Intro to Positive Discipline: Building an Inclusive, Equitable Early Childhood Community
Presented by Kelly Gfroerer, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
1 HOUR | SELF-PACED | NON-INTERACTIVE | RECORDED APRIL 2025
Join us for an engaging webinar introducing Positive Discipline, a framework for building an equitable classroom community based on belonging and inclusion. This webinar explores effective strategies rooted in Adlerian Psychology, emphasizing the importance of authoritative leadership that balances kindness and firmness. Participants will learn how to identify the purpose of young children’s challenging behaviors and discover specific Positive Discipline tools which can be easily implemented to address behavior challenges and teach important social and emotional life skills. Each tool fosters connection, cooperation, respect while focusing on solutions. Practical strategies to promote social and emotional learning, encourage responsibility, and build strong relationships with and among young children will be discussed along with research and case examples that demonstrated effectiveness. By the end of the session, participants will leave equipped with actionable insights to create a nurturing and structured environment that empowers young children to learn and thrive.
This course is for Early Childhood Teachers, Therapists, and other Professionals who work with young children.
DISCLOSURES [KELLY GFROERER]
Financial Disclosures – KELLY GFROERER has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial Disclosures - KELLY GFROERER is the Executive Director of the Positive Discipline Association.
Objectives
The participants will be able to…
1. Describe how Positive Discipline facilitates belonging and inclusion across diverse settings.
2. Identify Positive Discipline Tools to address challenging behavior in an early childhood setting.
3. Analyze how Positive Discipline promotes authoritative leadership which is kind and firm at the same time Identify and define the 6 pre-literacy skills
Agenda
1. Facilitating Belonging and Inclusion through Positive Discipline
2. Addressing Challenging Behavior with Positive Discipline Tools
3. Promoting Authoritative Leadership: Balancing Kindness and Firmness
DURATION: 1 HOUR, 9 MINUTES
This Webinar Offers The Following CE Certificate/Credits
1.0 CTLE CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department, Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)
Provider Code #23394
Approval Period: 3/29/22 - 3/29/2027
Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives as an approved sponsor of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants.
1.0 NYSED SW CONTACT HOURS
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work (NYSED SW)
Provider Code #0365
Approval Period: 8/31/25 - 8/31/28
Young Child Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Social work professionals should contact their regulatory board to confirm course approval for continuing education credits.
1.0 ASWB CE CREDITS (BEGINNER LEVEL)
Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB)
Provider Code #1366
Approval Period: 3/30/22-3/30/25
Young Child Learning, #1366, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/22-3/30/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 General continuing education credits.
1.0 NASP CE CREDITS
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Provider Code #1111
Approval Period: 4/1/23 - 4/1/25
This workshop provides NASP CPD credit for school psychologists. Young Child Learning is approved by NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) to offer continuing education for school psychologists. Young Child Learning maintains responsibility for the program. Contact Young Child Learning with any questions or concerns at (212) 787-9700 ext. 3330 or via email at [email protected].
This program is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUS (Introductory Level)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA Certification Maintenance Standards require that all certificate holders (CCC-A and CCC-SLP) must accumulate 30 Certificate Maintenance Hours (CMHs) of professional development during each 3-year certification maintenance interval in order to maintain their ASHA Certificates of Clinical Competence (CCC).
How to obtain your certificate/credits:
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You MUST watch all the video lessons. Afterwards, you will automatically be given access to the post-test and the evaluation form.
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You MUST pass the post-test (75% passing grade). You are able to take the test multiple times until you pass.
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You MUST answer and submit the evaluation form.
You will receive your certificate via email within 48 hours after fulfilling the above requirements.
For ASHA, your CE Credits will be reflected on your CE Registry account within 45 days after you fulfill the above requirements, and after we send your registration info to their team.
Contact [email protected] for any issues/concerns.
Speaker's Biography
KELLY GFROERER, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Positive Discipline Association. She has worked as a teacher, school counselor, and educational consultant for over two decades. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Georgia State University. Kelly is a frequent speaker on Positive Discipline and a Positive Discipline Certified Trainer. Kelly is the co-author of, Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers as well as the Positive Discipline Tool Cards for Teachers as well as articles in peer reviewed journals. Her research interests include Adlerian Psychology, Parenting, and Parent Education Outcomes among other topics. She currently serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology and is a Diplomate in the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.
Host's Biography
Dr. Scott Mesh is the Director of Young Child Learning and the CEO and Co-Founder of Los Niños Services which serves 2,000 young children with special needs each year through homecare and center services. He is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with young children and their families and is an expert on assessing young children for developmental disabilities and autism. He has helped thousands of parents over the years make the transition to gaining help for their children through early childhood special education services. He is a leader in early childhood development and working effectively with parents.
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