Trainaing

De-escalation Techniques for Children – Real Tools for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Relative Care Providers, Staff

With

Scott Hanauer, MA

Scott Hanauer is Clinical Director of Community Youth Services, Olympia.

He has worked with “at risk” children and their families within the residential setting for over 30 years with the Children’s Home Society of Washington, Seattle and now is Director of Community Youth Services in Olympia.

Scott has extensive experience working with children who have “Reactive Attachment Disorder” as part of their diagnosis. Scott also was a Parent Educator for the Bureau of Prisons, providing a non-traditional approach to Parent Education Services within that setting.

Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm

When: Thursday, March 29, 2012

Where: Christian Life Center

1780 SE Lincoln Room 202

Port Orchard, WA. 98366

Topics included in this 6 hour workshop are:

Part One: Being the Second Family; Part Two: Changing Brain Neurology of

– The Impact of Trauma on the Behavior Children through Effective Parenting;

of the Child & Caregivers – Developing Therapeutic Environments

– Diagnostic Profiles: Reactive Attachment, – Neuro-Imbedding, Mirror Imaging

– Post Traumatic Stress, Depression – Supporting Caregivers…Adoptive, Foster, Kinship

(Anxiety), Conduct Disorder, ODD – Collaborating with Schools.

– Managing Escalated Behavior.

Please note: This training is purchased with funds from the Resource Family Training Institute. Training for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Kinship Care Providers, Children’s Administration. Anyone working with the foster care population is welcome to attend on a space available basis. There is no charge to participants.

Pre-Registration is required. Please call or e-mail to Linda Falcocchio, Resource Family Training Institute, fali300 or 253-983-6474 or 360-475-3586 or Lynne Welton at 253-983-6435 or Lynne.Welton@dshs.wa.gov

For Special Needs, Please advise 10 days prior to presentation.

Training

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS

Presented by:

Randi Hankins, CSW, CMHS

Randi Hankins is an Associate Professor of Clinical Social Work in the Masters of Social Work program at Walla Walla College. She has worked in the community mental health system as a therapist and clinical director and has been a practicing County Designated Mental Health Professional for the past 28 years. She is a Certified Social Worker and is both a Child Mental Health Specialist and a Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Specialist. Her primary areas of clinical practice and expertise include sexually reactive children, adolescent disruptive behaviors, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention and suicide prevention.

Foster parents and relative caregivers are increasingly called upon to deal with Attention Deficit Disorder for children placed in care. This training will focus on hands-on techniques to circumvent, defuse, and redirect acting out behaviors to reduce conflict and drama, while increasing communication and cooperation within the home.

Don’t miss this excellent workshop!

When: Monday: March 19, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Where: Christian Life Center

1780 SE Lincoln Ave.

Port Orchard, WA. 98312

There is no charge for this training. Please do not bring children as NO child care is available. For special needs please contact RFTI Trainer 10 days prior to workshop.

To register contact Linda Falcocchio, RFTI Trainer at 253-983-6474 or 360-475-3586 or e-mail : Linda. Falcocchio@ dshs.wa.gov

or Lynne Welton, RFTI Trainer at 253-983-6435 or e-mail: Lynne.Welton @ dshs.wa.gov

Training

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:

behavior management skills for caregivers:

real tools for foster parents

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

Monday: February 27, 2012

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Christian Life Center

1780 SE Lincoln Room 202

Port Orchard,WA. 98366

To register Contact:

Linda Falcocchio, MSW (253) 983-647

Or fali300

Lynne Welton, MA (253) 983-6435 or Lywe300

Pre-Registration is Required

Contact for Special Needs 10 days prior

SEPAC and other upcoming events

SEPAC NEWS

for Special Education students

and those who care about them

For more information or to be added to the email group, contact Sharon Dommermuth, theupside, 360-308-0187

SEPAC informational meetings Date/ Topic: Feb 16-School Behavioral Strategies You Can Use At Home: Julie Bylin, Autism Specialist

Feb 23- PIX, PECS, and Social Stories (rescheduled from Jan. snow): Cindy Tveit, SLP

March 22- Sensory Integration: Andy Hoskins, OT

Where: Ridgetop Junior High, 10600 Hillsboro Dr. NE, Silverdale98383

Time: 6:45-8:15pm

RSVP free Childcare: Sharon, 360-308-0187, theupside

Topic: Teaching appropriate Social Behavior and a Healthy, Safe Awareness of One’s Sexuality: Jean Edwards, Professor Emeritus, Sexuality Expert, University of Portland

