Online courses are conducted entirely over the internet. Presenters and attendees participate directly from their computers, through a website that allows students to watch video presentations, participate in online discussions by typing in ideas and comments, and join in live video events that allow questions and answers in real time.

Like traditional face-to-face courses, online courses provide presentations by leading experts, along with interactive workshops, discussion forums, networking opportunities, and many other resources such as a library of readings on important topics for the course.

An online course is accessible using any standard web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and you may log in and participate at any time that fits your schedule, day or night.

Anyone interested in the powerful Nurtured Heart Approach developed by Howard Glasser for working with difficult children will find this course inspiring and valuable. This course extends the principles of Howard’s seminal work to support the greatness of not only challenging children, but all children. If your work involves interaction with children, this course is for you:

• Therapists
• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Educators
• Social Workers
• Parents

The course will be given over 6 weeks, from October 5 through November 9, 2016.

The live meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings (5:30pm Pacific time):

• October 5
• October 12
• October 19
• October 26
• November 2
• November 9

The course website will remain open for one month after the course closes.

The regular course fee is $279. If you want to take the course for 15 CEs the price is $20 more. Check for special registration discounts on our home page.

During the six-week course, recorded seminars from Howard Glasser will become available each Friday. Live, interactive sessions with Howard Glasser will be held on Wednesday evenings.

During the week, students will participate in online discussions and gain experience through a real-world implementation of this inspiring approach. Collaborative online discussions among students and with Howard Glasser and his course assistant will be held throughout the course.

A few days before the course site opens, you will receive an email with the URL (internet address) for the course website, and your login ID and password.

These notices, and all announcements about the course, will come from this email address: sqldba@icohere.com. In order to prevent these notices going to your spam mailbox, we suggest placing this e-mail address in your e-mail address book. We ask, however, that you do not send any email to this address, because it will simply disappear into cyberspace.

Here are some estimates of how long the course events will take over the course of the six weeks:

• The six recorded course presentations last for approximately 45 to 60 minutes each.
• The six live course sessions will last for approximately 60 to 90 minutes each.
• We highly recommend an additional hour of participation each week to optimize your online learning experience and make sure you can receive the 15 CEs. Suggested additional experiences might include posting comments in the online discussions, responding to the weekly assignments, and reading the rich materials that Howie will provide each week.