“I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS TRAINING” Program Description The Nurtured Heart Approach® has been proven to create transformation very quickly and in inspiring and enduring ways. The child learns to believe and build confidence in the success that flows from fully investing intensity, intelligence and life force into positive action. Grounded in three stands: Refuse to give energy to negative behavior; Create success and positivity; and uphold the limits and consequences, the Nurtured Heart Approach® is a brilliant way to use language and energy to increase positive and peaceful relationships at homes, in schools and in communities. Does an Approach make a difference? YES! Tolson Elementary in Tucson Arizona use to have the highest rate of suspensions in the district. In 7+ years since using The Nurtured Heart Approach school wide there have been no suspensions, no referrals to the court system, no referrals for ADHD evaluations and no new children on medications. That is a Title I school of over 500 students! The need for special education services is down! 6.5 Continuing Education Hours Positive Psychology Research says “kindness counts” Learn about the Nurtured Heart Approach® Positive activities create pro-social behavior Children gain emotional intelligence SHERRY BLAIR INSTITUTE 80 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042 TEL: 973-746-0333 FAX: 973-746-1533 80 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042 TEL: 973-746-0333 FAX: 973-746-1533 80 Park Street ALL CHILDREN FLOURISHING: THE NURTURED HEART APPROACH® "Wonderfully informative, creative, and enabled me to imagine utilization of recognitions with my own children! FUN! Taught me valuable techniques to energize children both when rules are and are not being broken.”
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“I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS TRAINING”
Program Description The Nurtured Heart Approach® has been proven to create transformation very quickly and
in inspiring and enduring ways. The child learns to believe and build confidence in the
success that flows from fully investing intensity, intelligence and life force into positive
action. Grounded in three stands: Refuse to give energy to negative behavior; Create
success and positivity; and uphold the limits and consequences, the Nurtured Heart
Approach® is a brilliant way to use language and energy to increase positive and peaceful
relationships at homes, in schools and in communities.
Does an Approach make a difference? YES! Tolson Elementary in Tucson Arizona use to have the highest rate of suspensions in the
district. In 7+ years since using The Nurtured Heart Approach school wide there have been
no suspensions, no referrals to the court system, no referrals for ADHD evaluations and no
new children on medications. That is a Title I school of over 500 students! The need for
special education services is down!
6.5 Continuing
Education Hours
Positive Psychology
Research says
“kindness counts”
Learn about the
Nurtured Heart
Approach®
Positive activities
create pro-social
behavior
Children gain
emotional
intelligence
SHERRY BLAIR
INSTITUTE
80 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042 TEL: 973-746-0333 FAX: 973-746-1533
80 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042 TEL: 973-746-0333 FAX: 973-746-1533
80 Park Street Montclair NJ 07042 TEL: 973-746-0333
ALL CHILDREN FLOURISHING: THE NURTURED HEART APPROACH®
"Wonderfully informative, creative, and enabled me to imagine utilization
of recognitions with my own children! FUN! Taught me valuable techniques
to energize children both when rules are and are not being broken.”
About the Presenters Sherry Blair, MSSW, MA, LCSW, BCPC. Sherry has worked with children and
families for over two decades. She is the CEO/Founder of the Sherry Blair Institute For Inspirational Change (SBI) and is a leader in Executive Behavioral Healthcare. She began an in-home program under the umbrella of New Jersey’s Wraparound System of Care over a decade ago. She has also served many organizations as a trainer, coach and consultant on various topics. Sherry is one of the first 300 people
in the world trained in Positive Psychology under the tutelage of Dr. Martin Seligman, University of Penn. She also is basic, advanced and coach trained in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy and was afforded the opportunity to train at the Albert Ellis Institute while Ellis was still alive.
Sherry is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Southern California Graduate School of Social Work Virtual Academic Center, and a Trainer Consultant for the New Jersey Child Welfare Training Partnership.
