Sahara Pirie, 206-546-4142,Sahara@PirieLabs.com. (FT, $425)
Positive Discipline: Teaching Parenting DVD Facilitator Training
See store.PositiveDiscipline.com/teaching-parenting-dvd.html. For online version, see Online Teaching Parenting DVD Facilitator Training – Video Streaming Version (FT, $195 or less)