| June | 6/22/2021 | Navigating Tribal Identity (ICWA Part 3) | Date: 6/22/2021 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) training series is a 4 part series. In Part 3, hear from Tribal members from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw who will share their personal stories and how they have navigated their cultural identity. Registration
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| July | 7/19/2021 | Healthy Relationships for Teens | Date: 7/19/2021 Time: 9:00 -11:00 am (Also 7/29 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm)
Healthy relationships are healing for youth who have lived through trauma. How can adults help support youth in seeking healthy relationships? How can you support youth as they navigate their personal boundaries as well as those of others? We will look at the foundations of healthy relationships, as well as consider the signs of unhealthy relationships. This presentation is being facilitated by CARES NW. (Available with Simultaneous Spanish Interpretation 7/29!)
Additional Resource: Decreasing Teen Dating Violence Resource Page Registration
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| July | 7/29/2021 | Healthy Relationships for Teens | Date: 7/29/2021 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Healthy relationships are healing for youth who have lived through trauma. How can adults help support youth in seeking healthy relationships? How can you support youth as they navigate their personal boundaries as well as those of others? We will look at the foundations of healthy relationships, as well as consider the signs of unhealthy relationships. This presentation is being facilitated by CARES NW. (Available with Simultaneous Spanish Interpretation 7/29!)
Additional Resource: Decreasing Teen Dating Violence Resource Page
Registration
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| July | 7/20/2021 | Supporting Children with Sexual Behaviors | Date: 7/20/2021 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Many children engage in sexual behaviors. Most of the time, this behavior falls into the "common" or "healthy" range. Sometimes, children engage in "concerning," "problematic," or "harmful" sexual behaviors. This is a sign that they are off-track developmentally and need their caretakers and possibly a professional to help them change their behaviors and get back on track. Learn user-friendly methods to identify if the behavior is common/concerning/harmful and tips to respond. This presentation is facilitated by CARES NW.
Additional Resource: CARES NW resource list (English and Spanish) Registration
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| July | 7/21/2021 | Understanding Tribal Culture, Customs & Ceremonies (ICWA Part 4) | Date: 7/21/2021 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) training series is a 4 part series. In Part 4, Tribal members from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw will discuss the importance of cultural connections, understanding traditional ceremonies and your role as a foster parent and relative caregiver.
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| June | 6/24/2021 | Parents and Resource (Foster) Parents: A Model for Co-Parenting | Parents and Resource (Foster) parents with lived experience of the Oregon Child Welfare system will come together to describe their challenges and successes in working together to co-parent for the benefit of children in their care. They will share their stories and answer your questions. Common themes for discussion include: providing medical, dental and mental health care collaboratively, strategies for productive, positive communication within families, and supporting parents who are newly in recovery to build natural supports.
Dates: June 24; July 29th (all 6-7:30pm)
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| July | 7/29/2021 | Parents and Resource (Foster) Parents: A Model for Co-Parenting | Parents and Resource (Foster) parents with lived experience of the Oregon Child Welfare system will come together to describe their challenges and successes in working together to co-parent for the benefit of children in their care. They will share their stories and answer your questions. Common themes for discussion include: providing medical, dental and mental health care collaboratively, strategies for productive, positive communication within families, and supporting parents who are newly in recovery to build natural supports.
