Appelstein Training Resources, LLC
Youth care specialist Charlie Appelstein, M.S.W., President of Appelstein Training Resources, LLC (ATR) provides expert strength-based training, consultation, publications, CDs, and DVDs for individuals and groups who work with children and youth experiencing serious emotional and behavioral issues.
Described as "the best youth care trainer in America" by Robert Lieberman, former president of the American Association of Children's Residential Centers, Charlie has devoted his entire adult career to helping children and youth struggling with emotional and behavioral challenges and those who guide them. An engaging, informative, and humorous speaker, Charlie is the author of three critically acclaimed books on youth care and the creator of two innovative CDs that helps kids and parents make better choices and lead happier lives. Charlie’s strength-based approach delivers a message of hope and possibility to our most vulnerable youth and those who shape and influence their lives.
News from Appelstein Training Resources:
- We just created a Facebook Page for our work. It’s Facebook.com/charlietraining/. We’d love professionals and parents who have attended Charlie’s trainings to visit the page and share some of the new strength-based techniques and strategies you may have learned and are now using. Hopefully, your posts will encourage others to do the same. It will keep the techniques more accessible and likely to use. If you have other strength-based interventions that you can share – please post them, as well. We’re all in this together.
- You can now follow Charlie on Twitter @charlieap
- New Adolescent CD for kids in care! We’ve recorded two songs/raps for our new Rap Album. They’re rough cuts. We’ll be posting both of them and their words on this site within days. Most of the words came from youth in care. We want this CD to be their words, their voice. If you work with youth in out-of-home placements, please encourage them to contribute some lines for our new rap CD. We’ll give them credit on the back cover. Email charlie at charlieap@comcast.net
Charlie’s Upcoming Engagements:
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May 9: Des Moines, IA: One full-day training for educators and professionals
June 19: Huntington, MA: One full-day workshop for educators and professionals
June 28: Needham, MA: One full-day training for educators and professionals
August 6: Hampton, VA: 2013 School and Campus Safety Training Forum. Delivering keynote and a series of workshops
October 10,11: Winnipeg, MB: Training during the Annual Conference of the Manitoba Child and Youth Care Worker’s Assoc.
Meet the new Gus!
Our newly revised and updated version is the same ol' Gus but contains new insights and information that will help readers to develop an even greater empathic connection with our most vulnerable but courageous kids.
The new cover was created by Maureen Burdock, an award-winning artist from San Francisco.
What they're saying about Gus:
"The Gus Chronicles I is as powerful an experience now as it was when first published in 1994. The Gus Chronicles I is, quite simply, the perfect book for training youth care professionals at all levels of experience. If you are in the business of taking care of other people's children, I highly recommend getting to know Gus."
—Rick Small, Ph.D.
CEO, Walker Home School"Textbooks just can't say it like Gus does."
—Larry Brendtro
President, Reclaiming Children and Youth
Retail price - $12.95 Download order form
The updated version of The Gus Chronicles & our new Possibility Posters were made possible with assistance from Walker of Needham, MA. Walker is a cutting-edge residential treatment center and school with a long history of significant contribution to the child welfare arena. Charlie Appelstein and Walker are collaborating to make a difference in the lives of at-risk children and their families.
Introducing Our New Possibility Posters!
Create an environment in your setting that says "Yes I can!" to every young person struggling with self-doubt.
The same award-winning artist that drew the new Gus covers, Maureen Burdock, collaborated with us to create our new posters.
Each poster is 18" x 24" in vibrant colors!
Click on each poster to see enlarged view.
Special Price: $7.95/each .
Buy the complete set for only $35.00!
What they’re saying about our new posters:
Charlie Appelstein has created fresh, colorful, eye-catching, and motivational posters that speak directly to the students.
When I first displayed his sample posters in my classroom, the kids noticed them right away and were very receptive to the messages.
After a student read the “I am smart poster,” she turned to me and said: “You know miss, I am smart no matter what other people believe.”—Ermina Coric
Social Studies Teacher
Rise Up AcademySouth Bend, IN
"I love these posters! I had a huge understanding of each one. Keep this up. They make you feel good!"
—Malle
Eighth grade student in New England
"The posters are beautiful and will be hung throughout my school. Great messages!"
