Instructor Training
Start your own parenting classes with this proven top rated professional training program that lets you become a nationally recognized Certified Breakthrough Parenting Instructor!
Experienced family professionals across the United States have referred to this as the most comprehensive and up-to-date parenting instructor program available today.
Many of them tried numerous older programs, but found that the parents in their classes were often asking them questions that were not covered in the materials, or that the materials only covered a certain age group, etc.
So they took yet another certification from yet another parenting program, and found that this was incomplete too. Then they tried assembling pieces from different programs.
This often confused the parents and they still had unanswered questions.
Finally, after trying Breakthrough Parenting, they found that it had all the pieces they needed, and all the parents’ questions were covered by the high quality materials that gave real understanding and taught actual skills, not just memorized answers in the form of “tips” for narrow situations.
Our Certified Breakthrough Parenting Instructor training program gives you the training as well as the practical knowledge you need to run your own classes and to do one-on-one coaching of parents.
No material from the 1970’s. No outdated psychological concepts. No manipulation methods that absolutely do not work with today’s kids. Just practical methods that are proven to work in today’s families.
We developed the nationally and internationally recognized Certified Breakthrough Parenting Instructor program with Dr. Jayne A. Major (Ph.D. UCLA) based on her 25 years of real-life experience with helping more than 15,000 families, and feedback from instructors across the U.S. working with very different populations.
More than 70% of the enrolments for this Certification Program are referrals from those who took the training before. Many government agencies and non-profit agencies (see below for examples) send additional staff every few months, because they are so satisfied with the results.
We spent more than 25,000 hours on making the materials as clear, fun, and effective as possible.
If you’re an experienced family professional, you have seen how the many parents who used old authoritarian parenting methods created a cycle of violence. The children learned that “or else!” was the only way to run a family, and when they grew up, they passed this on to their own children.
We offer new methods for parenting that are based on up-to-date psychological research. Our methods show parents how to raise self-disciplined, communicative children who are good problem solvers, with enough self-esteem and trust in what they are taught so that they can resist inappropriate influences from their friends in school and elsewhere, even social sites such as MySpace.com, Facebook which are a very scary phenomenon for many parents.
These methods are presented in the Breakthrough Parenting program with numerous real-life examples that show parents how to handle virtually any family situation, based on giving parents a real understanding of how children think and function. All examples used are from real Breakthrough Parenting families, and nothing is made up. There is no “wishful thinking,” because that doesn’t help anybody.
With the instructor training, you can give parents a real understanding of the underlying causes of their children’s behavior.
You can teach them how to improve their communication skills, and give them effective interventions for the most stressful family challenges today.
You will be able to cover all age groups, literally “from birth to 100.”
Why this large span? Because it is never too early to start, and nobody ever truly grows up almost everybody knows at least one person who is in his or her 50s, 60s, or even 70s, but emotionally functions like a teenager).
Breakthrough Parenting does not teach manipulative techniques. Why not? Stressed parents may even ask for them at times…Simply because, as many parents have already found, sneaky techniques don’t work well with today’s children. Especially today’s teens and tweens (10-12 year olds) are very quick at recognizing anything sneaky, and the other age groups aren’t far behind.
We have heard from many parents in other parenting programs, saying that they went home to try the techniques they learned, only to hear their children yell, “Now you’re doing that parenting thing again!” That was not only embarrassing, it was a complete waste of everybody’s time, and it was caused by the use of obsolete practices from the 1970’s.
We think that what has been missing for a long time in parenting instructor training is a comprehensive understanding of how children think and function, how to develop their natural potential, how to keep them out of trouble to the greatest extent possible, and a method for how to teach this to regular parents at all educational levels, simultaneously, in the same parenting class, without anyone getting bored!
Can we really deliver on that? We’d say so, having provided it for 25 years and having trained outside instructors for more than 10 years.
Mollie Hughes, head of the parent development program at Children’s Home Society (WA) said: “After 20 years of testing different parenting programs for serving the needs of a diverse urban community, we have had more success with the Breakthrough parenting program than with any of the other programs we have used.”
Another experienced instructor said: ”Most parenting programs teach you how to deal with your kids, but Breakthrough Parenting teaches you how to be with your kids.”
The following are the key parts of the Breakthrough Parenting curriculum:
1. Three Approaches to Raising Children – understand how the traditional authoritarian and permissive parenting approaches work, and a more evolved approach, based on recent psychological research, that leads to superior child development and less stress for the parent.
2. Making the Shift – how to raise children to become inner-directed, prevent the victim syndrome, teach children to take age-appropriate responsibility, reduce polarized thinking, use positive thinking in a way that works, learn how to influence children, how to set personal boundaries, understanding the cycle of change.
3. Understanding the Source of Behaviour – understand what creates different behaviors and their underlying thoughts, feelings and needs.
4. Teaching Responsibility – truly understand what responsibility is, teach children with the R=TLC method, learn six steps for towards solving any family problem to ensure the problem stays solved, and how to set up effective study habits.
5. Helping Children Build Healthy Self-Esteem – understand destructive and constructive labels, use the CTBG method, understand how mistakes can be very valuable.
6. Communicating Effectively – avoid getting outsmarted by the kids, handle disciplinary situations with far less stress, use the receptive listening formula to get children to communicate with their parents, build trust with teenagers, avoid the “accusatory you,” help children communicate better with their teachers.
7. Practicing Role Playing – help children and parents remove mental blocks when facing each other in difficult situations, even when seemingly “impossibly stuck.”
8. Influencing Children Positively – understand how children learn, use all four effective leadership styles for parents, teach children the self-discipline skills they need for school work.
9. Problems with Punishment – understand the practical outcome of verbal and physical punishment, the difference between discipline and punishment.
