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About Course Big Behaviors: Making Sense of Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns Tuesdays, January 7 and 14 | 6-8 p.m. 4 Hour Training Credit Youth who have experienced trauma often have behaviors that can be frustrating and challenging to manage. In general, traditional parenting techniques are not effective, leaving care providers baffled and overwhelmed. This training [...] Continue Reading

About Course Bullying and How it Impacts Our Kids Thursday, January 9 | 6-8 p.m. 2 Hours Training Credit Bullying has been a pervasive issue for youth around the world, both in person and the virtual world of social media. Many children are unequipped on how to protect themselves or help their friend facing this [...] Continue Reading

About Course FACC Virtual Open House Saturday, January 11 | 9-11 a.m. 2 Hours Training Credit You’ve probably heard about holiday Little Wishes, but did you know the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition offers many other services to foster and adoptive families and children? The Coalition prides itself on filling community gaps by offering educational [...] Continue Reading

About Course  Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors Wednesdays, January 15 and 22 | 6-9 p.m.  6 Hours Training Credit Parenting teens who have experienced trauma can bring additional challenges. This training will focus on topics such as rejection, aggression, social media, sex and self-harming. Learn techniques and build skills to navigate difficult situations and create safety [...] Continue Reading

About Course  Maintaining Connections for Youth Thursday, January 16 | 6-8:30 p.m. 2.5 Hours Training Credit The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in understanding the need of having key people in the [...] Continue Reading

About Course  Kinship Parenting: It’s Complicated! Tuesday, January 21 | 6-8 p.m. 2.5 Hours Training Credit This training acknowledges the complexities associated with caring for children who are related including: divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, and the range of emotions including anger, resentment, guilt and/or embarrassment that [...] Continue Reading

About Course  Kinship Caregiving: Building Parental Resilience Tuesday, January 28 | 6-8:30 p.m. 2.5 Hour Training Credit This training describes parental resilience, why resilience is important, and covers how caring for children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. This theme also covers the behaviors that foster a protective [...] Continue Reading

About Course Mental Health Considerations Thursday, January 30 | 6-8 p.m. 2 Hours Training Credit This training provides a basic understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all ‘survival’ behaviors or symptoms of grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered psychotropic [...] Continue Reading