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    About the Course

    By PSU Admin | March 21, 2008

    About the Course

    Making Connections: Strong Relationships Help Keep Kids in School

    An innovative online learning tool designed to build strong, positive, lasting relationships with kids at-risk of dropping out. Some of the content contained in this course is adapted from work developed by Donna Beegle, Ed.D.

    Benefits to your organization:

    • Help staff and volunteers become more effective at what they already do
    • Supplement existing training
    • Help recruit, train and maintain volunteers
    • Reduce volunteer turnover

    Benefits to volunteers

    • Education designed to help volunteers be more successful (College credit available)
    • Flexible design and scheduling makes this course easy to use
    • Ongoing access to information and resources that mentors, teachers and counselors can use everyday
    • Skills, strategies, tips and activities that help to create and sustain strong relationships with kids
    • An expanded online community where users can share ideas, ask questions and participate in conversations with other mentors and teachers.
    • Recognition and support
    • Increased Cultural Competence and awareness
    • Strong community connections

    3 Ways to Make Connections


    There are 3 ways to take this online course

    1. Self-paced learning on your own schedule
    2. Instructor led, on a flexible schedule
    3. Customized to meet the needs of your organization

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    Click here to register to take this course for credit

    Click here for register to take this course non credit

    Click here to view course syllabus

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