10. Discipline with Love – learn how to make agreements clear to children, how to address the behavior rather than the person, use natural consequences for self-discipline that can last a lifetime, learn how to plan ahead in family activities to prevent predictable problems, stopping temper tantrums at any age.
11. How Children Think – understand the role of play as an important part of children’s learning, develop a child’s multi-faceted mind based on his or her individual strengths.
12. Learning to Love – how to support emotional development effectively from birth to full adulthood.
13. Reducing Stress in the Family – how to truly accept children as the unique individuals they are, understand the often hidden needs of every human.
14. Resolving Family Conflicts – how to identify conflicts, choose among four powerful and effective conflict resolution strategies, build closeness amidst chaos.
15. Talking About Sensitive Subjects – prepare children for the adult world, understand how teenagers think, communicate life-threatening issues for teens.
16. Living a Self-Actualized Life – set family goals that helps everyone evolve, teach children how to live a conscious life with less conflict and more enjoyment, understand the specific consequences of life-altering choices.
This training is based on our 25 years of real life experience teaching this to a variety of parent populations.
We designed the curriculum for continuous enrollement, so parents can start anytime without have to wait for the next series to start. Instructors also teach parents how to immediately start using in their families what they learn each week in class. After completion of all classes, they have not just “heard about it,” but they have actually tried it in their own families.
The highly developed and carefully tested curriculum can be naturally adapted to varied populations, and we give you all the administrative materials needed for your classes, including Progress and Completion letter for court-order divorce parents.
Some family court judges now specify in court orders for parents that they “…must take parenting classes such as Breakthrough Parenting.”
Why are they so specific? Because judges have seen the huge benefit of these classes for both parents and their children.
In the US many agencies are now requiring Breakthrough Parenting Instructor Certification as a condition of employment, because of the superior results they have had with their CBPI-certified staff.
The Certified Breakthrough Parenting Instructor credentials, including a Gold Certificate are issued on successful completion of the workbook and a written post-test with minimum 70% correct answers. Our credentials are recognized and highly respected throughout the US and soon Canada. Counsellors and Social Workers in British Columbia upon reviewing the material are saying “Why re-invent the wheel and you’re singing to the choir”. They are truly impressed with the material.
The Breakthrough parenting curriculum is widely considered to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date curriculum available today, covering all age groups and educational levels. Canadian family counsellors love how the curriculum is compartmentalized and easy to share with their clients.
As a Certified Breakthrough Parenting Instructor, you will be able to quickly answer questions from parents in your classes or during home visits, especially with help from the unique materials we give to instructors in this training program.
The most important aspect of this program is that it is focused on ensuring real understanding, not just “book knowledge.”
Instructors help parents apply the teachings in their families very quickly, with extra help from the provided numerous real-life examples that all come from past parents in Breakthrough Parenting classes.
“Breakthrough Parenting is the best parenting program available today. It is a brilliant, comprehensive approach that goes beyond the teaching of techniques.”
~Sally Hackman, PH.D., CBPI, Child Psychologist, Santa Monica, CA
A few of US nationwide clients:
A+ Visitation & Family Services
Alcoholism Centre for Women
Aqua Caliente Tribal Family Services
All People’s Christian Centre
Breckinridge County Board of Education
Center for Human Services
Centinela Youth Services
Child Alliance
Child Care Resource Centre
Child & Family Guidance Center
Child & Family Resources
Children’s Hospital
Dale County Court Service Program
Early Learning Coalition of Lake County
Equal Chance Child & Family Services
Foster Youth Services
Foundation for Early Childhood Education
Step Family Association of America
Most parenting programs teach you how to deal with your kids. But Breakthrough Parenting teaches you how to be with your kids.
~Lois Soncrant, CBPI, Children’s Home Society
For many parents, these classes become a second family
Parents frequently come back to the classes for help as their children grow and they meet new challenges. For many, the classes become a second family and parents attend additional classes.
Breakthrough Parenting is the most powerful personal development course I have ever worked with. It opened numerous doors to healing for our clients.
~Mary Case, CBPI, Antelope Valley Domestic Violence Council, CA
This training gives you:
- The most comprehensive and modern program available today. A proven curriculum that is easily adaptable for any parent group.
- Very high quality support materials.
Books, professionally designed illustrations for handouts, optional large format classroom charts.
- Administrative materials for your parenting classes
All administrative materials for keeping track with minimal effort
- Everything you need for working with court-ordered parents
Completion Letter, Progress Letter, Certificates
- A US and soon to be Canadian nationally recognized Certificate that shows your Certified Parenting Instructor Credentials.
- Expert help for your advanced parenting questions
We are glad to help anytime, based on our long practical experience with many different populations.
Your Teacher’s Kit Includes:
- Comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with clearly detailed lesson plans and full instructions for how to be successful with different parent populations, including those with special needs, sources for referrals to you and your classes, even everything you need to make a good living with this as a private Parent Coach, and much more.
- A full ready-to-go system including all practical administrative materials such as professionally designed Registration Forms, Sign-Informs, Parent Certificates of Completion, Payment Receipts, Class Location Signs, a Ledger for recording student attendance and payments and more.
- Audio Program CDs you can listen to in your car while driving, or transfer to your iPod or portable music player to listen to in your hammock, or while walking/running.
- A world-famous textbook that is often referred to as “a page-turner”.
- A unique workbook that greatly speeds up the learning.
- Promotional materials with Sample Class Flyers, public service announcement for radio stations, stationary, bulletin board note with contact information tariff, sample fax cover sheets, and much more.
The following are just some of our most successful instructors
- Marriage and family therapists
- Social workers
- Teachers
- Day Care providers
- Family Ministry Staff
- Domestic Violence Workers
- Personal Coaches
- Nurses
- Drug rehabilitation professionals
- Human resource professionals