PPE: FAQ's
What is the basic philosophy of Practical
Parent Education?
Our mission is to be proactive in
providing all community parents with support, parenting skills and resources in their
efforts to rear responsible, self-confident, mentally healthy children who will be able to
function to the best of their ability in their personal lives, their educational
opportunities and as contributing members in todays complex society.
Practical Parent Educations sole
agenda is to help families find their own most effective ways of functioning. Our classes
do not present any religious, cultural or political platforms; rather, they present
research-based information designed to help parents draw thoughtful conclusions.
What does Practical Parent Education
do?
Practical Parent Education provides
curriculum, training and support for effective Parent Educators.
How long has Practical Parent
Education been in existence?
Practical Parent Education began in
the early 1980s in Plano, Texas at the initiative of local business professionals
and school administrators. They recognized the challenges todays families were
facing and believed that the community as a whole needed to join forces to support all
parents and children with quality services and education.
Can anyone be a Practical Parent
Education Facilitator?
The PPE Parent
Educator Facilitation package is available to all
practitioners working with families, whether individually or as part of a larger
organization.
Is PPE nationwide?
Practical Parent Education has
trained facilitators in 37 states, Mexico and Japan.
Who writes the Practical Parent
Education curriculum?
The PPE curriculum modules are
developed and written by professional parent educators with advanced class work in family
studies and extensive experience in teaching parenting classes. All curricula are
field-tested and refined. Spanish translations are done by native speakers.
Can I see a sample of a PPE module?
A sample module can be obtained by
contacting our home office at 877.340.6262 or ppe@practicalparent.org.
Will I receive CEU credit for
trainings or the conference?
PPE is authorized to grant continuing
education units to Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and
Social Workers in the state of Texas, and Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credit by
the National Council on Family Relations.
How Do I
Purchase the PPE Program?
Practical Parent Education
has structured its parent educator facilitation package to maximize the services it provides to individuals
and organizations who work with families. A facilitation package provides for one parent
educator to receive the training and materials needed to
provide outstanding services to families in their community. An organization may purchase
multiple packages should they have more than one parent educator on staff.
Curriculum updates are made available each fall. With an annual renewal fee of $125, the facilitator will receive a new set
of materials with added curriculum modules and Parenting
Quick Tips. List of currently scheduled trainings.
Do you offer parenting classes?
Practical Parent Education,
LLC no longer offers parenting classes. We provide training and
materials for parent educators who in turn provide this service.
Classes previously offered by Practical Parent Education including For
Kid's Sake are now provided by Plano ISD. Please contact PISD
at 469-752-2272 for class information & schedule.
Practical Parent Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, age, gender identity and expression, or military/veteran status in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Kelley Perez, 877.340.6262 x 105. Address: 2300 W. White Avenue, Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75071.
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