Dr. Jane Nelsen is a California licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist and author or co-author of 18 books, including Positive
Discipline, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent
World, Serenity, When Your Dog is Like Family, and 12 other books
in the Positive Discipline Series. She earned her Ed.D. from the
University of San Francisco, but her formal training has been
secondary to her hands-on training as the mother of seven and
grandmother of 20. She now shares this wealth of knowledge and
experience as a popular keynote speaker and workshop leader
throughout the world.
Steven Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has
been working with children and families in the Portland area for
over thirty years. During that time he has worked in, directed and
designed a number of treatment programs, always using a
relationship-based approach, for young children and families
struggling with emotional, social and behavioral challenges. For
the last sixteen years he has worked as an Early Childhood
Specialist at the Clackamas Education Service District outside of
Portland. There he has helped to create the array of services
provided to children ages birth to five, and their families. A
Positive Discipline parent educator since 2001, Steven is also a
Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, training others to teach
parenting classes. He is also a sought-after speaker on working
with children and families with mental health concerns.
Arlene Raphael, M.S. Special Education, is a Certified
Positive Discipline Trainer. For over 35 years, Arlene has
provided services to children on the autism spectrum and to
children with other significant special needs. This has
included teaching students in classroom and clinic settings,
training their instructors in public and private school settings,
and educating their families through parent education classes and
family consultations. She has designed and taught Positive
Discipline courses for parents and teachers of children with
special needs, including children on the autism
spectrum. Arlene serves as an adjunct instructor in
Special Education at Portland State University where she supervises
student teachers and assists with the development of course
curricula for teacher candidates who serve students with
significant disabilities.
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