Calendar
Events in June 2019
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- Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Asthma and School Success
Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Asthma and School Success
Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Asthma and School Success
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June 3, 2019Did you know that the onset of asthma before age 12 is said to be more likely due to genetic influences while onset after age 12 is said to be more likely due to environmental influences?
This webinar series will focus on different disabilities that affect school success and will answer the questions: What is it? What are the causes? What are the symptoms? How is it Identified and treated? And, how does it affect my child's school performance? Please join us as we discuss the different disabilities that may be altering your child's education experience.
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- North District Policy Listening Tour
North District Policy Listening Tour
North District Policy Listening Tour
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June 8, 2019Get in the know about the extension of foster care in Georgia and what will be different for you!
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- Advocacy 101: Navigating Georgia's Child Welfare System (Webinar)
Advocacy 101: Navigating Georgia's Child Welfare System (Webinar)
Advocacy 101: Navigating Georgia's Child Welfare System (Webinar)
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June 11, 2019Advocacy 101: Navigating Georgia's Child Welfare System (Webinar)
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- Animal-Assisted Therapy: How Does it Work? - Webinar
Animal-Assisted Therapy: How Does it Work? - Webinar
Animal-Assisted Therapy: How Does it Work? - Webinar
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June 13, 2019This webinar will educate individuals about what Animal Assisted Therapy is and how it can help children, adolescents, and families in the counseling room. Effective interventions for a variety of challenging circumstances will be presented and discussed. In addition, this webinar will provide insight into how parents and caregivers can implement interventions incorporating pets at home as well as how to determine if adding a pet to the mix is a wise decision for your family.
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- Region 12 Regional Summit
Region 12 Regional Summit
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- Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Visual Impairments and School Success - Webinar
Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Visual Impairments and School Success - Webinar
Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Visual Impairments and School Success - Webinar
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June 17, 2019Did You Know that when a child has a Visual Impairment that it is a cause for IMMEDIATE attention?
This webinar series will focus on different disabilities that affect school success and will answer the questions: What is it? What are the causes? What are the symptoms? How is it Identified and treated? And, how does it affect my child's school performance? Please join us as we discuss the different disabilities that may be altering your child's education experience.
Healthy Learners Series: Focus on Visual Impairments and School Success - Webinar
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- Reasonable & Prudent Parenting Standards Update
Reasonable & Prudent Parenting Standards Update
Reasonable & Prudent Parenting Standards Update
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- Region 4 - Youth Mental Health First Aid training, Coping with Foster Parent Grief - Webinar
Region 4 - Youth Mental Health First Aid training
Region 4 - Youth Mental Health First Aid training
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June 28, 2019Youth Mental Health First Aid training
If you are a foster parent, kinship caregiver, or Division of Family and Children Services staff member, we would like to invite you to a free, all-day Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour public education program that:
• introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health concerns in adolescents
• builds understanding of the importance of early intervention
• teaches individuals how to help an adolescent experiencing a mental health challenge
• uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis
• teaches participants how to select interventions and provide initial help
• teaches participants how to connect young people to mental health cliniciansThe Center for Leadership in Disability is collaborating with the Georgia Department of Education to coordinate free YMHFA trainings, funded as part of Georgia's Project AWARE grant. The DFCS Prevention and Community Support Section is coordinating these training opportunities in all 14 DFCS regions to offer this great training opportunity to you. Please register for this training below. Space is limited so please register soon!
Coping with Foster Parent Grief - WebinarCoping with Foster Parent Grief - Webinar
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June 28, 2019This training will review Foster Parent Toxic Grief with coping strategies. Participants will gain awareness on signs of Toxic Grief and the Five Stages of Grief. Participants will gain knowledge of effective ways to address Foster Parent Grief. Participants will learn a few Mental Health challenges that can result from unresolved Foster Parent Toxic Grief. Participants will review coping strategies to treat grief.