Professional Parent Advocacy Training & Certification Program

NJPC is offering a FREE Professional Parent Advocacy Training program for pare grandparents, foster parents, and other caregivers raising children with emotional behavioral challenges who are involved in the mental health, juvenile justice and/or ch welfare system. Parents and caregivers attending the training are given the opportun to strengthen their knowledge of the systems that serve their families, their rights responsibilities within those systems, and the advocacy, professional, and collaborate skills needed to successfully negotiate those systems. Parents and family members become better able to advocate for themselves and their communities, resulting increased access to appropriate care and treatment for all children. The Professio Parent Advocacy Training is approved for foster, adoptive and kinship training ere through NJDCF. Lunch will be served or gift cards will be provided.
Early registration recommended. The training classes will be offered Virtually via Zoom OR at Mr. Gs K Community learning center in Paterson.

Dates:

September 30th, 2023
Understanding Childhood Mental Health Challenges & DSM V

October 14, 2023
Navigating the special educatior system and the IEP process

October 28, 2023
Family Guide to Navigating the Juvenile Justice System in NJ Understanding the Child Welfare System: NJ DCP& P

November 11, 2023
Ensuring Cultural Competency & Diversity in the Child-Serving Community
Collaborating with Agencies
Dedicated to Children & Families

Empowering the Statewide Parent Movement:

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to use their newly trained skills to deliver Parent Advocacy Workshops in their local community with the support of NJPC and other certifies parents throughout the state.

To register, email [email protected]. Any questions, contact us at 908-994-7619 or 888-548-6572 (NJPC).

INSTRUCTORS:

Kathy Wright, MS, Parent, NJPC Executive Director, 2014 NJJN FELLOW.
Regana Bracey

LOCATIONS
470 Chamberlain Avenue, Suite 5 Paterson, NJ 07522