Developmental Therapy - Teaching Programs offer education, training and technical assistance to expand and enhance the skills of educators and parents who shape the lives of infants, children and teens. How can educators learn to use Developmental Therapy-Developmental Teaching methods? Professional development and technical assistance programs are available for individuals, public and private schools, childcare programs and other agencies serving troubled and troubling children and youth. Experienced staff certified in Developmental Therapy - Developmental Teaching provide consultation and inservice training, on-site through distance learning. Services incluce needs assessment, planning, program development, documentation of student progress, personnel training, leadership development, and parent/foster parent training. What skills do educators gain from training in Developmental Therapy - Teaching Programs technical assistance? knowing how to influence actions of troubling children managing difficult behavior in positive ways offering effective, constructive choices recognizing underlying emotional needs selecting activities which help troubled children mature talking effectively with children and youth in crisis problem solving for mutual satisfaction fostering social skills of young people in group settings What is the cost for Developmental Therapy - Teaching Programs' services? Developmental Therapy-Teaching Programs are supported through public and private funding from the University of Georgia Colleges of Education and Family & consumer Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and private foundations. Local programs receiving training and technical assistance share in the cost through a one-time fee, purchase of materials, and travel expenses for the DT-TP instructor(s).  Costs are negotiated at the time the initial training agreement is finalized. Who can participate in Developmental Therapy - Teaching Programs training? special and regular classroom teachers administrators psychologists and social workers child care workers paraprofessionals parents and foster parents other adults guiding children and teens How can I get more information? Developmental Therapy - Teaching Programs Box 5153, Athens GA 30604-5153 USA voice: (706) 369-5689 fax: (706-369-5690) email: dttp@uga.edu