February & March Foster Parent Training Schedule
TRUMBULL COUNTY CSB
2282 Reeves Road, NE
Warren, OH 44483
Please register by calling (330) 372-2010 ext. 1403
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 1: MANAGING SURFACE BEHAVIORS WITH ACTING OUT CHILDREN – 925-1
| Date: |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Brian Lowery |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Learn the model for structuring a supportive and therapeutic setting for behaviorally challenged children.
- Review fundamental learning theory and examine twelve tried and true techniques for handling surface behaviors.
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 2: VERBAL DE-ESCALATION – 926-1
| Date: |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Brian Lowery |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Examine how pre-placement experiences and current stressors affect behavior.
- Learn the skills of active listening, non-violent communication and de-escalation.
- Review levels of crisis and the conflict cycle.
THE OPENNESS PUZZLE: 3-2-1 CONTACT - 949-PA15-S
| Date: |
Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Ann Bagley |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Review the reasons for openness in adoption and examine the many anxieties felt by adoptive parents in open relationships with birth parents.
- Explore different options in openness and identify guidelines for decision making about a when openness is appropriate.
- Understand the importance of collaborative communication.
WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH – SESSION 1 – SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUBJECT – 924-28
| Date: |
Wednesday, March 1, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Kathleen Terry |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Identify attachment related issues in foster and adoptive children.
- Understand the definitions, types, causes and consequences of attachment disorders.
- Identify what happens if children are left untreated and the importance of the correct treatment.
WORKING WITH BIRTH PARENTS – MAKING IT A POSITIVE FOR EVERYONE - 928
| Date: |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Sherry Doherty |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Understand the importance of the birth parent in the child’s life.
- Understand the importance of visitation and the foster parent’s role in visitation.
- Identify interventions to use when working with the birth parent.
PEELING BACK THE LAYERS: SEEING PAST OUR CHILDREN’S DEFENSE MECHANISMS – 952-13
***(This class will include a finger painting activity. Participants should dress accordingly or bring a paint shirt.)
| Date: |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Philley |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Learn about defense mechanisms and how and why they are formed.
- Understand why foster children are likely to use defense mechanisms and the function they serve.
- Identify strategies to see past the defense mechanisms their children may be using and how to help develop mature and healthy defenses.
ADOLESCENTS IN FOSTER CARE AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCY - 941
| Date: |
Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Lisa Dickson |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Understand the need to develop boundaries, emotional health and the skills to build lifelong relationships.
- Gain awareness about the high rate of PTSD experienced by former foster children, and review an overview of symptoms associated with PTSD.
- Learn tools to illustrate boundaries and to map out a circle of supportive relationships for teenagers in foster care.
- Gain insights into the benefits and methods of involving adolescents in foster care as active agents in the healing process.
REAL LIFE 101: PREPARING ADOLESCENTS IN FOSTER CARE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING – 941-20
| Date: |
Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
| Time: |
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Facilitator: |
Lisa Dickson |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Objectives:
- Explore the risk factors, resources and national best practices related to young people “aging out” of care.
- Identify activities including Personal Mission Statement, Life Management Plan, Bridge to the Future and Ladder to Success.
- Identify paths that young people can take to map out a successful adulthood.
Trumbull County Winter 2012 Pre-Service Training
908 – Understanding Primary Families
| Date: |
Monday, February 6 |
| Time: |
6:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Trainer: |
Kathy Lowery |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
909 – Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused
| Date: |
Monday, February 13 |
| Time: |
6:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Trainer: |
Emily Wetherill |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
910 – The Effects of Caregiving on the Caregiving Family
| Date: |
Monday, February 27 |
| Time: |
6:00pm – 9:00pm |
| Trainer: |
Kathy Lowery |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
911 – Permanency for Children
| Date: |
Saturday, March 3 |
| Time: |
9:00am – 12:00pm |
| Trainer: |
Emily Wetherill |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
912 – Permanency for Families
| Date: |
Saturday, March 3 |
| Time: |
1:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Trainer: |
Emily Wetherill |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Trumbull County Spring 2012 Pre-Service Training
REQUIRED INTRODUCTORY SESSION:
Orientation & Overview– 901
| Date: |
Saturday, April 14 |
| Time: |
9:00AM – 12Noon |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
The Child Protection Team – 902
| Date: |
Saturday, April 14 |
| Time: |
1:00-4:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
The Effects of Abuse & Neglect on Child Development – 903
| Date: |
Monday, April 16 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Attachment, Separation & Placement – 904
| Date: |
Monday, April 23 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Managing Behavior – 905
| Date: |
Saturday, April 28 |
| Time: |
9:00AM – 12Noon |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Preventing & De-escalating Crisis - 906
| Date: |
Saturday, April 28 |
| Time: |
1:00-4:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Deanna Prezioso |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Cultural Issues in Placement – 907
| Date: |
Monday, April 30 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Understanding Primary Families – 908
| Date: |
Monday, May 7 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused – 909
| Date: |
Monday, May 14 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Effects of Caregiving on the Caregiving Family – 910
| Date: |
Monday, May 21 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Permanency for Children – 911
| Date: |
Saturday, June 2 |
| Time: |
9:00am-12Noon |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Permanency for Families – 912
| Date: |
Saturday, June 2 |
| Time: |
1:00-4:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Beth Cardina |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Trumbull County Children Services Required Special Sessions:
Family to Family
| Date: |
Wednesday May 30 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Doug Bahrey |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
Agency Policies & Rules
| Date: |
Monday, June 4 |
| Time: |
6:00-9:00PM |
| Facilitator: |
Cynthia Mason |
| Location: |
Trumbull County CSB |
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