Adults and children: Parents, mentors, and role models

Adults and children: Parents, mentors, and role models – If we give adults the tools they need, they will take care of the kids for us. Many of our consumers and clients – and more than a few of us professionals who provide services to them – can benefit from tools and information about everything from stages of childhood development to trends and language used among current teenagers. As human services professionals, we can help adults we interact with to increase their knowledge and skills in ways that will directly benefit the children in their lives, whether their own kids, extended family, or even the neighbor kid down the street. This training will provide tangible tools and resources that can be easily utilized by any adult who cares about a child.

Presenter Jim Ryan is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist II with more than 25 years experience in alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention and working with youth and communities. He is also co-founder and former publisher/editor of Outlook, a newspaper targeting the gay community in Greater Columbus. Jim is president of Ryan Training & Consultation and provides services to school systems, organizations, businesses and other groups throughout the United States.