Calendar

Events in February 2019

  • - Tips and Techniques on how to effectively communicate with your Child who has Special Needs-Webinar
    Tips and Techniques on how to effectively communicate with your Child who has Special Needs-Webinar

    Tips and Techniques on how to effectively communicate with your Child who has Special Needs-Webinar


    February 4, 2019

    Special needs refers to a child with specific educational requirements due to learning difficulties, physical disabilities, emotional and or behavioral.  According to researchers, children in foster care with special needs are more likely to be mistreated, have a poorer educational experience, get poor grades, score lower on standardized tests, not receive appropriate medical attention, have higher school suspensions, less likely to enroll in college and more likely to take psychotropic drugs.  The question is why.  This webinar will give foster parents tips and techniques on how to care for a child with special needs.

    Tips and Techniques on how to effectively communicate with your Child who has Special Needs-Webinar

  • - Education Advocacy 101 & Bullying Prevention- Webinar
    Education Advocacy 101 & Bullying Prevention- Webinar

    Education Advocacy 101 & Bullying Prevention- Webinar


    February 5, 2019

    Education Advocacy 101 & Bullying Prevention- Webinar

  • - Region 14 - Caregiver Empowerment Training Summit
    Region 14 - Caregiver Empowerment Training Summit

    Region 14 - Caregiver Empowerment Training Summit


    February 16, 2019

    Region 14 - Caregiver Empowerment Training Summit

  • - Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett
    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett

    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett


    February 20, 2019 February 21, 2019

    Sex and relationships are an important part of adolescent development and can influence youth outcomes. In order to make healthy and responsible decisions, young people need support from the adults in their lives.  However, adults and caregivers frequently feel ill prepared to initiate these conversations.  Some adults and caregivers are afraid they will share too much or not enough, while others believe if they give information children will experiment prematurely.  The good news for foster parents, caregivers, and case managers is that there is a lot you can do to positively influence adolescents’ decisions about these topics. As invested community members, this training will also educate participants on the research related to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) (child sex trafficking), victimization statistics in Georgia, and will prepare participants to spread awareness and teach others.

     

    Georgia’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (GA-PREP) is pleased to host a series of 2-day trainings designed to help adults become  “Connected Caregivers”. These trainings have been designed specifically for foster parents, CCI and CPA caregivers, and case managers. Through funding from the DHS/DFCS PREP program, these trainings are being offered for FREE for the first 50 registrants.

    Registration includes two full days of training and participants are required to attend both days:

    Day 1: Talking to Teens About Sex & Healthy Relationships

    Day 2: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)/Beyond Cultural Competency: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth in the Sex Education Environment

    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett

  • - Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett
    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett

    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett


    February 20, 2019 February 21, 2019

    Sex and relationships are an important part of adolescent development and can influence youth outcomes. In order to make healthy and responsible decisions, young people need support from the adults in their lives.  However, adults and caregivers frequently feel ill prepared to initiate these conversations.  Some adults and caregivers are afraid they will share too much or not enough, while others believe if they give information children will experiment prematurely.  The good news for foster parents, caregivers, and case managers is that there is a lot you can do to positively influence adolescents’ decisions about these topics. As invested community members, this training will also educate participants on the research related to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) (child sex trafficking), victimization statistics in Georgia, and will prepare participants to spread awareness and teach others.

     

    Georgia’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (GA-PREP) is pleased to host a series of 2-day trainings designed to help adults become  “Connected Caregivers”. These trainings have been designed specifically for foster parents, CCI and CPA caregivers, and case managers. Through funding from the DHS/DFCS PREP program, these trainings are being offered for FREE for the first 50 registrants.

    Registration includes two full days of training and participants are required to attend both days:

    Day 1: Talking to Teens About Sex & Healthy Relationships

    Day 2: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)/Beyond Cultural Competency: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth in the Sex Education Environment

    Connected Caregiver Training - Gwinnett

  • - Secondary Traumatic Stress for Caregivers - Webinar
    Secondary Traumatic Stress for Caregivers - Webinar

    Secondary Traumatic Stress for Caregivers - Webinar


    February 22, 2019

    Each year more than 10 million children in the United States endure the trauma of abuse, violence, natural disasters, and other adverse events. For Caregivers such as Relatives, Foster Parents, Guardians, Mentors, and others Secondary Traumatic Stress(STS) can result. STS is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Participants will learn signs and symptoms of STS. Participants will gain awareness into other Mental Healthdisorders that can result from STS.

    Participants will discover Interventions to release and manage STS.

    Secondary Traumatic Stress for Caregivers - Webinar

  • - Teen Dating Violence 101 - Webinar
    Teen Dating Violence 101 - Webinar

    Teen Dating Violence 101 - Webinar


    February 26, 2019

    Teen Dating Violence 101 - Webinar