Triple P in Manitouwadge
Parents’ programs progressing positively
by Karina Hunter
Practitioners with Manitouwadge’s Triple P Program Team, Jackie Jung, Public Health Nurse (PHN) Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North of Superior Programs (NOSP) and Kelly Sagle, Program Coordinator at the Best Start Hub, held their local launch Wednesday, January 20th presenting The Power of Positive Parenting to a group of parents, caregivers and others working with young children at the Best Start Hub. The venue allowed the team to offer free on-site childcare which was used by many of those attending.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Public Health Nurse (PHN) Jackie Jung, Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North
of Superior Programs (NOSP) and Kelly Sagle, Program Coordinator at the Best Start Hub, practitioners with Manitouwadge’s Triple P Program Team held their initial local launch Wednesday, January 20th as they presented The Power of Positive Parenting to a group of parents, caregivers and others working with young children at the Best Start Hub. The venue allowed the team to offer free on-site childcare which was used by many of those attending.
Triple P practitioner, Jackie Jung,RN, gives the group an overview of the evening's program.
The Program Team, which also includes TBDHU PHN, Shirley Saasto-Stopyra,
participated in very intense training, following the initiative’s regional launch in Thunder Bay last Noveber (2009), to become Level 2 and 3 practitioners in the international, award winning Triple P – Positive Parenting Program which focuses on improving the confidence, knowledge and skills of parents to help them raise healthy, confident children who have the skills to succeed in life and build positive relationships. At this first of three scheduled seminars, Jackie Jung, RN and Kristie Nicholas each addressed participants, offering an overview of Triple P and introducing them to the system of easy to implement, proven parenting solutions that are said to help solve current parenting problems and prevent future problems before they arise.
Jung and Nicholas were very well received by the group. Jung, known by many participants through her work with TBDHU and her ongoing volunteerism at the schools, unpretentiously delivered her non-judgmental advice through real-life examples and sharing of personal experiences which quickly put everyone at ease. Nicholas reiterated the information introduced by her partner, expanding on the examples with strategies the parents could take home and begin implementing themselves .
The Triple P Team will continue offering answers to parenting questions and needs through the techniques explored at two subsequent seminars, Raising confident children January 27th and Raising resilient children February 3rd and also via the practitioners’ respective organizations through which interested parents or caregivers can access varied additional training including one-on-one parenting plan development, with plan delivery support and follow-up.
The Triple P Program was developed in Australia in 1992 as a response to the many unmet needs and unanswered questions from parents and practitioners, worldwide; strategies are backed by over 25 years of clinically proven, world wide research. Participants were reminded throughout that Triple P is a flexible program, and that they should use the skills taught, doing as little or as much as they want, as best suits their children and family’s individual needs.
Everyone is welcome to participate though the team asks that anyone attending for the first time call Kelly at 826-2883 to register to ensure adequate child care and documentation.
Submitted to The Echo, 01.21.10
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Parents’ programs progressing positively (version for Chronicle Journal)
by Karina Hunter
Practitioners with Manitouwadge’s Triple P Program Team, Jackie Jung, Public Health Nurse (PHN) Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North of Superior Programs (NOSP) and Kelly Sagle, Program Coordinator at the Best Start Hub, held their local launch Wednesday, January 20th presenting The Power of Positive Parenting to a group of parents, caregivers and others working with young children at the Best Start Hub. The venue allowed the team to offer free on-site childcare which was used by many of those attending.
The Program Team, which also includes TBDHU PHN, Shirley Saasto-Stopyra, participated in training following the initiative’s regional launch in Thunder Bay last November (2009), to become Level 2 and 3 practitioners in the international, award winning Triple P – Positive Parenting Program which focuses on improving the confidence, knowledge and skills of parents to help them raise healthy, confident children who have the skills to succeed in life and build positive relationships. At this first of three scheduled seminars, Jackie Jung, RN and Kristie Nicholas each addressed participants,
offering an overview of Triple P and introducing them to the system of easy to implement, proven parenting solutions that are said to help solve current parenting problems and prevent future problems before they arise.
The Triple P Team will continue at two subsequent seminars, Raising confident children January 27th and Raising resilient children February 3rd and also via the practitioners’ respective organizations through which interested parents or caregivers can access varied additional training including one-on-one parenting plan development, with plan delivery support and follow-up.
Developed in Australia in 1992 as a response to the many unmet needs and unanswered questions from parents and practitioners, worldwide; Triple-P Program strategies are backed by over 25 years of clinically proven, world wide research. Participants were reminded throughout that Triple P is a flexible program, and that they should use the skills taught, doing as little or as much as they want, as best suits their children and family’s individual needs. Everyone is welcome to participate though the team asks that anyone attending for the first time call Kelly at 826-2883 to register to ensure adequate child care and documentation.
Submitted to Chronicle Journal, 01.21.10
