Guiding Good Choices New Facilitator Training (In-Person)

WSU Extension is offering a new facilitator training for Guiding Good Choices (GGC). The training is for three days and attendees MUST be able to attend all days of training.

Training (via in-person) will:
• introduce participants to GGC,
• provide professional development for how to facilitate GGC,
• facilitate participant’s learning of the development and benefits of the Social Development Strategy--the foundation of the evidence-based prevention program for parents of youth in middle childhood,
• will provide participants with opportunities to explore and discuss options for both virtual and in-person delivery.

Registration is required. Please review the training dates and times listed below for this training. All dates and times are required for complete certification.

URGENT NOTE: Attendees are responsible for purchasing material prior to the training. To make purchases, visit the University of Washington's GGC CoMotion Website: https://els2.comotion.uw.edu/product/guiding-good-choices-ggc. You will need to make two purchases, including a Membership Subscription (either 1-year or 3-years) AND the GGC Workshop Leader Guide. If you are not able to purchase the material, please let us know prior to the training as you will need to register for a later training if your materials do not arrive by training day.

Training Dates and Times: June 11-13, 2025 | 8:30 am-5:00 pm.

Location: Vancouver, Washington; site specific TBA

Trainers: AnaMaria Diaz Martinez (a.martinez@wsu.edu), Kayla Wells-Yoakum (kayla.wells@wsu.edu)

Training Cost: $0.0 (Sponsored by Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery, and Washington State University)

Registration Link: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BZO7L87BinFkuW

Registration Closes: Friday, May 30, 2025, 5:00 pm. If training has fewer than 6 people registered by the registration closing date, training may be rescheduled and participants will be contacted.

Contact: AnaMaria Diaz Martinez a.martinez@wsu.edu