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Information Sessions for prospective caregivers are held most weeks. Find one that's convenient for you.
| SSunday | MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday |
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| 1September 1, 2019 | 2September 2, 2019 | 3September 3, 2019 | 4September 4, 2019 | 5September 5, 2019 | 6September 6, 2019 | 7September 7, 2019 8:30 am: Region 13 Empowerment Training Summit8:30 am: Region 13 Empowerment Training SummitSeptember 7, 2019 – The Region 13 Caregiver Empowerment Training experience will engage and empower Caregivers with topics related to safety and well-being. This six hour interactive training will equip them with the necessary tools in order to effectively care for traumatized children. Note: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. (Breakfast will be served). The training will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. |
| 8September 8, 2019 | 9September 9, 2019 12:00 pm: Trauma Informed Care of Children in Foster Care - Webinar12:00 pm: Trauma Informed Care of Children in Foster Care - WebinarSeptember 9, 2019 – This course will provide participants with foundational knowledge about child trauma and child traumatic stress. Three types of child trauma are defined. The course focuses on the impact of complex trauma on behavior and development, and helps participants identify strategies for working with children who have experienced trauma. |
10September 10, 2019 7:00 pm: Education 102: Stop the Bullying - Webinar7:00 pm: Education 102: Stop the Bullying - WebinarSeptember 10, 2019 – Caregivers will learn the following: 1. To gain an understanding of what bullying is/isn't |
11September 11, 2019 | 12September 12, 2019 | 13September 13, 2019 7:00 pm: The Use of Shaming Children for Misbehaving7:00 pm: The Use of Shaming Children for MisbehavingSeptember 13, 2019 – Can shaming be used as an effective punishment? Some research shows that shaming can have long lasting negative effects on ones well being, lets explore some reasons why shaming your kid does not work. Parents will learn in this 1-hour interactive workshop how to influence your kids behavior. |
14September 14, 2019 |
| 15September 15, 2019 | 16September 16, 2019 | 17September 17, 2019 | 18September 18, 2019 7:00 pm: Benefits of Writing for Parents and Children - Webinar7:00 pm: Benefits of Writing for Parents and Children - WebinarSeptember 18, 2019 – Writing as a therapeutic practice can benefit both parents and children as a general means of expression, as a way to strengthen communication, and/or for processing a traumatic event. Particular topics can at times be difficult for children and parents to present verbally. Writing can allow for space, time, and reflection prior to verbal response, or it can be an end product to simply release without the necessity of added dialogue. This workshop will explore types of writing and journalistic expression and how to initiate the practice with children/adolescents. |
19September 19, 2019 | 20September 20, 2019 | 21September 21, 2019 9:00 am: Georgia Kinship Care Summit9:00 am: Georgia Kinship Care SummitSeptember 21, 2019 – The Kinship Care Summit is dedicated to educating, supporting and celebrating the remarkable work being done every day by unsung heroes. As kinship care continues to be a primary and valuable option for children who cannot live with their parents, emphasis on kinship care policy, practice, and research is necessary to continue to enhance services and supports for kinship caregivers and families. This Summit will educate kinship families while focusing on important topics and offering a safe and empathetic space to be among people who identify and understand the joys and challenges of kinship caregiving. The Summit is FREE for the entire family; there will be activities for children such as arts & crafts, caricatures, face painting, movies, and buffet lunch. Breakfast, lunch, and snack will be provided. Transportation is provided. If you have any questions, feel free to contact 678-984-5880. |
| 22September 22, 2019 | 23September 23, 2019 | 24September 24, 2019 | 25September 25, 2019 7:00 pm: Media Culture - Webinar7:00 pm: Media Culture - WebinarSeptember 25, 2019 – Media plays a big role in the lives of today's pre-teens/teens. So it's no wonder many of the messages young people get about their self-esteem come from the media they read and view. According to the Committee on Public Education, the average U.S. youth views nearly 14,000 sexual references each year, but only 165 of these will deal with self-control, positive body image, and setting boundaries. Join us in this webinar to learn tools that will help you teach kids how to be media literate and allow them to be an educated viewer who can notice and judge media content. Help your youth learn to recognize messages that are exploitative, irresponsible, and unrealistic. |
26September 26, 2019 | 27September 27, 2019 | 28September 28, 2019 8:30 am: Region 11 - Caregiver Empowerment Training Summit8:30 am: Region 11 - Caregiver Empowerment Training SummitSeptember 28, 2019 – The Region 11 Caregiver Empowerment Training experience will engage and empower Caregivers with topics related to safety and well-being. This six hour interactive training will equip participants with the necessary tools in order to effectively care for traumatized children. Note: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. (Breakfast will be served). The training will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. |
| 29September 29, 2019 | 30September 30, 2019 | 1October 1, 2019 | 2October 2, 2019 | 3October 3, 2019 | 4October 4, 2019 | 5October 5, 2019 |