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| June | 6/21/2021 | Desmitificando el trauma y el cerebro con Raily el valiente | Date: 6/21/2021 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
¿Cuál es el impacto del estrés y el trauma en el comportamiento de los niños que se encuentran en el sistema de crianza? Aprenderemos con la ayuda de un osito valiente en este taller para padres y profesionales. La terapeuta y autora Jessica Sinarski nos inspirará con una manera de entender a los niños que es fácil de usar y basada en las últimas investigaciones de la neurociencia. Vamos a aprender: - Los dos sistemas operativos del cerebro
- Algunos de los efectos del trauma y el estrés crónico en el desarrollo del niño
- Qué significan los términos “Ceguedad de seguridad" y “sentido de seguridad"
- Cómo podemos “abrazar al puercoespín" para descubrir el niñito precioso adentro
Registration
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| June | 6/24/2021 | Desmitificando el trauma y el cerebro con Raily el valiente | Date: 6/24/2021 Time: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
¿Cuál es el impacto del estrés y el trauma en el comportamiento de los niños que se encuentran en el sistema de crianza? Aprenderemos con la ayuda de un osito valiente en este taller para padres y profesionales. La terapeuta y autora Jessica Sinarski nos inspirará con una manera de entender a los niños que es fácil de usar y basada en las últimas investigaciones de la neurociencia. Vamos a aprender: - Los dos sistemas operativos del cerebro
- Algunos de los efectos del trauma y el estrés crónico en el desarrollo del niño
- Qué significan los términos “Ceguedad de seguridad" y “sentido de seguridad"
- Cómo podemos “abrazar al puercoespín" para descubrir el niñito precioso adentro
Registration
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| July | 7/7/2021 | Preparing Your Family for Adoption | Date: 7/7/21 Time: 5:30-8:30pm Description: Explore the different aspects of adoption including: family dynamics, infertility struggles, impacts to other children in the home, and what adoptive children wish their caregivers had known. Registration
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| July | 7/8/2021 | Understanding and Supporting Foster Youth Who Identify as LGBTQIA+ | Date: 7/8/21 Time: 1:00-4:00pm Description: Provides participants with a basic understanding of what it means to be an LGBTQ youth in today's society, the impacts of caregivers support, and how to provide support and affirmation to LGBTQ youth in our care. Registration
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| August | 8/3/2021 | Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving | Date: 8/3/21 Time: 1-2:30pm Course Description: Meet certified Collaborative Problem Solving Trainers Marcus Saraceno and Paul Kammerzelt from Watershed Problem Solving LLC, for an introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS). Participants will learn about the approach to CPS, skills that parents can utilize to solve problems, and what interventions are used in the CPS model. This training is also offered on 8/5/2021 from 6-7:30pm and 9/14/2021 from 6-7:30pm. Registration |
| August | 8/5/2021 | Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving | Date: 8/5/21 Time: 6-7:30pm Course Description: Meet certified Collaborative Problem Solving Trainers Marcus Saraceno and Paul Kammerzelt from Watershed Problem Solving LLC, for an introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS). Participants will learn about the approach to CPS, skills that parents can utilize to solve problems, and what interventions are used in the CPS model. This course is offered again on 9/14/2021 from 6-7:30pm. Registration |
| August | 8/11/2021 | SMART Approach to Caregiver Stress | Date: 8/11/21
Time: 1-3pm Course Description: Simple and sustainable, Mindful, Accessible, Renewing; Rejuvenating Timely and Tuned. This training is built around the SMART approach to relieving stress. Resource Families face many stressors while taking care of children in their care, this training will help caregivers become mindful of relieving this stress, so they can continue to bring the best practices of care to the children who are in their care. The most effective stress relievers must be simple, meaning they're easy to do and require no special equipment, clothing, memberships, classes, or meetings. When caregivers are less stressed by using the SMART approach to relieving stress, they can experience actively bringing their mind, body and life into harmony. During this training Resource families will have an opportunity to complete a Customized Stress Relief Profile, so they can document the many skills and techniques they will learn during this training, and hopefully use in the future as they care for Oregon's most vulnerable children. Registration
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| August | 8/12/2021 | Moral Distress | Date: 8/12/21 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Course Description: When the actions we feel are necessary are not able to be done, we can experience moral distress. Moral distress can contribute to feelings of inadequacy, futility and more. Join Laura Lirette of Mt Hood Hospice for a discussion about how this relates to your experiences as a resource parent and explore ways to mitigate it. Registration |
| August | 8/17/2021 | Navigating the Tough Stuff: Suicide Prevention | Date: 8/17/21 Time: 6-8pm Course Description: Increase your knowledge of suicide awareness; become aware of risk factors, increase communication around suicide, and identify ways suicide can be addressed. This training is offered by the Oregon Family Support Network. Registration |
| August | 8/18/2021 | Question Persuade Refer (QPR) for Resource Families | Date: 8/18/21 Time: 6-7:30pm Course Description: Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1.5 hour educational program designed to teach resource parents the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond as a resource parent. This course is offered again on 9/15/2021 from 6-7:30pm and 11/3/2021 from 6-7:30pm. Registration
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| August | 8/19/2021 | “It's all relative"-Supportive ideas for Resource Families who are also Relatives | Date: 8/19/21 Time: 1:30-3:30pm Course Description: More than ever, relatives and kinship families are becoming primary caregivers for children in their extended families that need a placement resource. There are many things that relative caregivers have in common, most, if not all, came into this current role with the intent of making a child's life better by parenting them during a crucial time – or maybe long term. Relative caregivers are providing them with the added benefit of it being family, while caring for them. This is a very important role that relative family's step into and one that has its own challenges. This training will take a deeper look at the role of the relative caregiver, the familial impact of being a relative caregiver. It offers strategies for setting boundaries with family members, birth parents and children as well as increasing the knowledge of ways to support the emotional wellbeing of the children who are in their care. Registration
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| August | 8/24/2021 | Collaborative Strategies for Resource Families | Date: 8/24/21 Time: 8:30-11:30am Course Description: Understand why challenging kids are challenging and begin to create new strategies for meaningful collaboration. Registration |
| August | 8/27/2021 | The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) 101: Your Role as a Resource Parent | Date: 8/27/21 Time: 9-11am Course Description: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) will provide resource parents with further information on CSEC and serving youth in care. Youth in foster care are at a higher risk of exploitation. Participants will gain information on risk factors, signs of exploitation and strategies to support youth who may be at risk or have been exploited. This course is offered again on 9/17/21 from 9-11am. Registration
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| August | 8/31/2021 | Navigating Family Suicide Prevention | Date: 8/31/21
Time: 6-8pm Course Description: Shawna Canaga from Oregon Family Support Network will explore the 5 Family Protective Factors and how to build them as a strategy in youth suicide prevention. Registration
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| September | 9/8/2021 | Question Persuade Refer (QPR) for Parents | Date: 9/8/21
Time: 10-11:30am Course Description: Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1.5 hour educational program designed to teach parents and caregivers the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond as a parent, provided by Lines for Life. This training is offered again 10/6/21 from 9-10:30am and 11/17/21 from 3-4:30pm. Registration
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| September | 9/8/2021 | Adoption and Guardianship Assistance | Date: 9/8/21 Time: 1-3pm Course Description: This course is specific to currently certified ODHS Child Welfare resource families. Learn about the purpose of Adoption and Guardianship assistance, the application process, and determination of Adoption/Guardianship assistance benefits. This course is offered again, monthly, on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 1-3pm. Registration
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| September | 9/9/2021 | Managing Difficult Behaviors in Young Children | Date: 9/9/21
Time: 1:30-3:30pm Course Description: This training offers Resource Families advanced training regarding young children's difficult behaviors. During the early years 0-5, there is a sense of urgency around prevention, intervention and remediation. This class offers information on how to best support children in their early development as they work through the trauma of being in an out of home placement. This training focuses on prevention and intervention and behavior management techniques when families encounter difficult behaviors. Registration |
| September | 9/10/2021 | Internet Safety: Your Role as a Resource Parent | Date: 9/10/21 Time: 9-11am Course Description: Become familiar with understanding online platforms, sites, games and apps that youth frequent, ways to be proactive in conversations with youth about internet safety, and how to spot red flags of cyberbullies and online offenders. Registration
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| September | 9/14/2021 | Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving | Date: 9/14/21 Time: 6-7:30pm Course Description: Meet certified Collaborative Problem Solving Trainers Marcus Saraceno and Paul Kammerzelt from Watershed Problem Solving LLC, for an introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS). Participants will learn about the approach to CPS, skills that parents can utilize to solve problems, and what interventions are used in the CPS model. Registration |
| September | 9/15/2021 | Question Persuade Refer (QPR) for Resource Families | Date: 9/15/21 Time: 6-7:30pm Course Description: Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1.5 hour educational program designed to teach resource parents the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond as a resource parent. This course is offered again on 11/3/2021 from 6-7:30pm. Registration |
| September | 9/20/2021 | Self Care: Because WE Care | Date: 9/20/21 Time: 6-8pm Course Description: During this session we will look at the mind-body connection to trauma and toxic stress, as well as explore a variety of self-care tools that can be used such as rhythm, mindfulness, relational connection, visualization, nutrition, aromatherapy, and more. Registration
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| September | 9/21/2021 | Trauma Informed Parenting | Date: 9/21 – 9/22 Time: 1-3pm Course Description: Join us in a two part series about parenting children who have experienced trauma. Gain an understanding of the effects of trauma on the developing brain of children. This course is offered again 11/4-11/5 from 9-11am. Registration
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| September | 9/23/2021 | Dialectics and Behavior Therapy (DBT): For Resource Parents | Date: 9/23/21 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Course Description: Dialectics and Behavioral Therapy ( DBT) helps us to understand the emotional mind and the rational mind. Laura Nichols and Effie Alexander of Sea Mar Community Health Centers Rose Village will provide concepts and skills to improve communication and emotional regulation: The training will orient families on some of the concepts, skills and language from DBT Increase their ability to apply these concepts and skills with their foster children, birth parents and caseworkers ( really all humans ). Registration
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