New parent coaching certification programs - online with Tina in a small group, and in person at Adler Graduate School. 

Online and conference call certification starts on May 8, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 8 Tuesdays. You must have a background in child development to become certified for this and the Adler program. Fee: $1800.  E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  for more info. 

Certification at Adler Graduate School in Richfield, MN, begins on July 12, 2010 and runs through early September. Two five-week courses, Mondays from 6:15-9:30, plus two Saturday sessions for each class. Fee: $2580. Visit http://alfredadler.edu for more info.   

Newly certified as a parent coach Anna Furbo Rewitz is ready to coach parents and teachers on how to bring out the best in their children. Anna holds a Master’s Degree in communication and psychology and she has been an advisor for troubled children for two years. She has worked in a non-profit children’s organization and for Amnesty International. She is also a writer and has published a book for teachers called “Children Living in Alcoholic Families” and educational material about neglect and abuse called “Respect - For Me and My Body”. Anna wants to use her parent coaching to inform parents and teachers about how big an impact the use of communication can have on their children and students’ lives. She can’t believe how effective a change of thought and the use of simple techniques can be in turning things around for families struggling with behavior issues.

Anna says that being a parent coach just makes so much sense for her. “Why would I want to do anything else? This is where all of my education, my professional experience, my life experiences, my values, my view of life, my need to help troubled children and to care for a better future for everybody come together in perfect harmony”.  Anna will like to specialize in educating teachers to provide them with the knowledge to meet challenging children from dysfunctional families without labeling them as tiresome, difficult children. Instead they will meet them as understanding and caring adults who can embrace these children’s problems, deal effectively with behavior issues, help them develop healthy self-esteem, and increase their chances of success in school and in life.

Anna is a mother of two strong and rivaling young children and she is using the approach in her own house with amazing results. “Before all this they would get into conflicts everyday because of the love, hate, jealousy and insecurity they couldn’t express with words. But my new knowledge allowed me to teach them how to get the energy and interaction they need in healthy and safe ways without being hurtful to each other. They are now much more relaxed because they know what the rules and the consequences are, and they know that there is enough love in mom for both of them. Now they hug and laugh and play doggies together where they used to fuss.” Anna and her family live in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Welcome aboard Anna! It’s great to have you on the team!

Anna can be reached for parent coaching by email at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Paula Arthur, M.S., Ed.          

Certified as a parent coach at Adler Graduate School, Paula is a practicing licensed school psychologist in the Eden Prairie, MN, school district. For the past 16 years, she has worked with children of all ages and from diverse cultural backgrounds
in various school districts across the metro area including West St. Paul, South Washington County, and Hastings, MN. 

Paula says that parenting her 17-year-old daughter and 14- year-old son, combined with her role as an educator, offers a unique perspective in helping parents build healthy relationships with their children. “It is my belief that acceptance and compassion are the key components to supporting kids’ social and emotional needs, and also to establishing
meaningful connections between parents and their children. I help parents learn skills that provide a way for them to respond, based on their family values, to common discipline concerns. I’ve discovered that not only do these methods work for my family, but they work with all children!"

In addition, through her job in the Eden Prairie schools, Paula is part of an autism resource group that focuses on the effective identification, intervention and treatment of ASD (autism spectrum disorder). Paula was also part of SEAC (Special Education Advisory Council), which is a district-level policy committee that focuses on increasing the involvement of parents who have children with disabilities. And to support adolescents in providing information and education about mental illness, Paula helped establish the Silver Ribbon Campaign program, sponsored by the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), at a metro area high school.

Paula can be reached for parent coaching by phone at  952-237-2162  952-237-2162  or by e-mail at
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Joshua Koepp

Also certified as a parent coach at Adler Graduate School is parent coach, Joshua Koepp.  Joshua currently works as an adjunct professor at Concordia University, St. Paul, and presents professional development workshops with the Minnesota
School Age Care Association and Eager to Learn. In addition, Joshua is a Site Supervisorfor Robbinsdale Adventure Club, a School-Age Care Program. He has served children and families in professional out-of-school time programs for over 15 years in a variety of schools, including inner city programs, suburban school districts, and the YMCA camping programs.  He has found School-Age Care programs to be a perfect place to
help children learn and practice critical social skills through intentionalenvironments, relationships, and experiences.  

Joshua says that the power of play to transform was influential in his personal awakening and is an important part of his work with children and families. He has found playto be a wonderful way to enter the present moment and leave behind baggage from the past and anxiety about the future. In the present moment, adults can perceive what their children need the most and nurture positive changes in their relationship and interactions. He is reminded daily of how important being in the moment with children is when his three-year-old son invites him to the floor and says, “Play with me down here.”

At Concordia University, Joshua collaborated with Jim and Laurie Ollhoff as a contributing editor on their book, Getting Along: Teaching Social Skills in Out-of-School Time. This
progressive text introduced the 7 “C”s as a way to understand social skills: Confidence, Control, Coping, Curiosity,Communication, Community Building, and Conflict Resolution. Getting Along expands the use of direct, integrated, and situational teaching as a triad to help children and youth internalize and transfer social skill learning.

Joshua can be reached for parent coaching by phone at  651-274-0031  651-274-0031 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .