Parental Warfare, NC-HCAP's parent workshop, is an outreach program for parents and mentors of disadvantaged students. The workshop provides these adults with strategies and support to help their children develop into caring, engaging members of society who are proactive in their personal, educational and professional pursuits. By empowering the parents and mentors of our state's youth, this program ultimately works to increase the number of underrepresented students who consider careers in the health sciences.

Conducted in the community -- at Area Health Education Centers, public schools or through various community-based organizations -- these highly interactive workshops introduce the concept of holistic parenting and mentoring and engage participants in discussions and activities that allow them to examine the values and skills they teach as well as how their messages may conflict with those children receive from other sources. The workshops also present practical strategies for interacting with youth to promote personal, educational and professional growth as they become adults and inform participants about career opportunities in the health professions and associated educational and financial aid programs in North Carolina.

For more information or to schedule a parent workshop, please contact the NC-HCAP office.