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Relationship Toolshop® International Training Institute, LLC/Get the F-A-X: Listening & Problem-Solving Skills That Empower Children for Life! (Course #5 of 10 in Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 3 hour
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Get the F-A-X: Listening & Problem-Solving Skills That Empower Children for Life! (Course #5 of 10 in Advanced Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® Bundle) - 3 hour

 
Do you have children who experiences intense emotions or have difficulty expressing them? Do you see behavior caused by trauma or troubled feelings but your children won’t talk about what’s bothering them? Discover how to use and model “F-A-X Listening,” a simple three-step process that open the lines of communication, helps children develop emotional intelligence, express and work through their emotions in healthy ways, and teaches them how to responsibly solve problems and resolve conflicts. You can use F-A-X Listening in any relationship, with children or adults, in almost any conflict or problematic situation to find win/win solutions. 

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Learning Objectives

Complete this virtual workshop  and you will: 
  • Know how to identify the difference between Child and Parent problem types and the concept of problem ownership. 
  • Know how to identify the three types of problem-solving styles, so they know what each child needs to work through problems and decisions. 
  • Understand how trauma and emotions show up in behavior and how to “peel layers” to reveal core issues driving problematic behavior. 
  • Know which responses shut down communication and which open the doors to sharing and develop trust. 
  • Know how to teach children how to verbally express their feelings — clearly and appropriately. 
  • Know the importance of not taking over problems and how to ask helpful questions that guide children to their own solutions, without giving advice or putting them on the defensive.

Competencies Covered

This course is a video of a live in-person workshop approved by the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program  (OCWTP) for 3 hours. It provides training in the following OCTWP competencies:
  •  924-03-005: Knows how to create an environment of trust and safety in the caregiving home to help children and adolescents discuss issues and problems
  • 925-02-002: Knows how to help children identify and talk about the feelings behind their behaviors  
  • 980-02-001: Knows common barriers to effective communication  
  • 980-02-002: Understands how personal communication styles may affect how people interact with each other  
  • 991-01-003: Knows feelings and responses associated with trauma 
  • 991-03-002: Knows ways to help traumatized children understand and manage overwhelming emotions  995-03-003: Knows how to help children discuss and resolve their feelings  
  • 991-05-005: Can appropriately address negative emotional responses to children’s trauma  

Contents

Course Handouts

OCWTPseries05-F-A-X Toolset-HANDOUT-01-ppt-4slides-9pgs-secure.pdf
  • 952 KB
OCWTPseries05-F-A-X Toolset-HANDOUT-02-feeling-cartoon.pdf
  • 585 KB
OCWTPseries05-F-A-X Toolset-HANDOUT-03-ps.pdf
  • 38.9 KB

WATCH the VIDEOS of Module/Chapter 7: F-A-X Listening Toolset

FAX-1a-Introduction.mp4
  • 5 mins
  • 263 MB
YouTube video: Children, Violence, and Trauma—Treatments That Work
    FAX-1b-Child Problems
    • 11 mins
    • 609 MB
    FAX-onions-EditedCoreNeedsOfChildren-Part1.mp4
    • 6 mins
    • 64 MB
    DefensiveLayers-EditedCoreNeedsOfChildren-Part3.mp4
    • 4 mins
    • 41 MB
    CoRegulation-EditedCoreNeedsOfChildren-Part3.mp4
    • 4 mins
    • 43.3 MB
    FAX-2-How Parents Typically React to Child Problems
    • 27 mins
    • 1.49 GB
    Need4Connection-ExcerptFrom3CoreNeedsPart2.mp4
    • 5 mins
    • 11.3 MB
    FAX-3-The F-A-X Three-Step Process
    • 33 mins
    • 1.86 GB
    ActiveListening-EditedCoreNeedsOfChildren-Part3.mp4
    • 3 mins
    • 38.3 MB
    YouTube video: Empathy, by Brene Brown
      FAX-4-When children's Emotions Cause Problematic Behavior
      • 21 mins
      • 1.17 GB
      FAX-common-emotions-EditedCoreNeedsOfChildren-Part1.mp4
      • 4 mins
      • 44.5 MB
      FAX-5-Practice & Process Problem-Solving - Bonus: When to Discipline?
      • 26 mins
      • 1.42 GB

      Getting a certificate of course completion is as easy as 1-2-3!

      Step 1. Click through each section, so it's "checked off" in your left course menu
        Step 2. Complete the Quiz on Chapter 5: The F-A-X Listening Toolset
          Step 3: Download your Certificate from your Account Dashboard.

            RTITI's Founder/CEU Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS

            Jody, the Founder/CEO of RTITI, is a Licensed Social Worker, Certified Family Life Educator, and a Certified Trauma Support Specialist. She is the author of an award-winning parenting book and evidence-based curriculum called The Parent's Toolshop® and has created over 100 multimedia parenting resources. Jody has trained and certified over 100 Toolshop® Instructors worldwide and over a dozen Relationship Toolshop® Experts, with whom she co-authors new Toolshop® training programs and resources that support people in using her unique “Universal Blueprint® for Relationship Success” to improve other relationships in their lives. Jody is a top-rated speaker who has trained over 50,000 parents and family-service professionals worldwide. She also has served as a parenting expert to the media for over 30 years, including being the Co-Producer and Parenting Expert for the Emmy-nominated “Ident-a-Kid” television series. 
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