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.
- 40 Years of Experience Working in Child Welfare
- Six Years as Program Director and Treatment Coordinator for the Nashua Children’s Home, a Residential Treatment Setting in Southern, New Hampshire
- Twenty-five Years of Experience as a Workshop Presenter
- First Place Award Recipient in the Albert Trieschman Literature Competition Open Category, 1991
- Received Master of Social Work Degree in 1987 from Simmons College of Social Work
- Consult and Provide Training to Numerous School Systems throughout New England, Primarily in Massachusetts
- Consult and Provide Ongoing Training to Residential Programs throughout the Country
- Author of The Gus Chronicles: Reflections from an Abused Kid
- Author of The Gus Chronicles II: Reflections from a Kid Who Has Been Abused
- Author of No Such Thing As a Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional & Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach
- Creator of 2 self-help CDs for Kids and Parents
- Creator of 4 Training DVDs
- Created the Successful Train the Trainer Seminar for Leadership at Out of Home Placement Settings, as well as Schools and Child Welfare Agencies, and Authored a 150-Plus Page Training Manual
- Provide frequent Keynote Addresses throughout the US and internationally
- Creator of a very popular Youtube Video (Don’t Yell, Gently Tell)
Listed below is a sampling of the Associations for whom Charlie has Conducted Workshops and/or Provided a Keynote Address:
- American Association of Children’s Residential Centers
- Massachusetts Association of Ch766 Approved Private Schools
- Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies
- Rhode Island Council of Resource Providers to Children, Youth, and Families
- Massachusetts School Counselors Association Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
- Coalition for Family and Children’s Services in Iowa