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| 26March 26, 2018 | 27March 27, 2018 | 28March 28, 2018 | 29March 29, 2018 | 30March 30, 2018 | 31March 31, 2018 | 1April 1, 2018 |
| 2April 2, 2018 | 3April 3, 2018 | 4April 4, 2018 |
5April 5, 2018 12:00 pm: No One Wants Your Child Webinar12:00 pm: No One Wants Your Child WebinarApril 5, 2018 – THIS WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDE FOSTER PARENTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS TO SUPPORT THEIR FOSTER CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD SELF-ESTEEM. FOSTER PARENTS WILL LEARN WAYS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR FOSTER CHILD PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS ,RESEARCH STATES FOSTER CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL, HAVE LOW SELF ESTEEM AND USE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES |
6April 6, 2018 | 7April 7, 2018 | 8April 8, 2018 |
| 9April 9, 2018 |
10April 10, 2018 7:00 pm: Healthy and Effective Ways To Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling Connection7:00 pm: Healthy and Effective Ways To Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling ConnectionApril 10, 2018 – Sibling bonding is very important; however, it doesn’t happen automatically with biological siblings, foster or adoptive children. Approximately two-thirds of children in foster care in the United States have a sibling also in care which could potentially cause a child to feel alone or abandon in their new home. Feeling abandon and alone may create a high level of hesitancy in a child making it difficult for them to create a connection with other children in a home. With that being said, it’s important for parents to understand that the process of bonding is the same whether it is bonding between biological siblings, foster siblings, foster parents and or other family members. Being related by blood doesn’t mean a bond will automatically happen. Sibling connections only takes place with time and with parents being intentional about creating a safe, none judgmental and loving environment. This webinar will give parents effective tips on how to create a home that facilitates and promote sibling connection. The webinar will also give parents the pitfalls of not trusting the process and taking the microwave approach instead of the crock-pot approach. Healthy and Effective Ways To Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling Connection 7:00 pm: Healthy and Effective Ways to Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling Connection Webinar7:00 pm: Healthy and Effective Ways to Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling Connection WebinarApril 10, 2018 – Sibling bonding is very important; however, it doesn't happen automatically with biological siblings, foster or adoptive children. Approximately two-thirds of children in foster care in the United States have a sibling also in care which could potentially cause a child to feel alone or abandoned in their new home. Feeling abandoned and alone may create a high level of hesitancy in a child making it difficult for them to create a connection with other children in a home. With that being said, it's important for parents to understand that the process of bonding is the same whether it is bonding between biological siblings, foster siblings, foster parents and or other family members. Being related by blood doesn't mean a bond will automatically happen. Sibling connections only takes place with time and with parents being intentional about creating a safe, none judgmental and loving environment. This webinar will give parents effective tips on how to create a home that facilitates and promote sibling connection. The webinar will also give parents the pitfalls of not trusting the process and taking the microwave approach instead of the crock-pot approach. Healthy and Effective Ways to Helping Parents Facilitate Sibling Connection Webinar |
11April 11, 2018 |
12April 12, 2018 7:00 pm: Child Sexual Exploitation: A Virtual Reality, Part 2 Webinar7:00 pm: Child Sexual Exploitation: A Virtual Reality, Part 2 WebinarApril 12, 2018 – This webinar will focus on how the technology and social media have impacted child sexual exploitation. It will examine the global demand of the sale of children and the hospitality industry. The webinar will identify common models of grooming and exploitation perpetrators use to lure children. It will also provide prevention strategies for parents as well as how to help a child who has been a victim of sexual exploitation. Child Sexual Exploitation: A Virtual Reality, Part 2 Webinar 7:00 pm: Child Sexual Exploitation: Part 2, A Virtual Reality7:00 pm: Child Sexual Exploitation: Part 2, A Virtual RealityApril 12, 2018 – This webinar will focus on how the technology and social media have impacted child sexual exploitation. It will examine the global demand of the sale of children and the hospitality industry. The webinar will identify common models of grooming and exploitation perpetrators use to lure children. It will also provide prevention strategies for parents as well as how to help a child who has been a victim of sexual exploitation. |
13April 13, 2018 | 14April 14, 2018 | 15April 15, 2018 |
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| 23April 23, 2018 | 24April 24, 2018 |
25April 25, 2018 7:00 pm: BRAINIOLOGY Webinar7:00 pm: BRAINIOLOGY WebinarApril 25, 2018 – Did you know you can achieve accomplish and achieve anything with effort, patience and the right mindset?
According to Carol Dweck, our mindsets are malleable, and you can support the development of a growth mindset when working with students and parents alike. In her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Dweck defines two distinct mindsets and how they contribute to our success and failure. On one end of the spectrum is the FIXED mindset and the GROWTH mindset lies on the other end.
This webinar will challenge and provide you with the tools you need to stretch yourself like a rubber band beyond your wildest expectations. We will examine two mindsets using a power -point presentation to see how they contribute to success and failure. Additionally, the course will provide you with the opportunity to learn all you want to know or able to be by positively altering your thought processes as a result of the intense interaction we will have in this class. The presentor will start off by examining research on babies, the research on mind sets, the importance of the brain and how if functions and specific ways to foster a growth mind set. The course will finally look at new neuroscience studies of the brain that shows that you are in control of your abilities and that you are responsible to develop and sharpen your skills and abilities. This class will provide you with told and steps you can take to continually strive for excellence in an all that you do by exemplifying the GROWTH mindset. This course objective is to transform, motivate and inspire you to continually reach out for the stars because you have the gusto, grit and perseverance to do whatever it takes!
Are you ready to dive into the BRAINIOLOGY? |
26April 26, 2018 | 27April 27, 2018 | 28April 28, 2018 | 29April 29, 2018 |
| 30April 30, 2018 | 1May 1, 2018 |
2May 2, 2018 12:00 pm: Overview of Special Education Supports and Services in GA Webinar12:00 pm: Overview of Special Education Supports and Services in GA Webinar |
3May 3, 2018 | 4May 4, 2018 | 5May 5, 2018 | 6May 6, 2018 |