The Parent Project® Training Program for Parents of Adolescent Children - Upcoming Ventura County Classes Available

The Parent Project® was created for parents with difficult or out-of-control adolescents between the ages 11 and 19. Parents learn and practice specific prevention and intervention strategies for destructive behaviors - truancy, alcohol and other drug use, gangs and other criminal behavior, running away, violence and suicide. Parents are self-referred or can be referred to Parent Project classes by officers in the field, juvenile detectives, diversion programs, court systems, mental health professionals, and school officials.

This program is available locally in various Ventura County locations.  Many programs are free or charge only a small fee for a Parent Project workbook.

Some upcoming local Parent Project classes as of January 2012 are below. Providers and costs vary.

• Simi Valley: Simi Valley Police Department is offering a 10 week session on Tuessday nights 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm starting January 10th. Call 805.583.6290 Monday thru Thursday. Free ($20 deposit required)
• Moorpark: Moorpark Unified School District is offering 16 week Tuesday night sessions starting January 3rd at 240 Flory Avenue. Call 805.558.5151 to register. $45. Teen sessions also available.
• Thousand Oaks: Ventura County Sheriff's Department 10 sessions on Monday nights in Thousand Oaks starting Jan 23rd. Call 805.371.8362. Free.
• Camarillo: VC Sheriff also offering 10 sessions on Sunday nights in Camarillo starting February 29th. Book is $17. Call 805.388.5131.
• Ojai: Tuesday nights sessions to be offered starting January 5th. $25 book fee. Call 805.231.4292

In addition, the Moorpark Unified School District is hosting Loving Solutions sessions, designed with special applications for the parents of 5-10 year olds with Attention Deficit Disorder. These 16 Thursday night sessions start on January 5, 2012. Cost is a measly $25. Call 805.558.5151 to register. Online pre-registration available.

Previous and other current sessions have been offered in Oxnard and Westlake Village. For more details about the Parent Project program, visit www.parentproject.com.