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Education Advocacy Manual

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Entire Manual

Title Page and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 – How to Be a Good Advocate

Chapter 2 – Basic Education Rights: Helping Children Enroll and Succeed in School

Chapter 3 – Special Education: When a Student Needs Additional Help

Chapter 4 – Discipline

Chapter 5 – Discipline of Special Education Students

Chapter 6 – Entering Adulthood: Resources for 18 to 21 Year-olds

Chapter 7 – Making Connections and Finding Support: A Guide to Resources

Forms and Samples

Glossary

How To Read Citations and Find Laws

Appendix A – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Appendix B – Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504

Appendix C – Washington Administrative Code Chapter 392-172 (state special education regulations)

Appendix D – Washington Administrative Code Chapter 392-400 (state discipline regulations)

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5-12-2012 Urgent Update on Whooping Cough to All Foster Parents

Last week Children’s Administration (CA) issued a notice for foster parents and relative caregivers about the Pertussis “Whooping Cough” epidemic. Caregivers must still immediately notify the child’s social worker if a foster or relative child is diagnosed with whooping cough. Also, foster parents are to contact their licensor to issue a Stop Placement, if anyone in their home is diagnosed with whooping cough.

Because of the seriousness of this epidemic, CA is announcing a new requirement to safeguard the health of infant children. CA will not make new placements of infants under two (2) years of age in a licensed foster home unless all family members in the home have received the appropriate whooping cough vaccine or booster for their age. There will be no exceptions for new placements of children.

 If all family members are fully vaccinated for Whooping Cough,
including a booster shot as appropriate for whooping cough, you may
accept placement of an infant 0 – 2 years old.

 If all family members are not fully vaccinated, including a booster shot
as appropriate for whooping cough:
o Do Not accept placement of an infant 0 – 2 years old.
o Contact your regional office if you are contacted for a placement of
a child 0 – 2 years old and all family members are not fully
immunized for whooping cough.

Kids under seven should get a series of five DTaP vaccines. Kids aged 7 to 10 years who aren’t fully vaccinated against whooping cough and everyone aged 11 and older should get a whooping cough booster, called Tdap. For more information on these vaccines visit:

http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/immunize/vaccine/dtap/

Get whooping cough vaccine from:
 Your healthcare provider
 Most pharmacies
 Clinics
 Your local health department

If you need information on health insurance or help finding a healthcare provider, call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588 or visit http://www.parenthelp123.org/; Most Health care programs and Medicaid provide coverage for the whooping cough vaccine. Foster families licensed for infants 0-2 years who demonstrate a financial hardship in obtaining the immunization should contact their child’s social worker or DLR licensor. If you have any questions about your whooping cough immunization status, consult your family medical provider.

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Tdap contains protection against Pertussis (whooping cough). Adolescents 11-18 years of age (preferably at age 11-12 years) and adults 19 through 64 years of age should receive a single dose of Tdap. For adults 65 and older who have close contact with an infant and have not previously received Tdap, one dose should be received. Tdap should also be given to 7-10 year olds who are not fully immunized against pertussis.

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TACOMA

Behavior Management Skills for Caregivers

Resource Family Training Institute

Training for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Kinship Care Providers

http://fosterparent.dshs.wa.gov

Presents:

managing Anger And Handling conflict

with gary benton

gary has been in social work for over 30 years providing marriage and family therapy, anger management, and domestic violence treatment to a widerange of participants. he is a local and national consultant, trainer, and seminar presenter providing training on a wide variety of topics. Join us for a packed day of education and information!

this presentation will:

· identify factors that lead children to act out

· strategies to prevent or minimize acting out

· strategies to improve adult response to an acting out child/youth

The deadline is quickly approaching.

Camp To Belong Washington 2012 is now accepting applications.

Go to www.camptobelongwa.org to download the application and also see a great video of what camp is and what it means to the 3 sisters in it!

Camp is held again at Miracle Ranch Camp in Port Orchard WA

100 brothers and sisters will be reunited August 13th – 18th

Deadline for camper applications are May 11th 2012.

