Shana Schmidt holds a masters degree in counseling with over 25 years working with children, adults, and families. Her professional career brings tons extensive experience in early childhood mental health and healing trauma to draw participants closer to who they want to be and how they want to serve others.
Shana Schmidt
Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor
Newton, Kansas
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Experience
Shana has been a therapist, trainer, family advocate and behavioral coach since 1994.
Specialization
Shana specializes in early childhood trauma, healing, attachment and family repair.
Certification
Shana is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Kansas and holds an IMH-E(III) Endorsement as an Infant/Early Childhood Family Specialist.
Education
Shana earned a B.S. in Psychology from Emporia State University, and a Masters of Science in Community Mental Health & Counseling from Emporia State University.
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Three days with Shana Schmidt and Conscious Discipline simply changed my life and how I see children. I had been using CD for eight years but it wasn’t until her class that I finally “got it." I walked out with a new-found joy for my children and the tools to better meet their needs. I can’t thank her enough for reminding me of the importance of empathy and connections when working with children.
As a director of an Early Childhood program we knew there had to be a better way to help staff and students. Shana’s ability to connect with a variety of staff and programs has been vital to our program. To achieve positive healthy outcomes we must have quality social-emotional support. Shana’s meaningful training and coaching techniques has increased our staff’s confidence and practice in each of the Conscious Discipline skills.
Shana’s trainings are informative and engaging. She provides insight and clear understanding of the structures of Conscious Discipline. Staff are active learning participants throughout her trainings and come back with new ideas and enthusiasm. She is knowledgeable has a fun interactive presentation style.
The Conscious Discipline training with Shana Schmidt was awesome! We came away with lots of practical tools for working with children, especially those who exhibit challenging behaviors. Shana taught us how to assess which part of the brain a child's behavior is coming from, and approach them from that place. Even though we were dealing with serious issues, Shana made the workshop fun and engaging. Her extensive background working with high needs children in a clinical setting, allows her to draw on real-world examples and anecdotes to demonstrate the concepts. We have a renewed resolve to make a connection and establish a relationship with every child in our care, in order to better serve their needs and create an environment where they feel a sense of safety and belonging. I would highly recommend Shana to any childcare or educational organization who works with children.
