Interactive Workshops

Professional Development Workshops

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Peace At Home offers professional development that is practical, research-informed, and deeply compassionate. Our workshops support educators, clinicians, family advocates, and school staff to expand knowledge, apply effective strategies, and strengthen their relationships with families. Whether you're working in early childhood education, school-based mental health, or parent engagement, you'll leave with tools that make an immediate impact—and insights that support your own well-being too.

Interactive Workshops

Build a Community of Belonging: Anti-Bias Approaches in Early Childhood Education

Explore how your own identity and biases affect your role in shaping inclusive early learning spaces. This workshop offers concrete anti-bias strategies to create safer, more equitable environments for all children and families.

Building Connection with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Context, Culture, and Trauma-Informed Practices

Gain a deeper understanding of the barriers immigrant families face and how to build trust across cultures. Learn practical skills for trauma-informed communication and inclusive family partnerships.

How Do We Engage Parents in Pediatric Mental Health Treatment?

Parents can be powerful allies in treatment—but they’re often left out. This training helps clinicians build stronger therapeutic alliances with parents, support skill-building at home, and align treatment goals through ongoing consultation.

The Kids Are Not Alright: Help Parents Make Home Their Child’s Safe Place

Parent burnout and the pediatric mental health crisis often go hand in hand. This session equips professionals with tools to help families reduce chronic stress, improve emotional safety at home, and support children’s mental health from the inside out.

Facts vs. Reactions: Strengthen Early Childhood Team Relationships

Our interpretations of behavior can create unnecessary stress and tension in the workplace. Learn how to recognize “storytelling,” avoid triangulation, and communicate with clarity to build trust among early childhood teams.

School Refusal: What’s Important to Know and How Can I Help Parents?

School avoidance is often misunderstood as defiance. Learn how to guide parents in addressing school refusal with compassion, emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with educators.

Make Support Work for Your Families: Assess Willingness, Develop Contracts, and Address Trauma

Move beyond information-sharing to truly connect with families. Learn how to assess parent readiness, build trust, address trauma responses, and create collaborative plans that support real change.

Preschool Classroom Management: Positive Discipline to Use and Share with Parents

Early educators can unintentionally reinforce challenging behaviors. This workshop equips early childhood educators with positive discipline strategies to use in the classroom—and to teach parents for better home-school alignment.

Listening and Planning Skills for Parenting Educators

When professionals focus on deficits, they risk missing what matters most to families. Learn how to center parent voices, recognize trauma responses, and support change through respectful, reflective listening.

Family Goal Setting and Tracking for Family Support Workers

Use goal attainment scaling to make progress visible and motivating. This workshop provides a step-by-step system for identifying strengths, clarifying concerns, and helping families take ownership of their growth.

High Conflict Co-Parents: Clarify Goals, Reduce Court Involvement, and Improve Outcomes

When co-parents are locked in ongoing conflict, children often suffer most. This workshop provides insights and tools to de-escalate conflict, reduce reliance on the court system, and support healthier family dynamics.

Self-Reflection: Support Parent Attunement and Attachment

Your personal history shapes how you show up professionally. This workshop invites you to reflect on your life experiences, communication patterns, and emotional responses to improve attunement and build stronger provider-parent relationships.

Social and Emotional Development in Children of Divorce

Divorce is rarely a child’s first exposure to family stress. Learn how to recognize developmental differences in how children respond, what behaviors indicate distress, and how to support emotional resilience through transitions.