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Positive Solutions: Train the Trainer (Educators)
Through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) offers a FREE ten-hour Positive Solutions for Families: Train the Trainer, along with customized technical assistance for schools and districts interested in strengthening family engagement.
This training prepares professionals to 1) implement Positive Solutions for Families, a social-emotional learning curriculum, and to 2) facilitate culturally responsive, group-based learning experiences for families. Participants build a strong understanding of the curriculum while developing facilitation skills to engage parents, guide discussion, and support meaningful learning experiences for families of children ages 2-5.
The training is highly interactive and collaborative. Participants learn not only from FCSN training facilitators, but also from one another through discussion, shared experiences, role-playing, and scenario-based activities. Participants are encouraged to bring their own experiences and perspectives to the training, contributing to a shared learning environment that reflects the real-world contexts in which the curriculum will be delivered.
Positive Solutions for Families aligns with Massachusetts’ priority to strengthen family and community engagement.
The ten-hour Train the Trainer covers:
- strategies for training parents and colleagues in the Positive Solutions for Families modules;
- facilitation techniques to support engaging, effective parent group trainings;
- positive and effective parenting strategies around discipline that promote children’s social-emotional development;
- responsiveness to the needs of families in culturally sustaining ways
- common parenting challenges and pitfalls; and
- development of an implementation plan for offering Positive Solutions for Families.
Registration is first come, first served and is limited to 30 participants per cohort. Programs may reach capacity before the listed registration deadlines, so early registration is encouraged.
2026 Training Dates:
- March 28, 2026 9:00 AM–3:30 PM (In-person)
- A 6-hour refresher course for professionals looking to review Positive Solutions materials and its connection to family engagement principles. PDPs not offered.
- October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 2026 6:00–8:00 PM (Virtual)
- A 10-hour course for professionals looking to deliver Positive Solutions to families and train other working professionals. PDPs offered upon completion of the full 10-hours.
Registration Deadlines (if capacity not reached sooner):
- March session: March 6, 2026
- October session: September 29, 2026
In State: Free
Out of State: $400 per registrant
Contact Maddie Evans mevans@fcsn.org for more details.