Your Brain, Your Choice
Session Description
Every day adults are telling you what to do, but you want to make your own decisions, your own choices.
You are an individual, with your own dreams and experiences. You want the adults in your life to listen to you.
In this interactive training, you will learn how to understand and communicate your requests to the adults in your life in a way that they will listen and respect your ideas.
You'll Learn
- 'Why' your brain makes the decisions it does.
- A way of sharing your needs, expectations and desires with adults so they will hear you
Intended Audience
- Youth / Teens, ages 11 and up
- Foster Youth
- Transitional Age Youth (TAY)
- Juvenile Probation
- At-Promise Youth
Level
Introductory
Time
Workshop - 90-120min
Deep-Dive - 2-4 hours
Immersive
Available Formats
Conferences
Small Group Training
Custom Training for your Organization
1:1 & Family
What to Expect
Using audience input and participation, stories, and real-world examples, Thomas C. Rector, connects the content with situations the audience encounters in their life.
Interactive activities, animation, and visuals - including printed handouts - are used to help the audience relate, absorb, and process the information, so they can walk away with practical information they can begin to use right away.
Questions and comments are encouraged throughout the session.
What Past Participants Say
“I loved it! Your presentation skills are excellent as is the material!”
-Janice M.
Inside the Teenage Brain
CASA Del Norte, 2009
“I really enjoyed this workshop. It was interactive but not too much which was perfect for me as an introvert. You explained the information in a way I could follow and understand.”
-Yesenia C.
Memories Matter: Using Positive Response to Support Learning & Influence Behavior
California Foster Youth Education Summit, 2024
“Great Speaker - really appreciate the practical tools & focus.”
-Kathleen K.
Teens and Their Choices
Foster Parent Alliance of Washington State Pacific NW Caregivers Conference, 2023
Presenter: Thomas C. Rector
As a father of five, adoptive parent, a foster care mentor and trainer, CASA, and board member for child advocacy organizations, Thomas C. Rector brings a unique perspective to child advocacy and parenting.
He is a CEO, national speaker and presenter on BioSocial Cognition theory, and founder of Accrescent Institute, as well as the former Executive Director for CASA of Del Norte and Vice President of the NFPA Board of Directors.