The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is offering a half-day workshop titled “So What's Wrong with Kids These Days? An Exploration of What We Can Do to Support Children in a Complicated World”.
It is no secret that we live in an increasingly complex world and that this complexity has resulted in a number of challenges for the appropriate social and emotional development of youth today. In these half-day workshops instructor Jim Harris gets back to the developmental basics and helps to give you some ideas about how we can better understand and support youth in an ever-changing and complicated world.
This training is being offered at no cost to K-12 division administrators, principals, assistant principals, emergency managers, crisis team members, and law enforcement serving in schools.
The instructor for these workshops is Dr. Jim Harris. Dr. Harris is the owner of Opportunities Consulting Services and the Associate Director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University. He has worked with children and families throughout his career as an early interventionist, parent educator, educational consultant, and behavioral health therapist. Dr. Harris has presented at a variety of conferences from the local to the international levels on such topics as behavioral intervention, parenting, positive behavior support, trauma-informed care, organizational change, and many more. He is the creator of “10 Things You Need to Know About Kids”, an audio program that helps parents and teachers be more effective in their work with children. He has also worked with a variety of public and private entities including the Fred Rogers Company, United States Department of Education, the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children, and many more. For more information about Dr. Harris visit www.ocshelps.com.
Law enforcement officers serving in schools who complete this workshop are eligible to receive partial in-service credit hours.
There is no fee to attend this workshop. All training materials will be provided.
Participants are responsible for their transportation, meals, and lodging arrangements and expenses.
Training Time & Details
Pre-registration is required.