Where: KlahowyaSecondary School, 7606 NW Newberry Hill Rd., Silverdale, 98383

When: April 19, 4-6pm for professionals

April 19, 7-9 pm for parents and guardians

RSVP free Childcare: Sharon, 360-308-0187, theupside

Dyslexia Interest Group- for math, reading and writing challenged students

Second Wednesday of the month, Cafe Noir next to Target, 6:30-8:30 pm

Contact Birgit Zacovic, bzacovic, 360-307-0351

The Dyslexic Advantage, Author presentation and book signing: Brock and Fernette Eide

Organized by Gifts and Challenges Parent Network, Sally Kidder Davis, 206-780-0104

March 21, 7-9 pm, IslandWood, 4450 Blakely Ave. NE, BainbridgeIsland. Tickets available at the door $15 or advanced sales $10-$35 (including book or audio book) online: www.giftsandchallenges.eventbrite.com or at Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Is.

Conferences:

***2012 Special Education Conference:

Improving Special Education and Related Services to Students of All Ages

Wed- Friday, March 7-9, 2012, ShorelineConferenceCenter

http://www.rehabseminars.org for full conference program and registration

***Fitness, Nutrition and Health for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and resource fair

Presented by the Down Syndrome Community, www.downsyndromecommunity.org

Saturday, April 14, 2012, Blackriver Training and ConferenceCenter, Renton, WA

Registration: Anne, 206-842-9027

Dyslexia Interest Group February 8, Meeting

The next Dyslexia Interest Group Meeting will be Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 to 8:30pm at Café Noir, 3261 NW Vintage Way, Suite 101, Silverdale 98383, 698-4111. For inclement weather, we will follow the CentralKitsapSchool District closures or watch for emails. Cafe Noir is alongside Target, next to the new Navy Federal Credit Union. Parking is in front of the shop, at the second level of the building with stairs to the front, or in Target.

At the February meeting, we are planning to take a look at the new Washington State Dyslexia Resource Guide that the state, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), just posted on their website.

See: www.k12.wa.us/Reading/pubdocs/DyslexiaResourceGuide.pdf

We will continue to meet on the second Wednesday of each month. Here are the upcoming dates we are scheduled at Café Noir:

Wed, Feb 8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, Mar 14, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, April 11, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, June 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Any questions please feel free to email Sharontheupside or me, Birgit bzacovic . Hope to see you soon.

Birgit

Foster parent meeting.

Key Peninsula Foster Parent Association.
Our next meeting will be on February 13, 10:00
a.m. at my home. Please share this information with any foster parents in
the area and share my phone number so they can call for directions. If they
would rather email, please share my email address but have them put foster
parent meeting in the subject so I don’t delete it.
Thanks so much.
Cinda

Cinda Baldwin
Wilson Properties
Home Office: 253-884-1754
Cell: 253-778-3730
Email: cinda-baldwin@centurytel.net
http://www.wilsonproperties.biz

Save the Date~ FCAP Seminars

2012 FCAP Seminar Series:

A series of thoughtful and engaging seminars on

evidence-based practice relevant for child welfare professionals

April 11, 2012 What Have We Learned from the Evaluation of

9:30am-Noon Family Treatment Court?

Eric Bruns, PhD., and FTC Program Supervisor, Jill Murphy

June 5, 2012 Family Reunification in WA State: The Importance

9:00am-10:00am of Housing, Stability, Education and Parent Engagement

Maureen Marcenko, PhD.

All seminars held at the University of Washington Tower auditorium.

Free certificates of attendance (2 hours) will be available to all attendees. You may use this certificate to document CEU’s with your licensing or professional certification board. The University of Washington is a recognized official provider of CEU’s to State of Washington licensed professionals.

Registration information to follow prior to each seminar

Questions: Please email Marie Bolstad at marier2

Sponsored by: Foster Care Assessment Program, Partners for Our Children, UW School of Law Court ImprovementTrainingAcademy, and UW Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy

Save the Date Seventh Annual “Tee it Up for Kids” golf Tournement

SAVE THE DATE

WHERE: NEW LOCATION

TROPHY LAKE GOLF COURSE

3900 SW Lake Flora Rd
Port Orchard, WA 98367

Telephone (360) 874-8337

WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 Arrive 7:30 am for tee assignments

FORMAT: 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE, Modified shotgun start, best ball (beginners to advanced players welcome). Sign up as a team of four.

The proceeds raised by this tournament will turn dreams into reality for foster children in KitsapCounty.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

BARBARA BOFINGER

TEL: 360-475-3552 or 360-620-5291 BOBA300@DSHS.WA.GOV