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Engaging Parents with Confidence: Practical Tools that Boost Carryover

Intended Audience:

PT

OT

SLP

Course Level:

Introductory

Intermediate

Course Type: in-person iconIn-person

March 5, 2026

Check-In Time: 3/5/2026 4:00:00 PM

Course Time(s): Thursday, March 5th 5:00-7:30 pm

Course Location:

Masonic Childrens Hospital
2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454
WILF Auditorium 
 
Hold the date:
An optional one-hour follow-up Zoom meeting will be available on April 14th from 5-6 pm CST, post-course completion, featuring case studies, Q&A sessions, and real-world success stories. This complimentary session, facilitated by Samantha Moe, aims to provide additional value and insights. We encourage you to make the most of this opportunity. Samantha will send out zoom invite to all attendees prior to the session. 

Contact Hours: 2.50

Course Completion:
Course intended to be completed in full.

Discipline Specific CEU Approvals:

  • OT: You will receive a certificate of completion with total CE contact hours. This course is not submitted for AOTA approval, but you may submit the certificate and course details to your licensing board. Please review your organization’s CE requirements for eligibility (OR could replace the last sentence with: For CE requirements and qualifying OT activities, see MN Statute 148.

  • PT: This course will be submitted to the MN Board of PT for credit approval; however, approval or the full number of credits is not guaranteed. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, which may be used toward professional licensure.
  • SLP Satisfactory Completion & ASHA CE Registry Submission: To receive a certificate of completion, participants must attend the entire course and complete the evaluation—including the intent to change statement—within 30 days. If not attended in full, the certificate will reflect adjusted hours. Participants who do not meet these requirements are not eligible for ASHA CE Registry submission.

ASHA information

Instructor: Samantha Moe

Instructor Bio:
For more than two decades, Certified Parent Coach and international keynote speaker Samantha Moe, MA, SLP has equipped parents and professionals with proven tools to help children with big feelings calm, connect, and cooperate. Creator of the Mad to Glad Blueprint™, a revolutionary brain-and-nervous-system-based approach, Samantha has partnered with leading U.S. organizations, including early childhood authorities, top autism agencies like Fraser, and the MN Association for Children’s Mental Health. Her approach to positive communication works to soothe and even prevent intense kids’ most challenging behaviors, creating more peace and enjoyment for families around the world. Find out more at: www.samanthamoe.com

Financial Disclosure:
Samantha Moe, receives financial compensation as the owner and creator of the Mad to Glad Blueprint, a parent-coaching program from which some instructional concepts are drawn. She will receive an honorarium for this presentation. No products or services will be promoted or sold during the session.

Non‑financial Disclosure:
None

Engaging Parents with Confidence: Practical Tools that Boost Carryover image
Course Description:

You already know how to be a child whisperer — you walk into a room and you just get kids. But partnering effectively with parents requires a different skill set, and most providers were never formally taught how to do it. In this training, Samantha Moe, SLP-turned-Parent Coach and creator of the Mad to Glad Blueprint, teaches practical, brain-based communication tools that builds trust and engagement with parents so there’s better follow through without added strain on your workload. You’ll be guided in what to say, how to hold warm and clear boundaries, and how to navigate the behavioral and relational challenges families often bring into the room. You’ll leave with real scripts, simple strategies, and a parent-whisperer toolkit you can use immediately. When parents shift with you in session, carryover strengthens, child progress accelerates, and burnout becomes noticeably lighter for everyone involved.


 


 


 

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
Identify common communication and relational barriers that reduce parent engagement and carryover.
Describe brain-based communication principles that support effective parent–provider partnership.
Explain how specific language choices and framing strategies increase parent buy-in and accountability.
Demonstrate warm, firm boundary-setting techniques for navigating challenging parent behaviors.
Apply practical scripts and session routines that strengthen collaboration and promote consistent home carryover.
 
Course Agenda:
4:30-5 pm         check in time
5-5:15 pm         Introduction & Background
                          -Story telling, large group questions, lecture   
5:15-6:15 pm    Child Behavior "Breakdown" Areas
                         -Interactive Lecture, scenarios, small group
6:15-7:20 pm   Parent communication "Breakdown" Areas
                        -Experiential learning, scenarios, small group
7:20-7:30 pm    Integrating concepts for immediate application that involves parents
                         -Reflective writing, small & large group
                          Course evaluation, CEU information
                           
Course Fee: $90.00
Registration deadline: March 02

Contact Information

M Health Fairview Rehab Services Continuing Education Department

Email: rehabce@fairview.org
Phone: 612-672-5607