Claudia Fletcher

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

B.A.

Behavioral Science

1985

South Dakota State University

M.Ed

Guidance, Counseling and Personnel Services

1987

Oklahoma State University

half of course work completed

Higher Education Administration

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Mankato Area Adoption Gathering  North Mankato, MN

2011-11-07

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Adopt America Authors Presentation  Toledo, Ohio

2011-11-05

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North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) Annual Convention  Denver, Colorado

12 Survival Tips Learned from Parenting 12 Children

Shared from the perspective of a foster/adoptive parent, this presentation articulates twelve practical ways that parents can respond to the behaviors of abused and neglected children in healthy ways. The presentation focuses on the need for parents to change themselves as opposed to attempting to "fix the kids." Participants leave feeling motivated and empowered to make a difference in the lives of children by changing themselves. (Also available as a seminar).

Disruption Prevention

Geared toward adoption and foster care professionals and therapists, this keynote teaches professionals how to prepare parents to make a lifetime commitment to a child or children. Strategies for parenting difficult children are shared with helpful hints on how to pass those techniques and attitudes on to parents (Also available as a seminar.)

Anger and Arguments: Avoiding Both to Parent with Hope and Humor

Teenagers are angry and love to argue -- but we as parents also have our own issues with anger and refusing to argue. Learn about anger and why it is there for both teens and parents and how we can avoid both to parent our kids with a sense of humor that allows us to live a life of joy.