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Category
Credits
Event date
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- Kinship Caregivers
$0.00
This webinar acknowledges the complexities associated with caring for children who are related, including: divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, and the range of emotions including anger, resentment, guilt and/or embarrassment that caregivers can feel. Strategies for how to manage family dynamics and conflicts, identify triggers and effectively manage stress are shared.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
This 3-week book club is an extension of the Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) modules or the TBRI book clubs: The Connected Child and The Connected Parent. Based on selections from “The Connected Therapist” by Marti Smith, discussions during the three sessions will focus on understanding sensory processing challenges, developing sensory processing strategies, and the practical application of those strategies in everyday caregiving.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- 4.00 Participation
$0.00
This eLearning course for caregivers provides a foundation for caregiving and behavior management for children in out-of-home care who struggle with physically aggressive behaviors. You will explore the potential impacts of trauma and maltreatment on attachment, behavior and development as well as the risk factors for violent behavior in children. You will review the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) related to discipline and will contrast principles of positive discipline and punishment.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
$0.00
This two-week book club is an introduction to the concepts detailed in Robyn Gobbel's book, "Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors." The weekly discussions are focused on section one of the book. Throughout the guided conversations, you will have the chance to consider how the neuroscience of behavior can help you better understand your child's actions and needs.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
$0.00
This four-week book club is an extension of the Topic Support Group: Big Baffling Behaviors Book Club, Introduction. The weekly discussions will cover sections two and three of Robyn Gobbel's book, "Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors." Throughout the guided discussions, you will have the chance to consider how the concept of the Owl, Watchdog and Possum brains impact your child's behaviors, develop parenting strategies tailored to your home, and build your own self-regulation toolkit.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- English
- Support Groups
$0.00
The goal of foster care is to reunify the child with their original family, but the journey from placement to permanency can be long and winding. Sometimes it feels like you are all living in limbo between planning and permanency. During this topic support group, you will talk through the different types of permanency, the emotional challenges of concurrent planning, and some of the ways you can support the child during the waiting. You will also have a chance to consider the supports you need. Lastly, you will create an action plan to help you navigate the unknowns.
- Area Administrators
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- Program Managers
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- Spanish
- 0.75 Participation
$0.00
En aproximadamente 2 meses, un nuevo Reportero Obligatorio (eLearning) será disponible. Sin embargo, esta versión continúa conteniendo información importante. Por favor regrese a la página para ver la nueva información.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
$0.00
Training is designed specifically for foster parents, caregivers, and social workers. This comprehensive training aims to provide participants with valuable insights and practical strategies to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout their developmental journey. Throughout the training, we will explore essential topics such as ASD diagnosis and characteristics from birth to adulthood. We will address attachment dynamics, transitions, sensory sensitivities, and emotional support strategies.
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- Support Groups
$0.00
During this 1.5-hour topic support group, you will listen to a 30-minute, trauma-informed podcast from a variety of child welfare, child development and caregiving experts. After the podcast, you will talk through your questions, aha! moments, and new strategies in a guided conversation with fellow kinship and foster caregivers. Join us for one podcast episode or all of them. Each session provides 1.5 hours of training credit.
- Area Administrators
- Caregivers
- Kinship Caregivers
- Program Managers
- Social Worker
- Supervisors
- English
- 0.75 Participation
$0.00
Mandatory reporters play a key role in ensuring the safety of vulnerable children. These professionals are obligated to report concerns about abuse or neglect, and this eLearning will guide you as mandated reporter through the process of identifying and documenting those concerns. This training breaks the process down into three parts: Recognize, Record and Report. Through the training, you will understand what indicators of abuse to look for; how to appropriately record and what information to have; and what happens when a report is filed.