—Jennifer Flewelling, M.ED.
Principal, North Elementary School
Beverly, MA
Training Announcements:
No Such Thing As a Bad Kid
The Power of a Positive, Strength-Based Approach in Reshaping the Lives of At-Risk Children, Youth, and Families
Conducted by:
Charlie Appelstein, MSW
Roche Training Center at the Walker School, 1968 Central Ave, Needham, MA
June 28, 2013
9am-3:30pm
Sponsored by Y.E.S.S., Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminar, and Appelstein Training Resources
The Program Strength-based practice is an emerging approach to guiding at-risk children, youth and their families that is exceptionally positive and inspiring. It's focus is on strength-building rather than flaw-fixing. It begins with the belief that all individuals have strengths and past successes that can be utilized to mitigate problem behavior and enhance decision making. This powerful and uplifting workshop will highlight many of the key principles and techniques of this transforming, evidence-based approach to guiding high-risk kids and families.
Training Topics:
- The power of a positive attitude & culture from both a neurological and psychological perspective
- Understanding and developing empathy for children and youth who have been traumatized; the effects of trauma and positive emotions on the
- Strength-based communication principles and techniques - including reframing, solution-focused questions, inspirational metaphors, and positive predicting
- Self-esteem building & activities for at-risk kids
- How to respond to explosive and inflexible young people
- The importance of being family centered and creating interlocking partnerships with families and community resources
- Why, how, and when to use incentive plans
- Taking humor seriously
- Key de-escalation strategies and respectful limit setting
- How to Manage Number One First (better control feelings & emotions) and strategies for remaining motivated to do the job.
- Creative cognitive behavioral strategies, including the power of rhythmic self-talk, repetitive quizzing, and externalizing & naming positive and negative behaviors
Objectives:
- Identify the psychological and neurological benefits of employing a positive, strength-based approach in the work with at-risk young people.
- Describe steps to understand and develop empathy for traumatized youth
- Demonstrate successful strength-based interventions and techniques, such as reframing, rhythmic self-talk, inspirational metaphors, positive predicting, and many more.
- Describe steps that help professions to better manage their own emotions in the work with at-risk clients and remained motivated to make a difference.
Download registration form. Space is limited. For additional info, contact Charlie at 603-898-5573 or email: charlieap@comcast.net.
Training Announcements:
No Such Thing As a Bad Kid
The Power of a Positive, Strength-Based Approach in Reshaping the Lives of At-Risk Children, Youth, and Families
Conducted by:
Charlie Appelstein, MSW
Gateway Regional School District, 12 Littleville Road, Huntington, MA 01050
June 19, 2013
9am-3:30pm
Sponsored by Y.E.S.S., Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminar, and Appelstein Training Resources
The Program Strength-based practice is an emerging approach to guiding at-risk children, youth and their families that is exceptionally positive and inspiring. It's focus is on strength-building rather than flaw-fixing. It begins with the belief that all individuals have strengths and past successes that can be utilized to mitigate problem behavior and enhance decision making. This powerful and uplifting workshop will highlight many of the key principles and techniques of this transforming, evidence-based approach to guiding high-risk kids and families.
Training Topics:
- The power of a positive attitude & culture from both a neurological and psychological perspective
- Understanding and developing empathy for children and youth who have been traumatized; the effects of trauma and positive emotions on the
- Strength-based communication principles and techniques - including reframing, solution-focused questions, inspirational metaphors, and positive predicting
- Self-esteem building & activities for at-risk kids
- How to respond to explosive and inflexible young people
- The importance of being family centered and creating interlocking partnerships with families and community resources
- Why, how, and when to use incentive plans
- Taking humor seriously
- Key de-escalation strategies and respectful limit setting
- How to Manage Number One First (better control feelings & emotions) and strategies for remaining motivated to do the job.
- Creative cognitive behavioral strategies, including the power of rhythmic self-talk, repetitive quizzing, and externalizing & naming positive and negative behaviors
Objectives:
- Identify the psychological and neurological benefits of employing a positive, strength-based approach in the work with at-risk young people.
- Describe steps to understand and develop empathy for traumatized youth
- Demonstrate successful strength-based interventions and techniques, such as reframing, rhythmic self-talk, inspirational metaphors, positive predicting, and many more.
