Northeast Ohio Region

Positive Education Program

Cleveland, Ohio

The Positive Education Program (PEP) in Cleveland, Ohio has provided services to troubled children and adolescents, their families, and public schools for over thirty years. The goal of PEP is to reduce the discordance, enhance the strengths, and build the skills of children and their families - empowering them to function as independently as possible and to avoid destructive outcomes which limit their potential.

PEP’s evidence-based and nationally recognized approaches are adapted from Project Re-EDucation, developed by Nicholas Hobbs, which is an ecological model for high-risk youth designed to improve self-esteem, control impulsiveness, and increase internal control.

PEP ASSIST, established in 1997, is a new service option offered by PEP. The mission of PEP ASSIST is to provide training and consultation to public school programs so that children with severe and challenging behaviors may be served more readily in their district of residence. A variety of services designed to meet the needs of different settings are available. Among the most requested services include consultation for individual children, behavioral assessments, onsite workshops, inservice training, and structured visitations.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education recognized the program’s efforts in 1995 as one of six national models. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Justice and Education saluted their contribution in the publication Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide. PEP was also featured in an 1995  PBS documentary entitled Crisis of Care, produced with funding from the Robert Wood Foundation.

Contact:

Therese C. Johnston, Ph.D., Program Director
Positive Education Program (PEP)
3100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 361-7232 ext 200 office
(216) 361-7295 FAX
Email: tcjohnston@pepcleve.org
Website:  http://www.pepcleve.org/

 

 

PREVIOUS PEP EVENTS:

 

2004 PEP Summer Training Institute

The Positive Education Program Summer Training Institute is designed to develop skills and competencies that will supplement certification and inservice training for teachers,
para-professionals, and support staff. The Training took place in Cleveland, Ohio from June 14-18, 2004. For more information, see the brochure here.

 

2004 Life Space Crisis Intervention Training

Life Spice Crisis Intervention skills empower school staff to intervene effectively when confronted with repetitive patterns of self-defeating behavior common in troubled and troubling students. This training is designed for professionals interested in obtaining certification in Life Space Crisis Intervention: teachers, administrators, psychologists, counselors, and other professionals in direct contact with troubled youth. The Training took place in Cleveland, Ohio from June 21-25, 2004. For more information, see the brochure here.