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Appelstein Training Resources, LLC (ATR) Youth Care Training & Home of Soaring Wings Press

Charlie Appelstein, M.S.W.Youth care specialist Charlie Appelstein, M.S.W., President of Appelstein Training Resources, LLC (ATR) provides expert virtual and in-person strength-based training, consultation, publications, CDs, and DVDs for individuals and groups who work with children and youth experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges. He is the author of two critically acclaimed books, No Such Thing as a Bad Kid - Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional & Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach and The Gus Chronicles I - Reflections from an Abused Kid.

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's strength-based approach delivers a message of hope and possibility to our most vulnerable youth and those who shape and influence their lives.

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Introducing the revised and updated edition of

No Such Thing as a Bad Kid

Understanding and Responding to Kids with
Emotional & Behavioral Challenges
Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach

Released in early 2018, the book is in its fourth printing!

Want it Autographed?     Once you order, send an email how you want it signed. 

No Such Thing as a Bad Kid bookAfter three years of preparation, a new and expanded version of Charlie Appelstein's 1998 classic  No Such Thing as a Bad Kid is now available!

Written specifically for professionals and volunteers who guide kids with emotional and behavioral challenges, this book is packed with principles and techniques that help child-guiders maximize the greatness that exists in every young person. The clear, simple delivery is richly illustrated with diagrams, charts, actual dialogues, and cutting-edge research in neuroscience. Parents of children not at risk will also benefit from this book.

 

Quantity discounts are available, and purchase orders are accepted. The eBook is currently available on Amazon and other eBook online retail sites.

Download Strength Based Handout

Download Youth Handout

For more information about the book and to read additional endorsements from leading educators and youth care experts, please visit No Such Thing as a Bad Kid.

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