Communities That Care

Posted on August 5, 2011

Guiding Good Choice Facilitator Certification Opportunity

Five Town Communities That Care, a local prevention organization whose mission is to promote healthy youth development in the five-town area, will be providing a facilitator training workshop to local professionals interested in becoming certified Guiding Good Choices facilitators.  Certification will enable participants to deliver Guiding Good Choices (GGC) workshops for Five Town Communities That Care as well as to offer the GGC workshop to parents in other communities.

Five Town Communities That Care works directly with the program’s developers, J. David Hawkins, Ph.D. and Richard Catalano, Ph.D.  Upon learning of the upcoming training, Dr. Hawkins said, “It is wonderful to hear that Five Town Communities That Care is sponsoring a training for Guiding Good Choices workshop leaders.  I would encourage anyone who wants to help parents successfully guide their children through the teen years without drug or other behavior problems to participate.  Guiding Good Choices is a tested and proven effective program.  In five two-hour sessions, parents acquire the tools and skills to keep their teenagers on the right track.  You can make a positive difference in your community by leading Guiding Good Choices workshops. “

The three-day training will be offered August 29-31, 8 AM to 4:30 PM each day, at Five Town Communities That Care in Rockport, Maine. The registration fee for the workshop is $150. Optional expenses include lunch and the purchase of a GGC Leader’s Guide for use beyond the training.  Waivers for tuition may be available.  Advance registration is required, and registration closes on Wednesday, August 24.

Participants who successfully complete the certification process will be eligible to apply to Five Town Communities That Care for paid positions as GGC facilitators.

Please contact Sheryl Whittier at Five Town Communities That Care at 207-236-9800 or mentors@fivetownctc.org to register or for more information about the Guiding Good Facilitator Training.

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