- Describe steps that help professions to better manage their own emotions in the work with at-risk clients and remained motivated to make a difference.
Download registration form. Space is limited. For additional info, contact Charlie at 603-898-5573 or email: charlieap@comcast.net.
Training Announcements:
The following workshops are open to the public and are co-sponsored by Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars and Appelstein Training Resources, LLC.
* CBPS is approved by the Maryland State Board of Social Work to sponsor Category I CE programs; approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer CE for National Certified Counselors (NBCC) Provider #5763; approved by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California to offer CEUS for MFCCs and LCSWs. Approved by the National Association of School Psychologist, provider #1067. CBPS maintains responsibility for this training.
Cancellation Policy: Written cancellations must be received by mail or email at least 10 business days prior to the trainings in order to receive a refund. $10.00 will be retained as a handling fee.
If you would like Charlie to provide training and/or consultation to your school/agency, his fees will be significantly less if you secure his services while he is in your region.
For information, call us at (877) 766-4487 or email: charlieap@comcast.net.
For more information about these events, please contact us at charlieap@comcast.net.
Announcements from Appelstein Training Resources:
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Announcing Four New Training DVDs for Professionals and Parents
Three DVDs for educators and child welfare professionals working with children & youth faced with emotional and behavioral challenges:
The Power of a Strength-Based Approach in Reshaping the Lives of Children and Youth
Price: $195.95 107 minutes
Managing Number One and Staying Motivated to Do the Job
Price: $145.95 41 minutes
The Art of Communicating with Children and Youth Presenting Emotional and Behavioral Challenges
Price: $95.95 45 minutes
Endorsements:
“Finally! A strengths based approach to maximizing student potential has arrived and it can be accessed by everyone through Charlie Appelstein’s new DVD series. This is something every educator and youth care worker should hear and practice.
As a superintendent I worked with Charlie in a long-term project using his program to reshape the lives of children in my district who were out of options. His work made an impact so great in the lives of my students that it literally saved them.”
—Dr. Donna Nicholson
Former School Superintendent President of Donna Nicholson & Associates Austin, TX“Charlie’s strength-based strategies are fantastic. We are using them daily to improve the quality of what we do. His ideas have changed the way my employees think about their work.
—Michael Meehan, Ph. D. Associate Executive Director Epworth Children and Family Services St. Louis, MO
Parent DVD:
Strength-Based Parenting - A Positive, Respectful, and Inspiring Approach to Maximizing the Potential in Every Child
Price: $59.95 102 minutes
Parent Feedback:
"Your reinforcement of strengths-based parenting is awesome. I picked up some new techniques that have already worked. Thank you!"
"I'm a new man and finally see some hope!"
"Your approach has made me a better parent. It's amazing how children behave SO differently when parents provide positives instead of negatives. So, I wanted to thank you. You have made a difference!"
Product Ordering: All our products can be purchased through a variety of methods. If you prefer to order by check or purchase order, you can download our order form and fax, email, or call in your order. We also accept MasterCard and Visa. Discounts for multiple copies of our books, CDs, and DVDs are available. - National Award for Parent Rapsody: We are very proud to announce that our latest self-help CD: Parent Rapsody – Songs and Musical Mantras for Successful Parenting has won a 2009 Mom’s Choice Award.
The Mom's Choice Awards® is nationally known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. This annual competition recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media products and services.
This is the second award for Parent Rapsody. Last fall it won a Grindie Award, presented by RadioIndy.com – one of the internet’s largest purveyors of independent music.
"I have long been a fan of using the arts to promote the cause of healthy child development. Charlie Appelstein's Parent Rapsody is an excellent addition! The music draws you in and the message is sound. I recommend it to anyone seeking a way to reach parents and help them attend to what needs doing to make the lives of children better in this time when so many parents are confused and distracted."
—James Garbarino, PhD Director,
Loyola University of Chicago's Center for
the Human Rights of Children
Internationally Renowned Youth Care Expert.
Author of Lost Boys and Parents Under Siege.Learn more about this project and to view our two song videos: Don't Yell, Gently Tell and Routines. They can also be viewed on YouTube.