The Nurtured Heart Approach® is now part of the “brand” at the Sherry Blair Institute. It was introduced to Sherry by her amazing supervisee in 2008 and the change initiative to embrace the approach wholeheartedly within our organization at every level began. Sherry is an Advanced Trainer in the approach and has trained organizations, schools, child study team members, parents, mental health professionals, children and teens. She has served on the Ethics, Research & Global Summit Committees for the Nurtured Heart Approach®. She has authored a number of books and created products that innovatively bring the approach into the lives of the people she serves at home, school, work and play. It is her mission to “nurture the hearts of New Jersey” and beyond.
Toni Anne Lofrano, BA has worked with children and families since 2004. She is a Certified Behavioral
Assistant and the Positivity Pulse Director at Sherry Blair Institute for Inspirational Change.
Toni Anne is a Certified Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach® and has been using the approach in her work since 2010. She has also used this transformative approach in her personal life.
Toni Anne has collaborated with Sherry Blair on a number of projects that bring the approach to her co-workers and the children and families that she serves. She worked side by side with Sherry to bring the Nurtured Heart Approach® to the Institute and has contributed significantly to the change initiative and to maintain fidelity to the application of the approach. She is the content editor of Sherry Blair’s book Tribal Warriors: Life Skills to Optimize Well-Being for Teens.
"Great presenter! An informative and applicable
workshop. The training was well designed and
planned. Excellent!!!"
Learning Outcomes
Cite the three stands of the Nurtured Heart Approach® and the 4
recognitions embodied in the concepts
Summarize the meaning of Inner Wealth™, Energy & Relationships,
Creating Success, & Changing Your View in terms of the Approach
Explain why conventional methods of parenting, therapy and teaching
often fail with “intense” children despite the best of intentions
Describe a scenario demonstrating how to shift a challenging child to
using his or her intensity in successful ways, even if the child is
diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, RAD, ED, Bi-Polar Disorder,
Adjustment Disorder and regardless of the child's age and level of
severity
Explain the application and exercises of the Approach and how to
avoid accidently rewarding negative behavior while still upholding
100% accountability for the child
Who Is This Workshop For:
Beginner level social workers/mental health professionals can easily learn these concepts.
Intermediate/Advanced social workers can easily infuse this program into practice. Social Workers/Mental Health professionals who work with young children and/or families
Educators, Parents, Administrators, Day Care Staffers, School Nurses, Parent Coaches, Children’s
System of Care professionals, Child & Adolescent Hospital Staffers
“When you apply the Approach, you’ll see what should be
meant by “no child left behind.”
Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach®
(4) Wednesdays, May 17th through June 7th, 2017 TIME: 7:30pm-9 pm EST ONLINE ONLY Agenda & Timeline
Week 1 Introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach® (Pre-requisite Reading: Introduction pp. 1-21) Week 2 The Three Stands™ / Foundational Principles / Intentions & Exercises (Pre-requisite Reading: Chapter 1 pp. 23-54) Week 3 Techniques: Strategic Methods for Energizing Success
& Inner Wealth™ (Pre-requisite Reading: Chapter 2 pp. 57-89) Week 4 Reset/Punishment vs Consequence/Upside Down Energy/ Notch up NHA (Pre-requisite Reading: Chapter 3 pp. 91-128)
***Sessions 2-4 begin with “Success Shares” and each session will have time at the end for
questions and answers.
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change based on learning needs.
HOW MANY?______ @$120.00 per person For CE Registrants ______ @$ 95.00 per person (NO CE) For Non-Paying Guests the book is available for purchase: Transforming the Difficult Child Workbook ______ @$25.00 Includes Shipping/Handling
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If you have any questions, concerns, complaints, or grievances, contact Toni Anne Lofrano at Sherry Blair
Institute at [email protected] or call 973-746-0333. If you require special accommodations, call Donna or Toni Anne at 973-746-0333 or email [email protected]. Certificates are generated after attendance has been verified. Refunds are issued within 30 days of the event minus a $25.00 processing fee. From day 29-1, a credit
would be issued for a future event minus a $25.00 processing fee. If materials have been released, no
refunds are offered until they are received back in our office in satisfactory condition. Home study courses
may be cancelled within 5 business days with a $10.00 processing fee or the entire fee may be credited
toward another course.
“Nice Change for CEUs! Offers Immediate Direct Application!”
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