We always receive more applications than camper spots available. Selection is based on need and we do have a wait list after selection. Please fill out and email ASAP.

To qualify for camp: Camper must be between the ages of 8-18 and must be separated due to foster care, adoption through the foster care and Kinship care. Example: One child is in foster care but have 1/2 sibs with a birth parent – they would qualify to apply. If you have any questions about qualification or camp, please feel free to email or call me.

Yours in Camp!

April VanGesen

Foster Family Connections

Camp To Belong WA Co-Director

The annual WE ARE FAMILY EVENT at the Mariner’s will be held May 6th at 1pm. Kitsap Foster Care Association has purchased tickets again this year which are free to licensed foster families and relative care givers. If you would like tickets contact Luanne Vail at 360-876-5207. Do not email or call her work phone.

KFCA has rented 2 busses to take people to the game. This year, because of rising costs, there will be a $10 fee per family to ride the bus. The bus will be at the Mullinex park and ride.

Hope to see you there and GO MARINERS!

This camp is for siblings 8-18 separated due to foster care, relative care, adoption or other out of home arrangements. It is August 13-18 at Miracle Ranch in Port Orchard. Camp to Belong is a wonderful way for siblings to stay connected!!

The application can also be accessed at www.camptobelongwa.org and can be used as a volunteer application for anyone interested in helping.

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Greetings,

The mission of the Mockingbird Society is to build a world class foster care system. One of the ways we endeavor to do this is by involving youth and young adults who have experienced foster care to use their voice and leadership to improve the system.

Every summer we hold the annual Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit. We wanted to invite youth from around the state of Washington to apply to attend this free Summit to bring their voice and perspective to the Summit.

The Leadership Summit with be June 25th to 27th 2012 on Bainbridge Island. Applications to the Leadership Summit are due on April 20th. As an extra incentive to get applications in early we will be giving away $10 gift cards to the first 5 applicants.

The Leadership Summit is a skill-building opportunity for current and former foster youth and their allies. All travel expenses and participation costs will be paid for applicants accepted to the Leadership Summit.

Potential applicants would be foster youth age 14 or older or former foster youth age 24 or younger.

Participants at the Leadership Summit will learn how to use their voice effectively to get their needs met in and out of the system. Participants will meet with other current and former foster youth, identify issues important to them, and express their ideas to state policy makers.

Additionally, participants will attend Transitions. This innovative, experiential eight hour training is the latest Mockingbird Society developed curriculum for youth who have experienced foster care. Participants will learn tools to help successfully navigate life’s major transitions including, but not limited to, transitioning out of foster care.

Applications for the Leadership Summit are due by 5 pm on April 20th, 2012. A link to the on-line application can be found on the Mockingbird Society website at: www.mockingbirdsociety.org

For additional information, questions, concerns or application requests, please call 503-929-6659 or email selona

Attached you will find more information about the 2012 Foster Youth and Alumni Leadership Summit and the materials and information that needs to be collected before completing the on line application.

The direct link to the application:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012summitapplication

Or you can go to the Leadership Summit page at:

http://www.mockingbirdsociety.org/the-mockingbird-network/leadership-summit/

I am also available to help young people complete their applications.

At Pierce County Alliance, my host agency in Tacoma, we also have a Mockingbird Chapter Meeting on the second Tuesday of each month from 3-5:30 pm. Please let me know if you have any young people age 14-24 that might like to attend out Chapter Meeting.

Thank you for your time and please feel free to forward this on to any 14-24 year old that may be interested.

Selona Willett |Resource Specialist Tacoma/Olympia

| 503.929.6659 Mobile

Tacoma – Pierce County Alliance

510 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402

Olympia- Community Youth Services

711 State Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98506

The Mockingbird Society – Building a world-class foster care system

2100 24th Avenue S, Suite 240 | Seattle, WA 98144

206.323.5437 office | 206.323.1003 fax | mockingbirdsociety.org