Positive Discipline Community Workshop
Tuesday, April 9th
6:00PM-8:00PM
Beit Rabban East Campus
15w 86th St.
Sara Cohn is
Beit Rabban's Director of Student Support and an expert in
Positive Discipline. Sara holds a Masters Degree in Childhood Special and General Education from Bank Street College of Education as well as a Masters Degree in Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Prior to her work at Beit Rabban, Sara taught elementary-age students in special education and general education settings in both public schools and Jewish day schools in New York and Boston.
Positive Discipline
starts from the belief that adult caregivers should take a simultaneously firm and kind approach to discipline, always keeping
long-term character development goals in mind
. Sara's workshop
will explain how Positive Discipline is used at Beit Rabban and also cover the following topics:
- Overview of the methodology
- Using kind and firm language
- Understanding mistaken goals and the beliefs behind children's misbehavior
- Facilitating family meetings
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