-   Provide practical trauma-informed, solution-focused responses to the most common foster-adoptive parenting challenges and issues. These are not cookie-cutter solutions: "If your child is doing this, do that." Instead, they educate you about the typical reasons for these challenges in all children, then add the layer of insights and trauma-informed responses to use when these challenges occur with children who have a trauma history. You'll learn the basics of the Universal Blueprint® assessment process so you can identify in each situation with each child what may be the underlying reasons driving that child's behavior. This is how you can create personalized solutions that bring lasting results!

-   Empower you with a proven problem-solving system you can use to find personalized solutions and responses to each situation and child's needs. Because you learn how to think not just what to think, you can identify the why's behind your parenting challenges, and plan a helpful totally-customized response that fits your child or family's needs.

-   Reveal hidden processes that drive your parenting, relationships and life choices, so you and your children can experience major breakthroughs, healing, and self-growth.

-  Are research-based and trauma-informed, so you can address the effects of trauma on development and behavior, especially trauma triggers, in ways that help children heal from the trauma they have experienced.

The Universal Blueprint® is a reliable universal parenting plan anyone can use with any child at any age that can be custom-designed to fit the unique circumstances of each situation, family or child to prevent problems or find the most effective response --- in seconds!  Add in trauma-informed, research-based content and you have the Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop®!

Foster-Adoptive Parents Toolshop® offers a variety of training programs to learn, use and apply the Universal Blueprint®: from basic-to-advanced, quick overviews to in-depth, skill-based and topic focused, live in-person and on-line.

Each training offers a continuing education certificate. Attend live or pay a nominal fee to watch recorded training programs, complete a proof-of-completion task, and get a personalized certificate.

Depending on how deeply you want learn the system, have breakthroughs, and experience transformation Parent’s Toolshop® offers several levels at which you can learn: introductory, basic, intermediate and advanced. Choose the optional support options to get personalize support in applying the plan to your needs and finding a helpful response to any parenting challenge you face! Here's a comparison of our 3 Primary Training Courses.

I have been a foster parent for 3 years and attend 10 hours of training each year. This is by far the most useful and helpful of all the seminars we have attended. It's the one that gives me practical techniques that I actually use every day. --- Cathy Miller

This course was like winning the lottery, I quickly used the techniques and it worked immediately! It was awesome getting everything I needed to help my child grow up safe and strong all in one course. --- Susan Elias

This class taught me skills to cope with my children. Our family is now talking and listening to each other. I could use more classes to keep up with our growing family. The kids are more enjoyable and learning the skills for themselves. --- Candace McCabe

Jody’s systems help you parent your children without having to solely rely on your emotions to be the guide. A.J. Bentley

I truly can take what I have learned from this class and use it with children and adults with positive results. The approaches that Jody has taught me facilitates better communication in my relationships at home and work. --- Chioma Patterson

This program has been very informative and an eye opener as to how to raise and handle your kids. --- Becky Supinger

I feel like I have learned and used more skills from this workshop than any other. I now have a whole new way to look at things and am excited to see the changes in my family. --- Cheryl A. Neff