Services for Agencies
The future is out there!
Dr. Leslie provides curricula, training and program development, and research and technical assistance to a variety of agencies and organizations throughout the US.
Program and Curricula Development
Examples:
- National Family Preservation Network: contributed information, ideas and activities to the NFPN “Fatherhood Training” package supplement for child welfare professionals. The focus of the supplement is to expand on the principles, policies, and practices presented in the original training curriculum regarding how to engage fathers in their children’s lives.
- North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services: sponsored by the Domestic Violence and Department of Social Services Community Partnership, contributed to a 3-day domestic violence training program for CPS workers based on the new NC domestic violence policy.
- Wake County Women’s Prison: created a 16 session parenting curriculum and reinstatement course for prison MATCH (mother and their children).
- Safe Start: provided input into training modules regarding child development and effects of trauma on children and families; created and taught a training seminar on single-subject research design, provided technical assistance to direct service providers; consultation to program coordinator and community outreach workers.
Training Seminars
Each seminar is uniquely designed for its audience and includes the latest research and information on general child development and parenting literature including early brain development, parent-child relationships, attachment, abuse and neglect, social, cultural and gender issues, and family life.
Consultation
Consultation to schools on behavior management for the classroom, conflict resolution, and building a positive peer culture; procedural and organizational policy regarding best interest of children; program development and evaluation (curricula, needs assessments, focus groups, round table discussions); grant writing. Brand New Day Consulting also provides consultation to clinicians and mental health professionals regarding child development, traumatized children, and interventions. Brand New Day Consulting advocates a team approach to working with children and families, not just in terms of case management but in terms of providing multimodal interventions and therapeutic treatments.
Mediation
Organizational and Family case management conflict, permanency planning, family group decision making, intra and interagency disputes, birth and adoptive family visitation agreements; divorce - financial, custody & visitation agreements.
Expert Testimony
Expert testimony in all areas regarding child development and family life; specializing in foster/adopted children, affects of separation/loss and abuse/neglect on child development, attachment issues and other social/ emotional issues associated with foster/adopted children; best interest of the child regarding custody, visitation, etc.
Seminars
Dr. Leslie combines a variety of tools (e.g., pp, lecture, discussion, videos, activities, anecdotal stories, role playing and humor), a dynamic presentation style and years of personal, educational, and professional experience working with thousands of families, organizations, mental health providers, the court system, school personnel, and early childhood educators to captivate, entertain and educate her audiences guaranteeing a memorable and inspiring learning experience for all.
Comprehensive Curricula, Interactive Formats
A Broad Selection of Topics on:
- Parenting Education
- Parent-Child Relationships
- Effects of Childhood Abuse and Neglect
- Intervention Options for Children with Emotional/Behavioral Problems