Jody 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.