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Information Sessions for prospective caregivers are held most weeks. Find one that's convenient for you.
Information Sessions for prospective caregivers are held most weeks. Find one that's convenient for you.
| MMonday | TTuesday | WWednesday | TThursday | FFriday | SSaturday | SSunday |
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| 26June 26, 2017 | 27June 27, 2017 | 28June 28, 2017 | 29June 29, 2017 | 30June 30, 2017 |
1July 1, 2017 9:00 am: Region 14 Impact Hub – Dekalb County9:00 am: Region 14 Impact Hub – Dekalb CountyJuly 1, 2017 – Location: Dekalb County DFCS 178 Sams St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
2July 2, 2017 |
| 3July 3, 2017 | 4July 4, 2017 | 5July 5, 2017 | 6July 6, 2017 | 7July 7, 2017 |
8July 8, 2017 9:00 am: Region 14 Impact Hub – Dekalb County9:00 am: Region 14 Impact Hub – Dekalb CountyJuly 8, 2017 – Location: Dekalb County DFCS 178 Sams St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
9July 9, 2017 |
| 10July 10, 2017 | 11July 11, 2017 | 12July 12, 2017 | 13July 13, 2017 |
14July 14, 2017 12:00 pm: Did My Childhood Sexual Abuse cause My Mental Health Disorder12:00 pm: Did My Childhood Sexual Abuse cause My Mental Health DisorderJuly 14, 2017 – Participants will learn signs and symptoms of childhood sexual trauma, participants will gain knowledge on specific Mental Health disorders where childhood sexual trauma is a possible cause and participants will gain awareness on resources for treatment of childhood sexual trauma. Did My Childhood Sexual Abuse cause My Mental Health Disorder |
15July 15, 2017 9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham County9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham CountyJuly 15, 2017 – Location: Effingham County DFCS 204 Franklin St., Springfield, GA 31329 |
16July 16, 2017 |
| 17July 17, 2017 | 18July 18, 2017 | 19July 19, 2017 |
20July 20, 2017 N/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceN/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceJuly 20, 2017 N/A The North American Council on Adoptive Children presents the 43rd Annual NACAC Conference. The Conference will be held July 20-22, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Please click here for additional details. Scholarships are also available for caregivers that want to attend the Conference. Adoptive, kinship, and foster parents; child welfare professionals; adoptees; foster care alumni; and other child advocates will be attending the conference as presenters and audience members. The NACAC conference - the most comprehensive adoption conference in North America - will feature more than 80 workshops by expert professionals and parents addressing a wide variety of current foster care and adoption topics. To apply for a full scholarship that may include hotel (for travel of 50 miles or more from home to site), conference registration, and parking. In the email, provide your full name, spouse/partner's name, address and phone number. Your information will be submitted to DFCS and if selected, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for registering. If interested email Brenda.Gillespie@gacrs.org Please note that there will not be any child care provided. The NACAC conference offers a unique opportunity for you to learn about national concerns and responses to being an adoptive parent or caregiver for children and youth. Join in and learn more about resources and services available nationally and in Georgia. The application deadline is June 16th so please don't delay. We want to see you there!! 7:00 pm: Fatherhood in the Adoption and Foster Care System: Part 27:00 pm: Fatherhood in the Adoption and Foster Care System: Part 2July 20, 2017 – According to Dr. Moore, Father Involvement is "THE ANSWER, we've all have been waiting for!" In this workshop, Dr. Moore will explore the role of fatherhood in the adoption and foster care system. Dr. Moore will engage attendees in a critical dialogue regarding fatherlessness and its impact on child development. Dr. Moore will provide his unique clinical perspective about fatherlessness, and then will examine the unique and often complex needs of children (male and female) from a developmental, life-span perspective. In this workshop, Dr. Moore will address ways to promote father involvement within the family system, utilizing a leadership framework and will address ways fathers in the adoption and foster care system can be proactive during the child-rearing process |
21July 21, 2017 N/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceN/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceJuly 21, 2017 N/A The North American Council on Adoptive Children presents the 43rd Annual NACAC Conference. The Conference will be held July 20-22, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Please click here for additional details. Scholarships are also available for caregivers that want to attend the Conference. Adoptive, kinship, and foster parents; child welfare professionals; adoptees; foster care alumni; and other child advocates will be attending the conference as presenters and audience members. The NACAC conference - the most comprehensive adoption conference in North America - will feature more than 80 workshops by expert professionals and parents addressing a wide variety of current foster care and adoption topics. To apply for a full scholarship that may include hotel (for travel of 50 miles or more from home to site), conference registration, and parking. In the email, provide your full name, spouse/partner's name, address and phone number. Your information will be submitted to DFCS and if selected, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for registering. If interested email Brenda.Gillespie@gacrs.org Please note that there will not be any child care provided. The NACAC conference offers a unique opportunity for you to learn about national concerns and responses to being an adoptive parent or caregiver for children and youth. Join in and learn more about resources and services available nationally and in Georgia. The application deadline is June 16th so please don't delay. We want to see you there!! |
22July 22, 2017 N/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceN/A: 2017 NACAC ConferenceJuly 22, 2017 N/A The North American Council on Adoptive Children presents the 43rd Annual NACAC Conference. The Conference will be held July 20-22, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Please click here for additional details. Scholarships are also available for caregivers that want to attend the Conference. Adoptive, kinship, and foster parents; child welfare professionals; adoptees; foster care alumni; and other child advocates will be attending the conference as presenters and audience members. The NACAC conference - the most comprehensive adoption conference in North America - will feature more than 80 workshops by expert professionals and parents addressing a wide variety of current foster care and adoption topics. To apply for a full scholarship that may include hotel (for travel of 50 miles or more from home to site), conference registration, and parking. In the email, provide your full name, spouse/partner's name, address and phone number. Your information will be submitted to DFCS and if selected, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for registering. If interested email Brenda.Gillespie@gacrs.org Please note that there will not be any child care provided. The NACAC conference offers a unique opportunity for you to learn about national concerns and responses to being an adoptive parent or caregiver for children and youth. Join in and learn more about resources and services available nationally and in Georgia. The application deadline is June 16th so please don't delay. We want to see you there!! 9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham County9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham CountyJuly 22, 2017 – Location: Effingham County DFCS 204 Franklin St., Springfield, GA 31329 |
23July 23, 2017 |
| 24July 24, 2017 | 25July 25, 2017 | 26July 26, 2017 | 27July 27, 2017 | 28July 28, 2017 |
29July 29, 2017 9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham County9:00 am: Region 12 Impact Hub– Chatham CountyJuly 29, 2017 – Location: Effingham County DFCS 204 Franklin St., Springfield, GA 31329 |
30July 30, 2017 |
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