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Nurturing Program (NP) Facilitator Training Virtual: July 20-22, 2027

Due to the high demand of this virtual training, please do not register if you have completed it in the past. It is intended for those who never completed a NP Facilitator training before.

There are no pre-requisites for attendance at this workshop. This training targets direct service staff and is not intended to follow a train the trainer model. The three-day virtual training focuses on understanding the philosophy of nurturing parenting, assessing high risk parenting beliefs and environments, creating competency-based parenting lessons and programs tailored to meet the individual parenting needs of families, and implementing programs at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. Participants will also learn how to monitor the success of families through on-going process evaluation strategies designed to measure the attainment of parenting knowledge and skills. Participants will experience hands on approach to implementing home based, group based and a combination home-based and group-based program models; learn how to administer and score the online version of the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) and how to select the best Nurturing Program model for your agency.

Mandatory Curriculum:

You must have access to Nurturing Program curriculum for all three training days and afterward for program implementation.

Registration includes the required curriculum as part of the registration fee. Per Family Development Resources, Inc (developer of Nurturing Parenting) every participant is required to have their own individual set to use during and after training, regardless of any curriculum you or your agency may already have access to. Instructions for accessing your curriculum are below.

 By June 18, 2027, log into your Centralized Training account and provide:

  • Which curriculum you need (select one from the list in your CTI account)
  • Whether you’ll use with parents, youth, or both
  • A complete shipping address (no PO boxes allowed) and phone number for delivery

Cancellations, Substitutions and Refunds Policy:

Live In Person/Virtual Trainings:

• A colleague may be substituted at no extra charge if Centralized Training is notified at least two business days before the training.

• Requests for refunds for an in-person/virtual workshop must be received 72 hours prior to the workshop.

Please forward detailed requests regarding this training to CTI Helpdesk at ctihelp@uthscsa.edu.

Training Location: Zoom Meeting
Participation requires reliable internet and a device with audio and a webcam – cell phones are not permitted.

9:00am-4:00pm CST
Trainer: Natalie Beck Aguilera, DSW, LCSW-S
CEUs Offered: 18 hours

Registration will open 4-6 weeks before training date.

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