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Susan Mejia Johnson, Author/Trainer
Teen Project

Work and education related to parenting education:

Managed and grew the parent education program for a large Southern California K- 12 school district
Designed, implemented, and managed a family resource center for high-risk families, with parent education as its central theme, for an entire public school district
Provided leadership for CA Parent Educators, State Department of Education
Designed activity-based parent education programs for families of high-risk elementary and secondary students
Designed and co-authored a nationally replicated parent education model, Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior
Designed and delivered a facilitator training program for parent educators interested in supporting families of high-risk adolescents, Parent Project®
MS in Education with emphasis on parent education

Family life:

Married to Ken for 29 years; our daughter Michelle also lives close by in Southern CA. I love to read, ride horses, help families, travel, and renovate old houses.

Why NPEN is important:

It is my experience that establishing connections with others who share a passion for children and their families is critical to all of our wellbeing. Because many parent educators often work without the direct support of other parent educators, NPEN positively fills that void.

Key Issues of Interest in Parenting Education:

Parenting adolescents
Parenting strong willed children & adolescents
Special needs for High-Risk Families
Parents role in promoting school success
Activity-based learning for parents

Selected Publications:

A Parents Guide to Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior
Loving Solutions: A Parent's Guide to Raising Tough Kids
A Teen's Guide to Choosing Success, Choosing Life
Parent Involvement: The Why and the How (Drug Free Schools, Everybody's Business)

Presentations:

Motivating Learning
Adult Learning
Effective Instructional Strategies
Cooperative Learning
Building Successful Parent Ed. Collaboratives
Developing Effective School- Based Parent Education Programs
Getting the Word Out to Parents
Managing Difficult Children in the Classroom

Activities:

Trainer for Parent Facilitators
Trainer for Teen Facilitators
Parent Ed. Curriculum Development

Updated: June 2009

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