University of Kentucky College of Social Work

Blended Families: Parenting Children When They Don’t Get Along
2023-04-08 11:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Blended Families: Parenting Children When They Don’t Get Along assists caregivers with identifying issues that children may experience that are unique to blended families. It offers strategies to create a peaceful environment for children within a blended family who are experiencing difficulty getting along with one another. It also offers tools to empower children to independently resolve conflict and problem solve.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Utilize strategies to create a peaceful environment for multiple children within the same household experiencing difficulty getting along.
Discuss with children ways they can independently problem solve or resolve conflict.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
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If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.

Creative Parenting: New Ways To Focus On Your Child
2023-04-08 21:00 - 22:30
Creative Parenting: New Ways to Focus on Your Child is designed to help parents recognize the value of seeking to understand the meaning behind a child’s behavior. It explores the importance of creating time to connect with children one-on-one, modeling appropriate coping strategies, having consistent expectations, praising desirable behaviors, and redirecting challenging behavior.
After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Identify ways to reframe challenging child behaviors.
Utilize positive discipline strategies.

ASK-VIP trainings are expressly designed to meet the needs of foster and adoptive parents. Skilled trainers who have lived experiences with fostering and adoption provide these trainings in a virtual group setting. There is 1.5 hours of ongoing, elective foster parent training credit available for Kentucky’s foster parents.
Create an account or log-in to register for this training. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is needed to participate. If there are two adults in the same household that want to participate in this training, each person must register separately. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the meeting and each attendee’s participation. Training credit is only available if you have not participated in this training within the past twelve months.
REGISTER NOW
If you have any questions about this training or how to register, please email ask@uky.edu or call 859-257-7361.
