Why do youth abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? How can you tell when a young person is using, and how should you respond? What if a student tells you that someone else is using drugs? This hands-on resource provides an overview of the substances kids are most likely to use (including over-the-counter drugs and increasingly popular inhalants), concise descriptions of effects and warning signs, and a guide to working with youth, parents, the school, social workers, and law enforcement. Comprehensive, realistic, and optimistic, it follows the entire cycle of substance abuse, from experimentation to recovery.
The Annual Arkansas Conference for Parent Education and Involvement is one of the premier networking and training opportunities of its kind in the region.
New Ground-breaking Article on Family Life Education Published
September 23, 2011
The National Council on Family Relations, in its October issue of Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, published a ground-breaking article in the field of family life education "Reconceptualizing the Domain and Boundaries of Family Life Education." Authors are Judith A. Myers-Walls from Purdue University, Sharon M. Ballard from East Carolina University, Carol Anderson Darling from Florida State University and Karen S. Myers-Bowman from Kansas State University. This work sets forth a new model to illustrate how family life education is unique from the fields of family therapy and social work case management.
An online learning module, with presentation and supporting handouts and resource, that provides context on LGBT relationships and parenting that will help clinicians better know and care for their LGBT patients. Topics include demographics of LGBT couples and families, relationship challenges, legal issues, communication tips, options for becoming parents, and research on children of LGBT parents.
Join us in October for this comprehensive, four-day Instructor Training. You will leave the training qualified to offer the evidence-based Becoming Parents Program in group workshops or private sessions for expectant and new parent couples in your community.
